ancient
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Berlant was a collector of both ancient Southwest pottery and Paleolithic stone objects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
By recognizing the surviving fragments of these ancient structures, scientists can better reconstruct how tectonic plates descended beneath one another, how volcanic arcs shifted, how continental crust grew, and how once-vast oceans eventually closed.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
Kelly was looking for inspiration in football’s ancient past.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
And just one of 49 priority habitat types - like ancient and native woodlands, blanket bogs and species-rich grasslands - have favourable status.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
And I realized not only were there three of us in the yard now, but a fourth figure had emerged beside an ancient tree and was gazing back at us.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Vocabulary lists containing ancient
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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It's Lit: Hanukkah Words
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"The People Could Fly," Vocabulary from the folk tale
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