Edgeworth, M;
Gibbard, P;
Walker, M;
Merritts, D;
Finney, S;
Maslin, M;
(2023)
The stratigraphic basis of the Anthropocene Event.
Quaternary Science Advances
, 11
, Article 100088. 10.1016/j.qsa.2023.100088.
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Abstract
This paper outlines the stratigraphic basis of a proposed Anthropocene Event. It considers a diachronous event framework to be more appropriate for understanding the Anthropocene than treating it as a new geological series/epoch. Four general categories of material evidence are identified as of particular relevance: ‘artificial’ strata with natural constituents; humanly modified ground; legacy sediments; and ‘natural’ geo-deposits containing artefactual material. All these arise from the interaction and mixing of human, natural, and hybrid human-natural forces. Taken together, such stratigraphic evidence supports the case for recognising the Anthropocene as an unfolding event.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The stratigraphic basis of the Anthropocene Event |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.qsa.2023.100088 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.qsa.2023.100088 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/bync-nd/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | Anthropocene, Diachroneity, Event, Humanly-modified ground, Legacy sediment |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Dept of Geography |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10171370 |
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