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Holocene epochPeriod of geological time that began 10,000 years ago, and continues into the present. During this epoch the climate became warmer, the glaciers retreated, and human civilizations developed significantly. It is the second and current epoch of the Quaternary period. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Pleistocene and Holocene epochs, for example, are divisions of the Quaternary period. The Boskops might have been our intellectual superiors in many valuable and fascinating ways, but of course Homo sapiens in their current form were the only hominins to survive into the Holocene epoch. The first study establishes a new composite curve for the changing sea level in the northern Gulf of Mexico during the Holocene Epoch, that is, since the height of the most recent ice age. |
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