Archaeologists Uncover Disturbing Amount of Plastic Waste at Iron Age Site

One by one, the archaeologists stumbled upon pieces of junk. Using techniques typically reserved for documenting stone tools and bones, the team recorded such items as plastic spoons, eye glasses, bottle caps, straws, mobile phone batteries, paint can lids, candy wrappers, and plastic wrap. By the time the experiment…

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Source: io9 – Archaeologists Uncover Disturbing Amount of Plastic Waste at Iron Age Site