ancient history

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"This wasn't a missing chapter in New Zealand's ancient history, it was a missing volume."

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

That isn’t ancient history either: Between 2000 and 2021, the S&P 600’s total return was more than twice that of the S&P 500.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

Bostock felt like ancient history on Tuesday morning, when the court heard oral argument in Little v.

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026

He graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in ancient history with the intent of going to law school.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025

“Ah, but fortunately,” said my uncle, his eyes twinkling, “you are a dedicated scholar of ancient history and literature. You were able to solve it, I think.”

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan