Early Holocene

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:characterizedBy sea level rise
glacial retreat
warming climate
gptkbp:correspondsTo Greenlandian (in ICS timescale)
gptkbp:endDate circa 8,200 years ago
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Younger_Dryas
gptkbp:hasSubperiod gptkb:Boreal
gptkb:Preboreal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Early Holocene
gptkbp:location global
gptkbp:notableFor development of agriculture
expansion of forests
human population growth
gptkbp:partOf Holocene
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Late_Pleistocene
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Neolithic_Revolution
extinction of megafauna
gptkbp:startDate circa 11,700 years ago
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bison_antiquus
gptkb:Paleoamericans
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6