The Holocene epoch is a geological period, which began approximately 11,550 calendar years BP (about 9600 BC) and continues to the present. The Holocene is part of the Neogene and Quaternary periods. Its name comes from the Greek words (holos, whole or entire) and (kainos, new), meaning "entirely recent". It has been identified with MIS 1 and can be considered an interglacial in the current ice age. The Holocene has also been referred to as the "Alluvium Epoch", but this name has fallen into disuse. Overview It is generally accepted that the Holocene started 10 ^14C k yr before present (11,703 calendar years before 1950). The period precedes the Weichsel glacial. The Holocene can be sub divided into 5 chronozones based on climatic fluctuations: Preboreal (10 k yr - 9 k yr), Boreal (9 k yr - 8 k yr), Atlantic (8 k yr - 5 k yr), Subboreal (5 k yr - 2,5 k yr) and Subatlantic (2,5 k yr - present). H

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