The Longevity of Roots and Culture

Jeff and Stacie at the Mesa Verde cliff dwellings, as discussed in this episode.

Drawing from Tao Te Ching 59, we critique the idea that cultures have a fixed life span. Surveying the longevity of various societies from the Indigenous Australians to the end of Imperial China in the twentieth century, we suggest that Lao Tzu was right that a deeply rooted, maternal, nurturing society that is adaptable