The phrase "ancient vein" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is deeply rooted in history or tradition, often in a metaphorical sense.
Example: "The artist's work reflects an ancient vein of cultural heritage that has been passed down through generations."
Alternatives: "historical thread" or "time-honored lineage".
But the demonstrations are also the continuation of an ancient and rich vein of radicalism and dissent in the home county.
In this vein, the ancient age estimates reported from previous molecular studies are seen as artefacts of oversimplified or improperly executed methods.
"Salt remnants of ancient oceans flow through our veins......
Today, mining projects are under way for 12 out of the territory's estimated 325 kimberlite pipes, the funnel-shaped veins of diamond-bearing rock associated with ancient volcanoes.
"I am sorry to see that Nature still publishes papers in this vein," he said, referring to previous reports of ancient DNA that have been discredited.
The researchers hope further analysis will yield new clues about the chemical make-up of the fluids that deposited the veins, as well as the changing environmental conditions on ancient Mars.
With "Kullervo" on Friday will be more Sibelius in the same vein: the symphonic fantasy "POHJOLA'S DAUGHTER," which again draws on ancient stories, here told with unashamed naïveté and simplicity.
These are the words he found: "I've known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins".
Handan, an ancient but neglected city on the parched plains of southern Hebei Province, had two advantages: rich veins of coal and iron ore and easy access to a major north-south railway line.
Gold-bearing quartz veins — quijo, in Quechua — were first exposed by Pleistocene glaciation, and signs of ancient hard-rock gold mining have been revealed by the retreat of the glaciers.
