Technofossil
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Technofossil is a noun meaning (neologism) A fossil formed from an industrial man-made object or material.
Meaning
(neologism) A fossil formed from an industrial man-made object or material.
Example Sentences
Metros are part of the evolving body-fossil, technofossil, trace fossil, and chemical record of the genus Homo that extends back some 2.8 million years in Africa (Villmoare et al., 2015), and is underpinned by a technofossil record of stone tools that is shared with hominins other than Homo (Harmand et al., 2015).
Word Forms
- technofossils
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fossil, fossilhood, technofetishism, fodinichnion, fossility, technofascism.
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