The Holocene corresponds with the rapid proliferation, growth, and impacts of the human species worldwide, including all of its written history, technological revolutions, development of major …

Oct 16, 2025 · 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 …

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) …

To geologists, we live today in the Holocene epoch, the period that began about 10,000 years ago, at the end of the last ice age, when humans first began practicing agriculture.

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 …

The Holocene is the current geological epoch that began approximately 11,700 years ago, following the last Ice Age. It represents a significant period in Earth's history, characterized by …

Sep 8, 2025 · The Holocene is the current geological epoch, extending from around 11,700 years ago following the last major ice age until now. Its beginning marks the advent of a warm period …