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prehistory

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






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National Geographic is already imagining the “Romeos” of prehistory.

From Science Daily Jul. 7, 2026

Rejecting science and his British masters, Tomás vows to record the true history and prehistory of his region as an act of “honour and resistance.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

"It is a lovely find and real piece of prehistory."

From BBC Apr. 10, 2026

Al-Shamahi takes her story up to the invention of writing, where prehistory may be said to end.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2025

He was less interested in prehistory and in simpler, nonliterate societies.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

The study “talks about prehistories of Indigenous people in the Pacific, but then it jumps to present-day, and it doesn’t say anything about what happens in between,” Arvin says.

From Science Magazine Jun. 29, 2022

In either case, of the five habitable continents, North America and South America are the ones with the shortest human prehistories.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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