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The stratigraphic basis of the Anthropocene Event

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. Green open access

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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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