"Golden Spike" of the Anthropocene is Crawford Lake in Ontario, Canada

Designated geological repository of evidence, marking the transition into the human era.

Earlier today I posted that the Max Plank Institute would announce the “Golden Spike” —Anthropocene-The Golden Spike? —designating the geological repository of evidence, marking the transition into the human era.¹

The Golden Spike is Crawford Lake, a small body of water in Ontario, Canada, is being put forward as the location that best records humanity's impacts on Earth.²

Here is the announcement

Crawford Lake designated as 'golden spike' | Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (mpg.de)

In the future, a small lake in Canada will serve as the designated geological repository of evidence, marking the transition into the human era. The Max Planck Society has played a significant role in propelling research on the Anthropocene and has contributed valuable insights to the efforts of the working group.

1

Locating the Anthropocene: Researchers announce major step towards defining a new geological epoch. July 11, 2023. Max-Planck Institute.

2. The Anthropocene: Canadian lake mud 'symbolic of human changes to Earth'. BBC News.