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Re:Was there a civilization on Earth before humans? by danielsju6 on Saturday April 14, 2018 @02:14PM (#16838616)
Not trying to be pedantic but the devil is in the details.

Bones are common, fossils are formed by a relatively rare geologic process. Fossilization supplants slow to rot organic material with stone, embedding it in the strata, in just the right conditions. It's unclear to me what (if any) industrial rememants would become fossilized and if they'd be recognizable as such.

Re:Was there a civilization on Earth before humans? by wycx on Saturday April 14, 2018 @03:30PM (#16838981)
Given that pillow lavas can be recognised in some eclogite facies rocks, I think a porcelain toilet would stand a good chance of remaining recognisable at all the way to granulite or eclogite facies, as long as it is not too deformed.
Re:Was there a civilization on Earth before humans? by Udik on Saturday April 14, 2018 @04:55PM (#16839449)
Pyramids? Statues? Stuff that is already made of stone to start with?
Re:Was there a civilization on Earth before humans? by tytytytytytytyt on Sunday April 15, 2018 @12:51AM (#16841289)
How long has it taken the pyramids to decay to their current status?