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- Holocene - Wikipedia
The Holocene is an interglacial period within the ongoing glacial cycles of the Quaternary, and is equivalent to Marine Isotope Stage 1 The name "Holocene" comes from Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos), meaning "whole", and καινός (kainós), meaning "new, recent", referring that this epoch is "entirely new"
- Holocene epoch | Causes, Effects, Facts | Britannica
Holocene Epoch, younger of the two formally recognized epochs that constitute the Quaternary Period and the latest interval of geologic time, covering approximately the last 11,700 years of Earth’s history
- Holocene - New World Encyclopedia
The Holocene epoch is the geological period extending from the present day back to about 10,000 radiocarbon years, approximately 11,430 ± 130 calendar years before present (BP) (between 9560 and 9300 B C E )
- The Holocene Epoch
The Holocene is the name given to the last 11,700 years* of the Earth's history the time since the end of the last major glacial epoch, or "ice age "
- Holocene - Wikiwand
The Holocene is an interglacial period within the ongoing glacial cycles of the Quaternary, and is equivalent to Marine Isotope Stage 1 The name "Holocene" comes from Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos), meaning "whole", and καινός (kainós), meaning "new, recent", referring that this epoch is "entirely new" Quick facts Chronology
- The Holocene Epoch: How Climate Shaped Modern Civilization
The Holocene epoch, spanning the last 11,700 years, represents one of the most remarkable periods in Earth’s climate history During this time, our planet experienced unprecedented climate stability that created the perfect conditions for human civilization to flourish
- Holocene | Perissodactyl - American Museum of Natural History
The Holocene is a brief flash of time compared to previous epochs and is, in reality, just an interglacial period of the current ice age All of recorded human history has occurred entirely within the Holocene
- Holocene - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Holocene is the present geological epoch It started around 11,000 years ago after the last ice age We are now in a relatively warm climate in Earth's history This is the second epoch of the Quaternary and the seventh of the Cainozoic Holocene comes from two Ancient Greek words
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