Sentence examples for an ancient example from inspiring English sources

An obscure branch of the Faust legend furnishes an ancient example of unintended consequences flowing from a bargain with the Devil, in this case being tempted to print paper money notionally backed by gold that had not even been mined.

It's here that Betsy gets her hands on what at first appears to be an ancient example of rock art, dating back to Neolithic times.

Their extinction is thought to have happened some 40,000 years ago, with one theory maintaining that humans wiped out Neanderthals in an ancient example of genocide.

An ancient example of adobe architecture exists at Taos Pueblo, a Native American settlement on the edge of Taos, in the north of the state.

An ancient examples of democracy, Lord Krishna, who played a very important role in the contemporary geopolitics and orchestrated Mahabharata war.

I've looked before at how Microsoft hid user onboarding lessons inside Minesweeper and tricked users into adapting to a GUI, and it seems this is an equally ancient example.

Farmland is a more ancient example: the fertility of soil can be increased by prudent cultivation.

The chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish such as sharks and rays) have often been suggested to possess the most ancient example of a distinct pancreas with both hormonal (endocrine) and digestive (exocrine) roles.

The installation was inspired by Little Moreton Hall's windows, an ancient, living example of hand-blown glass.

The most ancient example of Early Hebrew writing is that of the Gezer Calendar of the period of Saul or David (i.e., c. 1000 bce).

Another ancient example is more consistent with the modern concept: the situation in which the surety (person) was delivered over as a hostage to the custody of the claimant and to imprisonment and servitude upon the default of the principal.