chronology

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Initially intriguing, the jumbled chronology eventually proves to be largely decorative until a disappointing late-reel twist explains why the labored device was deployed in the first place.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Some researchers support a short chronology, suggesting humans arrived around 50,000 years ago.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

“To say this chronology represents, at a minimum, a concerning breach of the spirit of the dismissal order is an understatement, if not an outright violation of it,” Cannon wrote.

From Slate • Feb. 26, 2026

A chronology of some of the incidents suffered by him makes for depressing reading.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

The exact chronology of their evolution remains unknown, but could be resolved by the next object that a farmer discovers in a field.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann