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The Anthropocene

Why geologists voted in 2024 not to name a new epoch after us, and why the word is still widely used.

The working diagram The timescale with the proposed epoch drawn in, and the vote that rejected it.

Page type: A lesson, led by a working diagram
Collection: Human impact, a human age?
When: About 100 years ago to now, in the Quaternary. The finished piece will give dates from its sources.
Status: Planned and outlined. Every fact in it will be checked against a named source and listed on Sources before it goes up.

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