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also prehistorical
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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Read More | Thousands of animal bones — and 13 mammoths — found at prehistoric hunting camp
In Czechia, archaeologists discovered a prehistoric hunting camp with thousands of animal bones, including 13 mammoth skeletons, dating back 20,000 years.
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Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
In fact, prehistoric kids wore those very same piercings, according to a new study published in the Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 Feb. 2025
The Musée de Préhistoire de Terra Amata was built on a prehistoric site near the old port dating back 400,000 years.
—Alison Gregor, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Its reimagining acquires a true crime edge: as individual dinosaur remains unearthed by dinosaur hunters, thanks to cutting-edge science, experts work out how these prehistoric creatures lived, hunted, fought and died more accurately than ever before.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
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Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
In fact, prehistoric kids wore those very same piercings, according to a new study published in the Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 Feb. 2025
The Musée de Préhistoire de Terra Amata was built on a prehistoric site near the old port dating back 400,000 years.
—Alison Gregor, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Its reimagining acquires a true crime edge: as individual dinosaur remains unearthed by dinosaur hunters, thanks to cutting-edge science, experts work out how these prehistoric creatures lived, hunted, fought and died more accurately than ever before.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prehistoric
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The Magic Books: A History of Enchantment in 20 Medieval Manuscripts By Anne Lawrence-Mathers Yale University Press: 368 pages, $38 (March 11) Our medieval forebears saw nothing inconsistent between devout Christian faith and deep belief in magic.—
Bethanne Patrick,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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Well, while Shrek 5 is set in a Far, Far Away, the feudal system and medieval garb suggests it’s loosely based around the 15th century, and probably in England.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
28 Feb. 2025
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Yes, the three-month visa and its archaic application portal deter some travelers, but spending a few months in Hoi An or Hanoi is well worth the hassle.—
Katie Lockhart,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Feb. 2025
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After federal and Senate investigations detailed numerous failures, including an archaic information technology system, the Health Resources and Services Administration announced a modernization initiative in March 2023.—
Annie Waldman,
ProPublica,
22 Feb. 2025
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Lean manufacturing principles, continuous improvement, and just-in-time processes from our classic production systems are nowhere near being obsolete.—
Natan Linder,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Within decades, invasive research on lab animals could be obsolete, as new technology allows scientists to test cancer treatments on tissues grown from a patient’s own cells, or create detailed maps of Alzheimer’s disease in human brains.—
Celia Ford,
Vox,
3 Mar. 2025
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Because some of the paintings depict a person drumming with their hands, researchers suggest the neolithic people practiced rituals in these areas.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
15 Jan. 2025
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At sunrise this morning, about 15,000 people gathered at Stonehenge — the world’s most famous neolithic monument — to mark the arrival of astronomical winter in the Northern Hemisphere.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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“Prehistoric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prehistoric. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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