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as in medieval
having passed its time of use or usefulness
prehistoric notions about mental illness that have no place in today's world
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Recent Examples of prehistoric
Although the earliest incarnation of Neanderthals continue to stir debates, fossil evidence scattered across Europe and Asia has shaped an increasingly coherent map showing where the prehistoric hominins called home.
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
The footprints found by Steffensen, which presented themselves to her as a result of melting snow and ice, were identified by experts as belonging to a prehistoric reptile.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024
Four of these teeth, now kept in a museum, were uncovered by quarryman Dave Brockhurst, who has collected thousands of fossil specimens of various prehistoric animals from the Ashdown Brickworks over the past three decades or so.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
According to the team, this combination of a variety of materials and advanced building techniques redefines the current understanding of the technologies prehistoric communities used.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2024
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
The footprints found by Steffensen, which presented themselves to her as a result of melting snow and ice, were identified by experts as belonging to a prehistoric reptile.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024
Four of these teeth, now kept in a museum, were uncovered by quarryman Dave Brockhurst, who has collected thousands of fossil specimens of various prehistoric animals from the Ashdown Brickworks over the past three decades or so.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
According to the team, this combination of a variety of materials and advanced building techniques redefines the current understanding of the technologies prehistoric communities used.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prehistoric
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The beautiful city of Maastricht in the Netherlands is always a delight to visit for its medieval architecture and its vibrant cultural scene, which includes FashionClash, an annual festival every November that’s a brilliant mashup of fashion, art, film and performance.Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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The other new study, in Nature, relied on an analysis of six genomes from remains discovered in Ranis, a cave site in present-day Germany that sits below a medieval castle.Evan Bush, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Kyiv has been struggling to boost military recruitment, stiffen its forces’ defensive earthworks, reform archaic command staffs and boost the output of Ukrainian arms factories.David Axe, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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Amos Hochstein, the charismatic U.S. envoy leading the ceasefire talks, has largely shied away from Lebanon’s archaic internal affairs and the question of the day after.Firas Maksad, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024
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With the capability to create full video from prompts, Sora is going to make all kinds of casting, staging and expensive film operations obsolete.John Werner, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The invention of nuclear weapons made this thinking obsolete by making conquest among the great powers impossible.Shane Croucher, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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This verdant bay in Brittany's far southeast shelters 40-odd islands that are known for their neolithic monuments.The Week UK, theweek, 12 Oct. 2024
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In southern Italy's Basilicata region, caves snake through the hillside town of Matera – the remains of neolithic villages that date back more than 6,000 years.David Morgan, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Prehistoric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prehistoric. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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