millennia

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Although Cave 338 was not used as a permanent settlement, the repeated returns over millennia suggest that the location held significant value for prehistoric groups.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

"So you could be looking at decades, centuries, millennia before the actual lost peat itself begins to build back up."

From BBC • May 2, 2026

The book ends with Fagan questioning the appeal of hunting across the millennia and sidestepping an answer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Although the concept of flavored yogurts has existed for millennia across the diaspora, raita is believed to have first appeared in print around the 19th century.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

George’s ancestors had lived in this part of the world for millennia and had been the ones to greet the first French trappers who ventured north from Montreal in the 1600s.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz