Sub-Boreal period

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Published: March 26, 2010, 12:00 am

Updated: August 22, 2012, 2:28 pm

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The Sub-Boreal period is a part of the current geological epoch known as Holocene; the Sub-Boreal follows the Atlantic period and began approximately 3000 BC.

Divisions of the Holocene

The Holocene epoch began about 11,700 years ago (~9700 BC) and continues up to the present. Major divisions of the Holocene are:

• Pre-Boreal period (8300 to 7000 BC)
• Boreal period (7000 to 6000 BC)
• Atlantic period (6000 to 3000 BC)
• Sub-Boreal period (3000 to 1000-500 BC)
• Sub-Atlantic period (1000-500 BC to Present)

References

• Jens Bischof. 2000. Ice drift, ocean circulation, and climate change. (Google eBook). Springer. 215 pages
• Jacquetta Hawkes. 1965. Prehistory. New York: the New American Library (a Mentor Book).
• Frank Hibben. 1958. Prehistoric Man in Europe. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press
• H.H.Lamb. 1985. Climatic History and the Future. Princeton University Press.

Citation

(2012). Sub-Boreal period. Retrieved from http://editors.eol.org/eoearth/wiki/Sub-Boreal_period