8 sentences with 'writings'
Example sentences and phrases with the word writings and other words derived from it.
• « The earliest known writings on Chinese herbal medicine date back to the 16th century. The most important of these is the Treatise on Materia Medica by Li Che-Tchenun, a 14th century pharmacologist. »
• « The Hippocratic writings in 400 BC pointed out that the best way to prevent disease was through healthy eating. »
• « If in the writings following the Spanish conquest there are vague references to beliefs in the underworld, the abundance of archaeological evidence is notorious. »
• « Interesting information appears in the writings of polar explorers or lone survivors of shipwrecks. »
• « A fairly diverse body of literature survived in the form of writings on papyrus, the form of paper made from Nile reeds monopolised by Egypt for centuries, suggesting that trade was extensive, Egyptian religion celebrated the spiritual importance of the common people, and justice and fairness were considered important ethical imperatives. »
• « In the process, the Yahwist priesthood added the book of Deuteronomy to the ancient sacred writings (the priests claimed to have discovered Deuteronomy, but almost all historians of ancient religion believe that it was simply written at that time). »