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by Recurecur 2500 days ago
> But imagine if civilization had ended 500 years ago, or even a thousand. There would be absolutely nothing to show for it in a couple hundred million years time.

I think some stone artifacts (cities, pyramids, roads) would still be identifiable in some cases. Excavation would be needed, of course.

Similarly, some of our concrete, glass and non-ferrous metal construction should survive a long, long time.