LONDON, Feb. 24 -- Future archaeologists will likely unearth plastic waste, fast fashion, items and junk food remnants as humanity's most enduring geological legacy, two scientists said in a book

Palaeontologist Prof. Sarah Gabbott and geologist Prof. Jan Zalasiewicz argue that plastic will become a defining archaeological element encountered due to its durability and ubiquity.

"Plastic will definitely be a signature 'technofossil', because it is incredibly durable, we are making massive amounts of it, and it gets around the entire globe," Gabbott told The Guardian.

"So wherever those future civilisations dig, they are going to find plastic. There will be a plastic signal that will wrap around the globe."

Aluminium drink cans will als...