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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Hop on the Ice Age National Scenic Trail for a taste of the area’s glacial history.
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Katy Spratte Joyce, Midwest Living, 31 Mar. 2026
During and post the Ice Age, researchers found strong evidence of a variety of species of dogs throughout Europe and Turkey in different hunter-gatherer communities.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
The compelling outdoor portion of the La Brea Tar Pits focuses on the Ice Age, with excellent family-friendly programming around climate change, extinct wildlife, excavations, and more.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
New Pleistocene gardens at the Wilshire Boulevard entry and within the museum courtyard connect the landscape and ecology to the Ice Age history of the site.
—Marianne Love, Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
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Katy Spratte Joyce, Midwest Living, 31 Mar. 2026
During and post the Ice Age, researchers found strong evidence of a variety of species of dogs throughout Europe and Turkey in different hunter-gatherer communities.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
The compelling outdoor portion of the La Brea Tar Pits focuses on the Ice Age, with excellent family-friendly programming around climate change, extinct wildlife, excavations, and more.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
New Pleistocene gardens at the Wilshire Boulevard entry and within the museum courtyard connect the landscape and ecology to the Ice Age history of the site.
—Marianne Love, Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
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“The Ice Age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Ice%20Age. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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