when was the holocene period

The Holocene is the current geological epoch, and it began about 11,700 years ago, around 9700 BCE, after the end of the last major glacial period.

When was the Holocene period?

• The Holocene starts : approximately 11,700 years before 2000 CE (about 9700 BCE).

• It follows the last glacial period of the Pleistocene, beginning with the retreat of the great ice sheets.

• It continues to the present day , meaning we are still living in the Holocene epoch.

Scientists also subdivide the Holocene into three ages based on climate shifts: the Greenlandian (11,700–8,200 years ago), Northgrippian (8,200–4,200 years ago), and Meghalayan (4,200 years ago to now.

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