ancient times

Spices have health-enhancing properties and, in medicine, have been used to heal people since the ancient times.

Since ancient times, philosophers have pondered the seemingly simple question of whether animals experience emotions.

In a statement on Sunday, the WHO praised "the Egyptian government and people" for their efforts to "end a disease that has been present in the country since ancient times".

Some historians and archaeologists suggest that cheese may have been discovered by accident; in ancient times, milk was commonly stored in containers crafted from animal stomachs.

Those were ancient times for ballot casting, however.