"The Holocene ( /ˈhÉ’ləˌsiËn, ˈhoÊŠ-/)[2][3] is the current geological epoch. It began approximately 11,650 years before present, after the last glacial period.[4] The Holocene and the preceding Pleistocene[5] 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."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene