<P> The last glacial period , popularly known as the Ice Age , was the most recent glacial period , which occurred from c. 110,000 -- c. 11,700 years ago . This most recent glacial period is part of a larger pattern of glacial and interglacial periods known as the Quaternary glaciation ( c. 2,588,000 years ago to present ) . From this point of view , scientists consider this `` ice age '' to be merely the latest glaciation event in a much larger ice age , one that dates back over two million years and is still ongoing . </P>
<P> The last glacial period , popularly known as the Ice Age , was the most recent glacial period , which occurred from c. 110,000 -- c. 11,700 years ago . This most recent glacial period is part of a larger pattern of glacial and interglacial periods known as the Quaternary glaciation ( c. 2,588,000 years ago to present ) . From this point of view , scientists consider this `` ice age '' to be merely the latest glaciation event in a much larger ice age , one that dates back over two million years and is still ongoing . </P>
when did the last ice age began and end
when did the last ice age began and end
from c. 110,000 -- c. 11,700 years ago
from c. 110,000 -- c. 11,700 years ago