
Drinks cans and chicken bones: will ‘technofossils’ be humanity’s lasting legacy?
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The Legacy of Technofossils
This chapter investigates the concept of 'technofossils' and the role of human-made materials, particularly plastics, in shaping the geological record. It highlights the long-term environmental persistence of these materials and their implications for future intelligent beings studying our civilization.
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