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“When did the Anthropocene begin? A mid-twentieth century boundary level is stratigraphically optimal”

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Zalasiewicz, J., et al., 2015. Quaternary International, 383, pp. 196-203.
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We evaluate the boundary of the Anthropocene geological time interval as an epoch, since it is useful to have a consistent temporal definition for this increasingly used unit, whether the presently informal term is eventually formalized or not. Continue reading →

“Shell middens and other anthropogenic soils as global stratigraphic signatures of the Anthropocene”

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Jon M. Erlandson. 2013. Anthropocene, 4, pp. 24-32.
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Evidence for aquatic foraging, fishing, and scavenging by hominins dates back at least two million years, but aquatic resource use intensified with Continue reading →