open regions. Fauna Some animals hunted were the red deer, moose, horse, Irish elk and beaver. The ubiquitous brown bear was present as well. Humans Humans in north Eurasia were still in the hunter-gatherer stage. A variety of Palaeolithic cultures prevailed in Europe: the Federmesser, Lyngby, Bromme, Ahrensburg and Swiderian. In the Levant, early alcohol use may have occurred during this time. Sources External links Belarus Nordic Stone Age Pleistocene events Last Glacial Maximum Blytt–Sernander system