<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>
when did the current geologic epoch begin and what event marked its beginning
began approximately 11,650 years before present , after the last glacial period