21. All over the world, climates at the Last Glacial Maximum were cooler and almost everywhere drier. 22. The region of modern-day Croatia may have served as a last glacial maximum ( LGM ). 23. During the last glacial maximum the territory of Serbia was a part of a large Balkan Refugium. 24. The sea level has risen more than since the Last Glacial Maximum about 20, 000 years ago. 25. Pollen in small denominations is discovered from the last glacial maximum but none from past that time. 26. Thus, these sites suggest a human presence in the Middle Atlantic region during the Last Glacial Maximum . 27. He is notable for his involvement in global glacial reconstructions from the last glacial maximum to present. 28. Starting at the last glacial maximum , 21, 000 years ago, continental ice sheets retreated and sea levels rose. 29. DNA evidence suggests that during the Last Glacial Maximum , there was some gene flow from Africa into Iberia. 30. Little is known about the extent of glaciers during Last Glacial Maximum north of the Chilean Lake District.