glacial
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“That’s older than the iconic cave paintings in Europe and even older than the Last Glacial Maximum, when vast ice sheets covered much of the northern hemisphere,” the scientists report.
From Slate • Jul. 18, 2024
For the new study the authors combined prehistoric climate records -- including ocean sediments, ice cores, and preserved pollen -- with computer models of Earth's climate to simulate the weather of the Last Glacial Maximum.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2024
Most modern geologists believe the water came from Glacial Lake Missoula in western Montana, which was roughly half the size of Lake Michigan.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 2, 2024
Much more recently we’ve had several ice ages; the Last Glacial Maximum was about 20,000 years ago.
From Scientific American • Sep. 26, 2023
In brief, all the geological evidence thus far gathered bearing on the antiquity of man in America points to the conclusion that he came after the Glacial epoch.
From North America by Russell, Israel C. (Cook)
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