ancestors

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"More fossils will help us tell the story of what happened to our ancestors a long time ago -- but because we're the survivors we know that it happened to us."

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

At some point, our ancestors began living in groups that weren’t only companions, but co-parents.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

“My ancestors made things like this to wear and decorate their bodies,” Saar says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

He also notes the challenges that many applicants run into in their search for their Canadian ancestors.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

“We didn’t know they spoke Spanish in Turkey,” they’ll say, and then, to avoid explaining too much, we reply, “It’s Spanish from long ago, de munchos anyos. Our ancestors brought it from Spain to Turkey.”

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar