Chaza i-Anthropocene kumntwana oneminyaka engu-13 ubudala
Igama elithi "anthropocene" lisetshenziswa ngokungahleliwe ezimweni zesayensi. I-Geological Society of America yabiza umhlangano wayo waminyaka yonke ka-2011 ngokuthi: I-Archean kuya ku-Anthropocene: Okwenzeka esikhathini esidlule kuyisihluthulelo sekusasa. Isikhathi esisha asinaso isikhathi esivunyelwene ngaso sokuqala, kodwa esinye isiphakamiso, esisekelwe ebufakazini obutholakala emkhathini, siwukuba siqale ngeNguquko Yezimboni c. Ngo-1780, kwasungulwa injini ene-steam. Abanye ososayensi bahlobanisa leli gama elisha nezenzakalo zangaphambili, njengokwanda kwezolimo kanye neNguquko YamaNeolithic (cishe eminyakeni engu - 12 000 ngaphambi kokuzalwa kukaJesu). Ubufakazi bomthelela wobuntu obuhlobene <unk> njengethonya elandayo lomuntu ekusetshenzisweni komhlaba, imvelo, ukwehlukahlukana kwezinto eziphilayo, kanye nokuqothulwa kwezinhlobo <unk> bukhulu; ososayensi bacabanga ukuthi umthelela womuntu ushintshe kakhulu (noma umise) ukukhula kwezinto eziphilayo. Labo abaphikisana nezinsuku zakudala bathi i-Anthropocene ephakanyisiwe kungenzeka yaqala ekuqaleni kweminyaka eyi-14,000<unk>15,000 BP, ngokususelwa ebufakazini be-geological; lokhu kuholele abanye ososayensi ukuthi basikisele ukuthi "ukuqala kwe-Anthropocene kufanele kudluliselwe emuva eminyakeni eyizinkulungwane eziningi";: 1 lokhu kungenza i-Anthropocene ngokuyisisekelo ifane negama lamanje, i-Holocene.