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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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