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Living Tradition Still alive today — carried in ceremony, song, and living memory by the people who hold it. 4 Written in History Carried down through histories, chronicles, sacred texts, and testimony across the centuries. 11 Etched in Stone Read from artifacts, carvings, codices, and images whose meaning we reach for across time. 2 Newly Surfaced Just come to light — recent work drawing an old story into view. 1 Contested Mystery A tantalising possibility still argued over — real enough to chase, unproven enough to keep its mystery. 6 Legend A story that lives in the imagination — widely told, deeply felt, and beyond what the record can yet confirm. 2