# "Ancient Australian Aboriginal Memory Tool Superior to ‘Memory Palace’ Learning" **URL:** \ **Category:** Neuroscience, Psychology, and Health\ **Created:** [May 19, 2021, 2:02am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/ancient-australian-aboriginal-memory-tool-superior-to-memory-palace-learning/63062 "2021-05-19T02:02:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 68
**Author:** ![LynneKelly](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/lynnekelly/32/385_2.png) [@LynneKelly](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/LynneKelly)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/ancient-australian-aboriginal-memory-tool-superior-to-memory-palace-learning/63062/68 "2021-08-15T00:27:05Z")
I don’t think the methods were worked out as much as evolved with the human brain. I suspect those who started using mnemonics survived and bred better than those who didn’t. I have been pointed to this discovery of a Neanderthal cave many times, with archaeologists suggesting to me that it points to Neanderthal use of a memory palace. It would need more evidence to be convincing, but that would go back a very long time. > **[Neanderthals built mysterious cave structures 175,000 years ago](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/may/25/neanderthals-built-mysterious-cave-structures-175000-years-ago)** > > Constructions discovered deep in a French cave rank among the earliest human building projects ever discovered, but their purpose remains unclear --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/ancient-australian-aboriginal-memory-tool-superior-to-memory-palace-learning/63062)._