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The oldest of these supposedly date back to 500 B.C. and feature plazas, artificial ponds and miles of roads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Campbell received permission from the procedure committee -- which considers protocol in the Lords, whose origins date back to the 11th century -- to use the technology.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
University of Oregon biologists have brought prehistoric proteins back to life, reconstructing molecules that date back as far as 160 million years and naturally attack microbes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
Waymo’s roots date back to 2009, when it was founded as Google’s self-driving car project.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Still, from what we can tell, everyone, rich or poor, liked to flavor their food with spices—a taste that may well date back to Roman times.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
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