The phrase "ancestral life" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to the way of living or cultural practices that are passed down through generations, often relating to one's heritage or ancestry.
Example: "The documentary explores the ancestral life of indigenous tribes and how their traditions have shaped their identity."
Alternatives: "heritage lifestyle" or "ancestral way of living".
"Ancestral life frequently consisted of intergroup conflict," Dr. Wilson of SUNY said.
The structure of the eye in snakes indicates that their lizard ancestor was probably a burrower and that all aboveground activity by snakes is a secondary invasion from an ancestral life underground.
Most Ehrhartoideae are perennials, and this appears to be the ancestral life history for the group.
The debate over what creature is Earth's most ancestral life form blows hot and cold.
In 2004, one of the world's last bands of voluntarily isolated nomads left behind their ancestral life in the dwindling thorn forests of northern Paraguay, fleeing ranchers' bulldozers.
Minor variations in the previous process can be easily explained as the outcome of divergent processes from an ancestral life form of the three major biological domains (Delaye et al. 2001; Becerra et al. 2007).
The excavation of Ancestral Pueblo life serves as a constant reminder to residents that they were not here first, nor are they invincible.
ACTIVITIES In the heart of Boulder, the Anasazi State Park Museum is an exploration of Ancestral Pueblo life (435-335-7308; utah.htm/stateparks/anasazi.htm).htm
It has a very high ceiling, populated by gently whirring fans, and to the back is a vast wall, covered in shining-white tiles with blood-red-and-gold depictions of scenes from an ancestral, Oriental life.
Figueira's work exposes how Müller's over-investment in ancestral Aryan life and thought contributed to brand modern India in Western consciousness as a degenerate nation trapped in Hindu idolatry.
According to "intercalation" theories the larval stages (planktotrophic or lecithotrophic) have evolved as specializations from the ancestral, direct life cycle [ 2– 4].
