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extinctions and technology An old question I would like to
reintroduce: "If human beings were to become extinct in the next
500 years due to global warming, pestilence or other
catastrophe, what if anything would remain of our civilization
to reveal us to the next super species, 65 million years from
now?" . I sent a standard email to 100's of paleontologists and
archaeologists (PHd's in the USA and worldwide), asking this
question to try and get some consensus. I received approximately
60 replies. The results are as follows. About 20 thought there
would be direct evidence to reveal us. About 30 were uncertain.
About 10 thought there would be no evidence to reveal us. There
seems to be no consensus in paleontology and archaeology. This
raises an even more interesting question. What if a civilization
such as ours existed tens of millions of years ago and we are
not aware of it? I am not suggesting human