The statement being made by others is that "ancients" applied a topical substance to protect their skin from harmful effects of the sun, most would call that sunscreen[0] but use whatever word you prefer.
> anything remotely close to the formulae we have today
The statement being made by others is that "ancients" applied a topical substance to protect their skin from harmful effects of the sun, most would call that sunscreen[0] but use whatever word you prefer.
> anything remotely close to the formulae we have today
No one is making this claim.
[0] https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sunscree...