Is it be possible to detect an industrial civilization in the geological record? (arxiv.org)

4 points by okket 7y ago ↗ HN

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yes it is possible but recognition as such would be an issue. there is an assumption that the planet itself is not the result of a level 4 or 5 civilization.

eip 7y ago ↗

They literally left giant pyramids and other stone megaliths all over the earth.