If aliens came to Earth 100 millions years in the future, what traces would they find of long-extinct humanity's brief reign on the planet? This engaging and thought-provoking account looks at what our species will leave behind, buried deep in the rock strata, and provides us with a warning of our devastating environmental impact.
If aliens came to Earth 100 millions years in the future, what traces would they find of long-extinct humanity's brief reign on the planet? This engaging and thought-provoking account looks at what our species will leave behind, buried deep in the rock strata, and provides us with a warning of our devastating environmental impact.
Jan Zalasiewicz is a lecturer in Geology at the University of Leicester. A field geologist, palaeontologist and statigrapher, he teaches various aspects of geology and Earth history to undergraduate and postgraduate students. He has published over a hundred papers in scientific journals.
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Prologue 1: Perspective 2: 100 Million Years AD 3: The Strata Machine 4: Tectonic Escalator 5: High Water, Low Water 6: Dynasties 7: Echoes 8: Traces 9: Body of Evidence 10: Meeting the People Further reading
Prologue 1: Perspective 2: 100 Million Years AD 3: The Strata Machine 4: Tectonic Escalator 5: High Water, Low Water 6: Dynasties 7: Echoes 8: Traces 9: Body of Evidence 10: Meeting the People Further reading
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