Ep. 281: Sacred Seeds

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Referenced when Taylor discusses indigenous cosmology and creation stories. He mentions 'the story that's in the braiding sweet grass' and later discusses 'Robin's work on braiding sweet grass' in the context of sacred economies and reciprocity. Robin is identified as being from the Potawatomi tribe.

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Multiple references to Charles Mann's work discussing pre-Columbian American populations, the Mississippi River expeditions, and terra preta (biochar agricultural practices). Specifically mentioned: 'I like Charles Mann's work a lot' and 'Charles Man in his book he talks a lot about um terra Pretta.'

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Mentioned in discussion of the Clovis First hypothesis and how anthropology held onto that theory. Taylor says 'Graham Hancock did a wonderful job and America BC no America before' (correcting himself on the title) in the context of uncovering American history that goes back much further than previously accepted.

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Referenced when discussing Colonel Faucett's expeditions to South America in the early 1900s. Taylor mentions being fascinated with 'reading about those British explorers who finally went down to South American and tried to find the Lost City of z Colonel Faucett.'

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Mentioned as inspirational work on Cahokia. Taylor states 'one of the works that really inspired me to start my book was reading Tim poc Tat's work on on kah Kia' in the context of anthropology beginning to incorporate tribal stories alongside physical evidence.