the Ice Age
noun
: the most recent time in the past when a large part of the world was covered with ice
a valley formed during the Ice Age
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Since the end of the Ice Age, frost and weathering has helped to carve new features into the land, such as the famous rock feature, the Old Man of the Dalles.
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Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
The paleontologists determined the cub to be 35,000 to 37,000 years old − from the late Pleistocene epoch, more commonly known as the Ice Age, Lopatin said.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
About 13,000 years ago, just as the Ice Age was receding, people across North America from Washington state to Texas and Florida — and now Michigan — adhered to a pretty strict tool manufacturing sequence to make Clovis points for several hundred years.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
Although the real formation of the hole is due to erosion during the Ice Age, the legend adds a layer of intrigue to any visit.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
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Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
The paleontologists determined the cub to be 35,000 to 37,000 years old − from the late Pleistocene epoch, more commonly known as the Ice Age, Lopatin said.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
About 13,000 years ago, just as the Ice Age was receding, people across North America from Washington state to Texas and Florida — and now Michigan — adhered to a pretty strict tool manufacturing sequence to make Clovis points for several hundred years.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
Although the real formation of the hole is due to erosion during the Ice Age, the legend adds a layer of intrigue to any visit.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
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“The Ice Age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Ice%20Age. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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