Evaluating the Anthropocene: is there something useful about a geological epoch of humans?

• Autores: Todd J. Braje
• Localización: Antiquity, ISSN 0003-598X, Vol. 90, Nº 350, 2016, págs. 504-512
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The concept of the Anthropocene has become increasingly prominent in recent years, but is it best defined as a geological period or as part of a longer-term pattern of human actions? And when did it begin? Todd Braje launches this Debate feature by arguing for a shift away from definitions and toward an emphasis on the human causes and consequences. This piece is followed by a series of reactions from geologists and anthropologists, with a concluding reply from the author.