Evidence of slavery predates written records, and has existed in many cultures.

Evidence also appears to show that the stories had spread to the Balkans and a translation of the Nights into Romanian existed by the 17th century, itself based on a Greek version of the collection.

Evidence found in Chinese literature, and archaeological evidence, show that cartography existed in China before the Han.

Evidence for the existence of sharks dates from the Ordovician period, over 450 – 420 million years ago, before land vertebrates existed and before many plants had colonized the continents.

Evidence also suggests that R. rattus existed in prehistoric Europe as well as Levant ( eastern Europe ) during post-glacial periods.

Evidence for the existence of publicans extends as far back as the 3rd century BC, although it is generally assumed that they existed at still earlier times in Roman history.

Evidence gathered from linguistic studies around Aceh confirms that a very strong Champan cultural influence existed in Indonesia ; this is indicated by the use of the chamic or Aceh – Chamic language as the main language in the coastal districts of Aceh Besar, Pidie, Bireun, Aceh Utara, Kota Lhokseumawe, Aceh Timur, Aceh Barat, Aceh Barat Daya, and Aceh Jaya.

Evidence for such wooden domes over round buildings in Ancient Greece, if they existed, has not survived and the issue is much debated.

Evidence that Worksop existed before the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 is provided by the Domesday Book of 1086:

Evidence that the two amino acid substitutions existed so far back in evolutionary history is corroborated by a more recent extraction of DNA from the remains of a related, previously unknown hominid in Denisova Cave.

Evidence suggests big-game hunter gatherers crossed the Bering Strait from Asia ( Eurasia ) into North America over a land bridge ( Beringia ), that existed between 47, 000 – 14, 000 years ago.

Evidence shows them to have existed since the 15th century, ( Highland pipes can only be documented from the 16th Century ,) when they were used for dancing and entertainment in Court and castle, later they became popular amongst Burgh Pipers, and Town Minstrels until the early 19th Century, when the demise of the Town Pipers lead to their disappearing from the record.

Evidence suggests that there existed in the basin several species — in particular the chiselmouth, coarse-scale suckers, and northern squawfish — that are currently found only in the Columbia River basin, indicating that at some point the Harney Basin may have been connected to the Columbia.

Evidence shows that a style resembling pradal serey existed in the 9th century, which may be one of the reasons why the Khmer empire was such a dominant force in Southeast Asia.

Evidence that the verse ever existed is preserved only within tradition.

Evidence suggests big-game hunters crossed the Bering Strait from Asia ( Eurasia ) into North America over a land and ice bridge ( Beringia ), that existed between 45, 000 BCE – 12, 000 BCE ( 47, 000 – 14, 000 years ago ).

Fingerprints of the Gods: The Evidence of Earth's Lost Civilization is a book first published in 1995 by Graham Hancock, in which he echoes 19th century writer Ignatius Donnelly, author of Atlantis: The Antediluvian World ( 1882 ), in contending that some previously enigmatic ancient but highly advanced civilization had existed in prehistory, one which served as the common progenitor civilization to all subsequent known ancient historical ones.

Evidence for the triangular harp in Pictish Scotland dates from the 9th century.

( 2003 ) " Charter Evidence and the Distribution of Mottes in Scotland ," in Liddiard ( ed ) ( 2003a ).

" Evidence of a lost Pictish source in the Historia Regum Anglorum of Symeon of Durham ", in Kings, clerics and chronicles in Scotland, 500-1297: essays in honour of Marjorie Ogilvie Anderson on the occasion of her ninetieth birthday, ed.

* Select Committee on Religious Offences in England and Wales Written Evidence Submission from Searchlight Information Services by Gerry Gable, vice chair of the Independent Advisory Group to the Diversity Directorate of the Metropolitan Police Service at Scotland Yard.

A constable from England & Wales is subject to the same necessity tests for arrest ( as under section 24 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 ) as he would be in England & Wales, a constable from Scotland may arrest / detain if it would have been lawful to do so in Scotland and a constable from Northern Ireland is subject to the same necessity tests for arrest ( as under Article 26 of the Police and Criminal Evidence ( Northern Ireland ) Order 1989 ) as he would be in Northern Ireland.

( 2003 ) " Charter Evidence and the Distribution of Mottes in Scotland ," in Liddiard ( ed ) ( 2003a ).

: The Sexual Offences ( Procedure and Evidence ) ( Scotland ) Act 2002 ( asp 9 )

Evidence has been presented that " Oriana " actually refers to Anna of Denmark, who would become Queen of England alongside James VI of Scotland ( later James I of England ) in an apparently failed early attempt to remove Elizabeth in order to restore England to Catholicism.

Evidence for widespread deeply weathered soils in the Paleocene can be seen in abundant oxisols and ultisols in now-heavily glaciated Scotland and Antarctica.

In Scots law, the rule against hearsay in civil cases was abolished by the Civil Evidence ( Scotland ) Act 1988 s. 2.

* Stephen Mason, general editor, Electronic Evidence ( 2nd edn, LexisNexis Butterworths, 2010 ) covering Australia, Canada, England & Wales, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, United States of America

Evidence is plentiful that early and later also he has been indebted to the Gothic romancers, who deal in extravagant horror, to the symbolists writing at the end of the preceding century, and in particular to the stream-of-consciousness novelists, Henry James and James Joyce among them.

Examples of common law being replaced by statute or codified rule in the United States include criminal law ( since 1812, U. S. courts have held that criminal law must be embodied in statute if the public is to have fair notice ), commercial law ( the Uniform Commercial Code in the early 1960s ) and procedure ( the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in the 1930s and the Federal Rules of Evidence in the 1970s ).

Evidence for the early appearance of galaxies was found in 2006, when it was discovered that the galaxy IOK-1 has an unusually high redshift of 6. 96, corresponding to just 750 million years after the Big Bang and making it the most distant and primordial galaxy yet seen.

Evidence of the early human occupation of Algeria is demonstrated by the discovery of 1. 8 million year old Oldowan stone tools found at Ain Hanech in 1992.

Evidence of how Imbolc was celebrated in Gaelic Ireland is found in medieval Irish texts that mention the festival, besides folklore collected during the 19th and early 20th century in rural Ireland and the Scottish Highlands.

Evidence of the reference can be found as early as Wolfenstein 3D with the statement " that's id, as in the id, ego, and superego in the psyche " appearing in the game's documentation.

Evidence of early habitation includes pieces of Roman amphora as well as stone boat anchors.

* Downloadable article: " Evidence that a West-East admixed population lived in the Tarim Basin as early as the early Bronze Age " Li et al.

Evidence of mercantilistic practices appear in early modern Venice, Genoa, and Pisa regarding control of the Mediterranean trade of bullion.

Evidence of his ability to control those muscles was seen in the early accounts of demonstrations of his abilities to fellow soldiers.

Evidence of early trade with Crete is found in archaeological recovery on Cyprus of pottery from Cydonia, a powerful urban center of ancient Crete.

Evidence of their early residency remains in the form of a small mound in downtown's Bronson Park.

Evidence of the affection of Edward, the Black Prince ( who was her first cousin once removed ) for Joan may be found in the record of his presenting her with a silver cup, part of the booty from one of his early military campaigns.

Evidence has been found that the Laurel, Arvilla, St. Croix & Blackduck complexes were the early occupants of the county.

Evidence from archaeological investigations indicate that the Arctic Village area may have been settled as early as 4500 BC.

Evidence gathered by archaeologists indicates that people lived in the valley as early as 9500 B. C.

Evidence of the early inhabitants was manifested by the construction of a log garrison house on the present Great Pond Road, directly north of the residence of Leslie Cummings.

Evidence of this chapter of history was uncovered early in March 2004 when road work uncovered artifacts dating to the 1850s and 1860s.

Evidence exists of Native American presence in Millcreek Township as early as 3700 BC.

Evidence for Ine's early control of Surrey comes from the introduction to his laws, in which he refers to Eorcenwald, bishop of London, as " my bishop ".

Evidence of early activity within the Tong area is sparse, an undated flint found within the grounds of Tong Hall represents the prehistoric period.

Evidence of the use of a Newcomen Steam Engine associated with early coal mines was found in 2010 in Midlothian, VA ( site of some of the first coal mines in the U. S .).

Evidence of this dramatic cultural change is omnipresent, but many individuals in the late 20th century and early 21st century have not yet noticed it.