![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() There are also various "political" subplots, both in the families and between family groups: Such things as where to overwinter acquire a deadly importance in the harsh conditions of Stone Age life. There is the mystery of why Kemen's new wife cannot speak. ![]() There is also Nekané's spiritual journey it is all very well to become a shaman, but to be accepted as such by the community, and especially by the other shamans, is not so easy, especially for a woman. There is Kemen's acceptance into the Auks, the importance of which in a hunter-gatherer society cannot be overstated: Without the support of a group, it is almost impossible to find enough food and shelter to survive. There are several stories threaded into the main one, the mystery of the hunter's disappearance. Three of the Lynx men settle inland, but one, Kemen, winds up on the coast with Bakar's Auk people, marries and becomes a valued member of the community. (This is a real-life event, a tsunami that hit Scotland around 6150 BC, and one of the few things known for sure about this era of Scottish history.) Four men leave the devastated area and travel west, seeking distant relations with whom to live. Meanwhile, far away, an enormous tidal wave hits the east coast, wiping out whole communities of the Lynx tribal group. ![]()
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