The phrase "ancient beginnings" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to the early origins or initial stages of something that is very old or has historical significance.
Example: "The ancient beginnings of civilization can be traced back to the fertile crescent, where agriculture first emerged."
Alternatives: "early origins" or "primitive roots".
"Ron knows African dance from its ancient beginnings to its manifestations in urban street dance," Ms. Taylor said.
His knowledge of Jewish history was restricted to ancient beginnings (the Bible) and contemporary endings (the Holocaust).
The concept of regular rhythmic groups is traceable to the ancient beginnings of dance and poetry, which music primarily served to undergird.
Thus, the history of endocrinologic regulators has ancient beginnings, and the major changes that took place during evolution would seem to centre around the uses to which these molecules were put.
This tricky pass of the 21-mile-long potato-shaped space rock, with the robot craft swooping by as the asteroid tumbled end to end, produced the most precise images yet of surface features bearing clues of its ancient beginnings, scientists said.
From their ancient beginnings to the present day, coagulants and flocculants, used to enhance solid liquid separation by particle aggregation, are described; particular reference is given to developments in the mineral processing industry.
Marxist historians see in the gathering of rival city states that was ancient Mesopotamia the beginnings of democracy and cooperative society.
As should "Yoga: The Art of Transformation," a visual overview of a spiritual discipline that grew from esoteric beginnings in ancient India to become an international phenomenon.
Edith found the Yazidis to be "very hospitable, and apparently peaceful and industrious, and as they certainly are amongst the most picturesque figures in this land of ancient faiths and forgotten beginnings".
From its beginnings in ancient Chinese and Greek literature, the field of orthopaedic biomechanics has grown in the areas of biomechanics of bone, articular cartilage, soft tissues, upper extremities, spine and so on.
That first word is the crux of the mission — the ancient record of life's beginnings.
