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On Neanderthals hunting straight-tusked elephants. More than 2500 daily portions of 4000 calories per portion! 3 months of food for you and your mates.
Two early Corinthian vases depict Jason being swallowed by the giant snake which protects the Fleece, which again matches other cultural understandings of acquiring esoteric and shamanic knowledge, a journey to the belly of the beast.
In some versions of the story, Pelias insists Jason not only retrieve the Fleece, but also the soul of Phrixus, imprisoned by Aietes. This puts Jason in the position of a psychopomp, an escort of lost souls, a standard shamanic role and task.
Turning to the world of the dead. The Fleece itself is a powerful magical object, and references to the ability of a sheepskin to summon ghosts exist in the literature.
Jason's tale has been written down by many people in many time periods, including Pindar, Euripides and Apollonios. One version, the Argonautica Orphica, tells the tale from Orpheus' point of view. I'll draw on many of these as we go along.
First amongst enquiries was Rome. Depictions from coins were combined with descriptions and drawings of classical ruins, one of the earliest to do this was Cyriacus of Ancona (1391-1453), Father of Archaeology. His travels across Greece, Italy & the Ottoman Empire were invaluable
The story has three key elements: that Lord Kitchener requested Aboriginal trackers in 1901, that they embarked on the transport ship 'Euryalus', and that the Immigration Restriction Act prevented them from coming home again.
