Atlantic period
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The Atlantic period is a post-Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) European climate regime. This refers to the period from about 6,000-3,000 BC that spans most of the warmest postglacial times. It is also known as the Postglacial Climatic Optimum.
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The Atlantic period was preceded by the Boreal period and followed by the Sub-Boreal period.
The Atlantic period is also part of the current geological epoch known as Holocene which began about 11,700 years ago (9700 BC) and continues up to the present.
Divisions of the Holocene
The principal divisions of the Holocene are:
- Pre-Boreal period (8300 to 7000 BC)
- Boreal period (7000 to 6000 BC)
- Atlantic period (6000 to 3000 BC)
- Minoan Warm Period (2100 to 1500 BC)
- Greek Dark Ages (1400-500 BC)
- Roman Warm Period (500 BC to 500 AD)
- Medieval Warm Period, 1000 to 1350 AD
- Little Ice Age, 1350 to 1850 AD
- Modern industrial era, 1850 AD to present
See Also
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