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The Ljungavik Dog: A Mesolithic dog burial (mander.xyz)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I feel like the myth existing in cultures around the world from Mesopotamia to the Americas gives it credence. It makes sense that a "world-changing event" would work its way into various disparate cultures myths.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Or it's because people all around the world always lived next to water and encountered floods.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Absolutely, water being such a vital part of life pretty much ensures it'll be referenced. Kind of the same thing as various sun gods in cultures around the world.