ancient times

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"Each hantavirus has evolved since ancient times along with its rodent host without undergoing significant mutations," Lazaro said.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The history of warfare itself, harkening back to ancient times, reinforces this point.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

Younger people were often captured during attacks in ancient times and taken as slaves.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

I know this because I also think about ancient times more frequently than I’d admit.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

The Greeks were different; they embraced the abstract and the philosophical, and brought mathematics to its highest point in ancient times.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife