It had been going on for at least five thousand years, clear from Babylonian times, and no one knew how much further.
The mathematical table has been used since Babylonian times.
The history of Armenians in Iraq is documented since late Babylonian times.
Antimony compounds were used in dyes in the Babylonian times.
It is important to note that during Babylonian times, time was measured with temporal hours.
Speculation holds that the chain of deceased members stretches back into Babylonian times.
This difference of only 0.0000005, or five millionths of a day, adds up to about only 4 hours since Babylonian times.
There is evidence that the area surrounding Fallujah was inhabited in Babylonian times.
Examples of word problems can be found dating back to Babylonian times.
This is something we have always done rather well, and a lot of, right back to Sumerian and Babylonian times.