Yeah, fair point, I just meant oldest fully verified. Like they describe the formations of specific lakes as a result of the volcanic activity and we can see that directly in the geological record.
But to your point, it would be a wild coincidence if the oldest oral tradition currently circulating also happened to be extremely straightforward to date and pinpoint. There are almost certainly older ones still in circulation.
Yeah, fair point, I just meant oldest fully verified. Like they describe the formations of specific lakes as a result of the volcanic activity and we can see that directly in the geological record.
But to your point, it would be a wild coincidence if the oldest oral tradition currently circulating also happened to be extremely straightforward to date and pinpoint. There are almost certainly older ones still in circulation.