ancient
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Understanding daily life in ancient cultures depends on reliable biological records.
From Science Daily
"Peatlands and organic soils can smolder for weeks to years, releasing enormous amounts of ancient carbon."
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Then she sniffed and added, ‘He’s too old for me anyway. He’s practically ancient.’
From Literature
Perhaps the book’s greatest feat is its depiction of the historical moment when the modern overpowered the ancient—a world, now lost, of floridly costumed courtiers, fabled princes, exotic vices and perfumed palaces.
By analyzing ancient sediment layers from lakes on K'gari, located off Queensland's south eastern coast, scientists uncovered signs of a major drying period about 7,500 years ago during the middle Holocene.
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