antiquity

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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

In 1274, the Roman Catholic Church questioned the order's legitimacy because it had been founded after 1215 and lacked a continuous presence dating back to late antiquity.

From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026

Crystals within the Manhattan schist of New York City link urban modernity to deep antiquity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

In later ages of Greco-Roman antiquity, we hear of numerous men, and even some women, who followed the path of the dog.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

When a human being is fed upon and consumed by one of them, especially in Africa, the event is telescoped against horizons of space and time, and takes on a feeling of immense antiquity.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston