prehistoric

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But they believe there could be more footprints at the site, with more echoes of our world's prehistoric past just waiting to be discovered.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

There’s no shame in it—that’s how bubbles get bubblier and it’s the same instinct that helped your ancestors survive in prehistoric times.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The findings challenge the long-standing belief that prehistoric communities only passed briefly through high-altitude environments.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

That could produce difficulties for the cloned animals and for modern life, including the possible revival of prehistoric pathogens for which humankind has no defense.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

For prehistoric humans the most productive forest was the deciduous leafy forest because of its abundance of edible nuts, such as walnuts, chestnuts, horse chestnuts, acorns, and beechnuts.

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