[Paul Pierett]

I went looking around the web last night. I found a Spanish source talking about a cold snap 13K years ago. All my readings address a growing Ice Age that began 50K to 40K years ago and lasted until 10k years ago. They seem to be saying that we were leaving the ice age or left it and this pool of water took us back again.

It’s contrary to all I have read. This last ice age wiped out more than we know forcing the start or restart of civilization in Asia Minor 8,000 B.C.

I just don’t buy it.

Paul

[Little Bill]

Try searching Younger Dryas, the correct term.

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[gleeaikin]

The last major ice age began about 125,000 years ago. When Toba erupted around 74,000 years ago there was a major drop in world temperature. Things moderated somewhat and then there were three additonal dips between 20,000 and 30,000 years ago. Then about 18,000 years ago things started to warm up again, but were short circuited by the events (in serious contention) that caused the Younger Dryas starting around 13,000 years ago.