antiquity
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"The new finds of Homo teeth from 2.6 -- 2.8 million year old sediments -- reported in this paper -- confirms the antiquity of our lineage," said Brian Villmoare, lead author and ASU alumnus.
From Science Daily ● May 16, 2026
And yet here comes Simon Armitage, the poet laureate of the U.K., with his stunning new verse translation, not as a vandal of antiquity but as a lucid accomplice to its endurance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
In my research, I’ve studied how artists from antiquity to the present have used gestures of turning away to signify human confrontations with the most difficult aspects of life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
In antiquity, the city of Tyre was at various times Phoenician, Persian, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
Though long-distance travel in antiquity was never a trivial undertaking, a summer voyage to Egypt would have been a pleasant journey.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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"It's one of the first cases where we can see the whole discussion about restitution of antiquities that were illegally exported, until some were returned to Turkey," Alexandridis said.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 25, 2026
He said he had told them of his suspicions that he - and other antiquities dealers he knew - had unintentionally bought items online that actually came from their collection.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
Sassine said Aliph teamed up with local antiquities authorities to repair a section of blown-apart fencing to prevent people from entering the jeopardized site or its visitors center.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
In the waterfront building known as the red citadel -- once the seat of power -- visitors journey through a history that includes ancient art, Greek and Roman antiquities and Ottoman-era weapons and jewellery.
From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025
And with the rest of it, they bought mansions and antiquities and art.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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