The Paleolithic Anthropocene

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*I knew that people would come up with this maneuver. "Yes, mankind has wrecked everything, but it's really the fault of our ancestors. It's not our own fault."

*It'll be true, soon enough.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23460-humans-indelible-stamp-on-earth-clear-5000-years-ago.html

*It'd be even more welcome if we could trace this dreadful havoc back to some hominid species that wasn't even human.