# "Ancient Australian Aboriginal Memory Tool Superior to ‘Memory Palace’ Learning"

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**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")\
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**Author:** ![bjoern.gumboldt](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/bjoern.gumboldt/32/16747_2.png) [@bjoern.gumboldt](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/bjoern.gumboldt)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/ancient-australian-aboriginal-memory-tool-superior-to-memory-palace-learning/63062/8 "2021-05-19T17:44:32Z")

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> [@chrisaldrich](#):
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> As someone who knows both methods and has likely practiced them in reasonable depth

Excellent… would you mind answering my question from my initial post up above if you don’t mind…

> [@bjoern.gumboldt](#):
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> And, how exactly is the stone garden on campus not a memory palace itself?

…I’d call that stone garden a “memory palace.” Is there an outdoor element or something that memory palaces supposedly don’t have? I really don’t get how this is different. I use outdoor memory palaces all the time (see post below):

> [@Paris - 2,000 Digits Of Pi](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/paris-2-000-digits-of-pi/33678):
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> Hi everyone, I’ve just published my memory palace for the first 2,100 digits of pi on Memrise: [https://www.memrise.com/course/2083137/paris-2000-digits-of-pi/](https://www.memrise.com/course/2083137/paris-2000-digits-of-pi/) Paris is conveniently divided into 20 arrondissements, so 2,000 digits can be broken down to 100 per arr. Each arr. in turn is subdivided into four quartiers, resulting in 25 digits each. Distributing 25 digits across five loci on a route relating to each quartier, I store 5 digits per location. Use Google Maps to create your …

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