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Spiritual Journal, 1/28/02
Jul. 14th, 2006 02:34 am"Since the interglacial periods of the Pleistocene were of longer duration than the time elapsed since the end of the Pleistocene 11,000 years ago, it is sometimes suggested that the Holocene, or Recent, epoch, which is occurring now, may be merely another such interglacial stage and that the glaciers may return at some future time.
[...] "The Pleistocene saw the beginning of the trend toward the extinction of many mammal species, which continued into historic times. The Pleistocene is also noted for the first appearance of modern humans approximately 500,000 years ago and the migration of humans to the American continents."
-- http://encyclopedia.com/printable/372227.html
500,000 years ago.
70,000 years ago, late Pleistocene period, lasting to 8000 B.C.E. (10,000 years ago).
40,000 years ago, Cro-Magnon man appears.
30,000 years ago, Neanderthals die out.
11,000 years ago, end of last glacial period.
10,000 years ago, civilizations formed; cultivation of crops.
8,000 years ago, history (i.e., writing) invented.
4,000 years ago, possible meteor strikes Middle East, disrupting civilizations.
2,500 years ago, Buddha taught.
2,000 years ago, Yeshua taught.