11. The age represents the end of the Pleistocene epoch and is followed by the Holocene epoch . 12. The beginning of Mesolithic is usually considered to correspond to the beginning of the Holocene epoch . 13. These mostly date to late Pleistocene and early Holocene epochs ( ca . 11, 000 9000 BC ). 14. Glaciers and pluvial lakes disappeared and the climate warmed and became drier with the start of Holocene epoch . 15. During the Pleistocene and on into the Holocene epoch Leavenworth would have been a cold place to live. 16. At the young end of the scale, it is bracketed by the present day in the Holocene epoch . 17. From the late Pleistocene until the early Holocene epoch , there was an abundance of deer in the island. 18. There are numerous estimates of temperatures since the end of the Pleistocene glaciation, particularly during the current Holocene epoch . 19. All recorded history and " the history of the world " lies within the boundaries of the Holocene epoch . 20. The climate changed again to mild and wet early in the Holocene Epoch as lakes with marsh sediments formed.
