Sentence examples for more ancient settlements from inspiring English sources

To raise the eyes is to be aware of even more ancient settlements on the summit of Turlough Hill.

But the so-called "terra preta", or "black earth", is much more fertile.This soil is found at the sites of ancient settlements, but it does not appear to be an accidental consequence of settlement.

The mtDNA haplogroup J detected in the remains from a Yakut burial site dated to the beginning of the 17th century [ 41], long before the beginning of the settlement of Russian families in the 18th century [ 63], clearly points to more ancient gene flow from western Eurasia.

More ancient clusters have been identified.

The remains of ancient settlements are scattered over the plain, as are traces of the ancient kingdom of Urartu.

Often these ancient settlements perch in the lee of towering rock massifs, looking like something out of an ancient fable.

The copper plates further provide clues as to the locations of important ancient settlements and the routes connecting them.

Across the river, and away from the ancient settlements and enclosures of Roughtor Moor, the eroded path runs with water.

Examining the pictures in detail, archaeologists have found sites of ancient settlements that had previously escaped detection.

Major ancient settlements were founded next to waterways.

The picturesque landscape of the Murgia plateau surrounding Matera is also pockmarked with abandoned caves, ancient settlements and rock churches.