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prehistory

[pree-his-tuh-ree, -his-tree] / priˈhɪs tə ri, -ˈhɪs tri /






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I shouldn't have been surprised that the people of the Indian subcontinent have a deep and complex relationship with the big cats they've shared space with since prehistory.

From Scientific American

They were part of a much larger migratory group in human prehistory that archaeologists call the Early European Farmers.

From Salon

The people of prehistory had not yet invented writing, so the wine drinkers of 10 millennia ago did not leave behind vintage ratings or recommendations for which wine would pair nicely with roasted goat.

From Washington Post

Previews of his design show a panoramic view of Los Angeles from prehistory to the present.

From Los Angeles Times

Hypothesized dates vary widely, but many researchers agree that the earliest migrants likely traveled across the Bering Land Bridge, a strip of land that periodically connected northern Asia to modern-day Alaska in prehistory.

From Scientific American