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The remains were rediscovered in 2012 during the Eastbourne Ancestors Project, when a box was opened in the basement of Eastbourne Town Hall.

From Science Daily • Jan. 25, 2026

Dr Foyle, who has appeared on TV shows including Time Team and Meet the Ancestors, replied: "I bet Alice Roberts would be absolutely up for that suggestion."

From BBC • May 4, 2024

Ancestors of modern octocorals, a group that includes soft corals and sea fans, evolved bioluminescence at least 540 million years ago, roughly double the previous estimate of this trait’s age, researchers report.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 24, 2024

“Don’t tell me what they would do,” she writes in the poem “My Ancestors Ride Wit Me.”

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2024

I had overheard my parents say that The Ancestors were due in town today with a famous big city lawyer they had hired.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg