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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:geological_formation
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gptkbp:archaeologicalSite
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gptkb:Monte_Verde
gptkb:Blombos_Cave
Clovis sites
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gptkbp:characterizedBy
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evolution of Homo sapiens
extinction of many large mammals
repeated glaciations
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gptkbp:climate
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cold and variable
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gptkbp:continent
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similar to present day
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gptkbp:dividedInto
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gptkb:Calabrian_Age
gptkb:Gelasian_Age
gptkb:Ionian_Age
gptkb:Tarantian_Age
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gptkbp:endDate
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about 11,700 years ago
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gptkbp:fauna
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mammoths
giant ground sloths
saber-toothed cats
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gptkbp:flora
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gptkb:grass
boreal forests
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Holocene_Epoch
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gptkbp:humanCultures
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gptkb:Paleolithic
gptkb:Mesolithic_(late_Pleistocene)
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gptkbp:iceSheet
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gptkb:Laurentide_Ice_Sheet
gptkb:Fennoscandian_Ice_Sheet
gptkb:Patagonian_Ice_Sheet
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gptkbp:landBridges
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gptkb:Bering_Land_Bridge
gptkb:Sahul_Shelf
gptkb:Sunda_Shelf
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Pleistocene_strata_in_Italy
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gptkbp:megafaunalExtinction
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gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Eurasia
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:South_America
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gptkbp:namedFor
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gptkb:Charles_Lyell
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gptkbp:nameOrigin
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Greek words 'pleistos' (most) and 'kainos' (new)
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gptkbp:notableSite
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gptkb:Denisova_Cave
gptkb:La_Brea_Tar_Pits
gptkb:Olduvai_Gorge
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Quaternary_Period
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Pliocene_Epoch
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gptkbp:significantEvent
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gptkb:Last_Glacial_Maximum
Neanderthal extinction
appearance of anatomically modern humans
megafaunal extinctions
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gptkbp:significantHominins
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gptkb:Homo_neanderthalensis
gptkb:Homo_sapiens
gptkb:Denisovans
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gptkbp:startDate
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about 2.58 million years ago
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gptkbp:thrustSeaLevel
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lower than present
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Ice_Age_in_North_America
gptkb:Sabertooths
gptkb:Gelasian
gptkb:Quaternary_Period
gptkb:The_Great_Ice_Age
gptkb:Sangamonian_Stage
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Pleistocene Epoch
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