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antiquity

[an-tik-wi-tee] / ænˈtɪk wɪ ti /
NOUN
old object
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
Antonyms




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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

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

That the statue survived at all is exceptional: in antiquity, bronze was a valuable raw material routinely melted down for weapons, coins or everyday objects.

From Barron's Mar. 20, 2026

Notwithstanding its decadent image, Ptolemaic Egypt was one of the most successful large empires of antiquity.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

"We definitely care about protecting these antiquities and will continue to do so," he added.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

"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

Dr Ittai Gradel, the academic turned antiquities dealer who exposed the theft of many hundreds of artefacts from the British Museum, has died of cancer, aged 61.

From BBC Apr. 28, 2026

Cooperation is key for Unesco as well, and its ties to antiquities authorities in Lebanon led it to flag 39 additional cultural sites on its International List of Cultural Property under Enhanced Protection.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

“I always considered scientific opinion more objective than esthetic judgments,” the Getty’s curator of antiquities Marion True said when the truth about the kouros finally emerged.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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