ancestral
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Rothschild’s spiritual beliefs, coupled with the desperate state of global Jewry, led him to pour his time and resources into Palestine, the ancestral home of his people.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Specific fluid visual structures shifting across the walls have been formally classified as “Ruwe Pinu” by tribal leader Nixiwaka, referring to an ancient mythological entity that appears in ancestral cosmology.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Thousands of families are still hoping to reclaim ancestral land that was taken by the communists after World War II, with some claiming ownership over land allocated to the project.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Using whole-genome sequencing on more than 3,200 people from across Japan, the team found evidence supporting a third ancestral group tied to northeastern Asia and possibly linked to the ancient Emishi people.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
The ancestral language may derive from what is known as the Hopewell culture.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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