<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Look up Holocene in Wiktionary, the free dictionary . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Look up Holocene in Wiktionary, the free dictionary . </Td> </Tr> <P> The Holocene (/ ˈhɒləˌsiːn, ˈhoʊ - /) is the current geological epoch . It began approximately 11,650 years before present, after the last glacial period . The Holocene and the preceding Pleistocene together form the Quaternary period . The Holocene has been identified with the current warm period, known as MIS 1, and is considered by some to be an interglacial period . </P> <P> The Holocene has seen the growth and impacts of the human species worldwide, including all its written history, development of major civilizations, and overall significant transition toward urban living in the present . Human impacts on modern - era Earth and its ecosystems may be considered of global significance for future evolution of living species, including approximately synchronous lithospheric evidence, or more recently atmospheric evidence of human impacts . </P>

When did the current geologic epoch begin and what event marked its beginning