The
Eemian (also
Sangamonian,
Ipswichian,
Mikulin,
Kaydaky,
Valdivia,
Riss-Würm) was the
interglacial period which began about 130,000 years ago and ended about 115,000 years ago. It corresponds to
Marine Isotope Stage 5e, It was the second-to-latest interglacial period of the current
Ice Age, the
most recent being the
Holocene which extends to the present day. The prevailing Eemian climate is believed to have been warmer than that of the Holocene.