The postglacial and Holocene periods
The epoch after the last Ice Age, about 18,000 years ago, when the ice cover began to retreat, is known as the postglacial period, while the Holocene, also known as Recent, covers approximately the last 10,000 years of this period. Throughout this time, both high and low sea level changes occurred on a global scale. In Malaysia, low sea levels created land bridges which facilitated the migration of animals and humans between the Malay Peninsula and Borneo, while high sea levels inundated much of the lowlands of the Peninsular west coast.
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- Geological evidence of changing sea levels
- Geographic and demographic effects of sea level changes
- Climate and vegetation changes