Holocene waa xilli juquraafiyeed oo soo bilowday qiyaastii 11,700 sano ka hor ilaa maantadan la joogo. Waa xilliyadii ugu dambeeyay ee Quaternary period, waxaana lagu gartaa cimilo deggan oo diirran, taasoo u saamaxday horumarinta ilbaxnimada aadanaha iyo beeraha. Erayga "Holocene" wuxuu ka yimid erayada Giriigga "holos," oo macneheedu yahay "dhan" ama "dhan," iyo "kainos," oo macneheedu yahay "cusub."