The date used as the end of the ancient era is entirely arbitrary.

One reason given is that the people of this region worked as middle men or agents in the ancient era.

It is believed that there has been a settlement on the site since ancient eras.

The emergence of Kotdwar as a commercial center does not date back to an ancient era.

In the ancient era, most land was held by the aristocracy.

It includes the economic timeline of the region, from the ancient era to the present.

In the ancient era, its plains were very sparsely inhabited.

The application of modern demographic data to ancient eras is unclear.

The Marathi people have a long literary tradition which started in the ancient era.

Diabetes mellitus appears to have been a death sentence in the ancient era.