The last ice age occurred during the Paleolithic and Mesolithic periods of human history, beginning 100,000 years ago and ending 25,000 years ago. In the end, homo sapiens were the only human species to survive its brutal conditions.
First of all, what was the Ice Age?
The Ice Age or last ice age was the period when up to about 30% of the Earth's surface was covered in ice and temperatures peaked around 7 degrees Celsius.
Layers of ice and glaciers covered Antarctica, Canada, the northern United States, and northern Eurasia, some of which are still visible today, thousands of years later. Sea levels fell around the world and precipitation was less than half of what it is today.
During this period, several human species existed and lived across the world: Denisovans and Homo erectus in Asia, Neanderthals in Western and Central Eurasia, and modern humans, Homo sapiens, in Africa. With ice covering the land and a lack of rainwater, vegetation suffered, becoming sparse and limited. Conditions were often bleak and food difficult to find for early humans. Let's find out more in this video.
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