Whatever the reason, our ancestors began to copy sounds, skills and habits from one to another.
It is believed that the Slavic ancestors of the present-day Slovenians settled in the area in the 6th century.
Our relationship with trees goes back to our evolutionary roots-way back to when our ancestors thrived in the green canopy above.
The only puzzle, given how incredibly wealthy we are by the standards of our ancestors, is why more people don't opt for the extra time instead of the extra money.
Secondly, the saying in Shiji that writing a history starting from Tao and Tang till the end of finding the relics of a strange animal was the very work of Confucius and the Sima's far ancient ancestors, rather than that of Sima Tan.
Our idea is that the ancestors of Melanesians met the Denisovans in Southeast Asia and interbred, and the ancestors of Melanesians then moved on to Papua New Guinea.
During the festival, ancestors are celebrated and thanked for the blessing of the annual bounty.
The human head louse, for instance, evolved from the chimpanzee louse when the ancestors of humans and chimps split apart some five million years ago.
She went through the wedding rituals in mourning dress and red bridal shoes, and holding a wooden tablet inscribed with the name of the deceased young man, paid homage to ancestors in the family temple.
Avoid using descendant selectors, especially those that specify redundant ancestors.
Almost without exception, your ancestors relied on something like one or more of these dishes.
Worse, the white flour our ancestors used was usually contaminated, often with the toxic chemical alum (made with human urine), which made bad quality flour look whiter.
Ascribing the discovery of tea to a revered former leader is a characteristically Confucian gesture-it puts power in the hands of the ancestors and links the present day to the mythic past.
She studies flint-knapping — the art of making stone tools the way our ancestors did.
The rich courtly gear of a Saxon king found at Sutton Hoo, meanwhile, includes a massive cauldron and drinking horns, suggesting the importance of feasting to our ancestors.
The Neanderthal Man is one of our primordial ancestors.
Seaman thinks of the images of icebergs as she does portraits of individuals, much like family photos of ancestors.
But somewhere among them must lurk one of humanity's ancient ancestors.
Since the young chief never learned the ways of his ancestors, he tells them to collect firewood, then he goes off and calls the National Weather Service. "Will the winter be bad?" he asks.
Sri Lanka Tamils, citizens whose South Indian ancestors have lived on the island for centuries, total about 12% and live predominantly in the north and east.
Our earliest ancestors also typically occupied woodland environments.
Grave goods, including this plump-legged vessel, served the needs of the dead, letting ancestors perform afterlife ceremonies.
Sometimes I imagine going back in time to croon my ancestors how fantastic the future will be.
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