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 …

Nov 28, 2025 · Holocene Epoch, younger of the two formally recognized epochs of the Quaternary Period, covering the most recent 11,700 years of Earth’s history. Holocene …

To observe a Holocene environment, simply look around you! 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 …

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) …

Holocene Epoch (11,700 years ago – present day) We are currently living in the Holocene epoch. The Holocene is a brief flash of time compared to previous epochs and is, in reality, just an …

Oct 16, 2025 · The Holocene extinction is considered by most scientists to be Earth’s sixth mass extinction event that has been occurring since the last ice age 11,700 years ago. But what …

Apr 27, 2023 · The Holocene Epoch is the most recent span of geologic time. Marked climatic warming and the disappearance of the continental glaciers mark the transition between the …

The Holocene begins immediately following the last major glacial epoch, 11,000 years ago. Ice core evidence suggests the epoch has endured only small-scale climate shifts.

The Holocene or Anthropocene extinction[3][4] is an ongoing extinction event caused by human activity during the current geological epoch, [5][6] impacting diverse families of plants [7][8][9] …

May 5, 2014 · The Holocene is a geological epoch which began at the end of the Pleistocene (at 11,700 calendar years BP) and continues to the present. The Holocene is part of the …