<P> The Pleistocene ( / ˈplaɪstəˌsiːn , - toʊ - / , often colloquially referred to as the Ice Age ) is the geological epoch which lasted from about 2,588,000 to 11,700 years ago , spanning the world 's most recent period of repeated glaciations . The end of the Pleistocene corresponds with the end of the last glacial period and also with the end of the Paleolithic age used in archaeology . </P>
<P> The Pleistocene ( / ˈplaɪstəˌsiːn , - toʊ - / , often colloquially referred to as the Ice Age ) is the geological epoch which lasted from about 2,588,000 to 11,700 years ago , spanning the world 's most recent period of repeated glaciations . The end of the Pleistocene corresponds with the end of the last glacial period and also with the end of the Paleolithic age used in archaeology . </P>
when did the pleistocene epoch began and end
when did the pleistocene epoch began and end
about 2,588,000 to 11,700 years ago
about 2,588,000 to 11,700 years ago