Would it be possible to detect an industrial civilization in geological record?
Would it be possible to detect an industrial civilization in geological record?
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Given the vast amount of pollution and at the same time very specific pollutants... I assume so, yes.
Specifically you'd see these in a core sample, or a large column of dirt showing the sediment that's a cumulated and settled from the atmosphere. We can see when large fires occured, volcanic eruptions, when the industrial revolution started, etc. Anything that's affected our atmosphere, you'll find layered in the soil somewhere.