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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

Apparently, this sunbathed land was as popular with interlopers in prehistory as it is now, and Portugal still boasts a large share of archaeological evidence.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 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

"This is yet more fascinating evidence for Stonehenge's link with south-west Wales, where its bluestones come from," said Michael Parker Pearson, professor of British later prehistory at University College London.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2025

His enquiry into the prehistory of the idea of the circulation of the blood was the beginning of the history of science as a learned enterprise.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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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