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But, 10k years ago . . .
But, 10,000 years ago, we were barely leaving a trace. An occasional cave painting, or a rock axe. The point was what would prairie dogs do in 10,000 years.
And, truth be told, the argument is farsical. But, given another 10,000 years very little trace will be left of us. It took a lot (some would say monumental) effort to create monuments that could last thousands of years. Even the most toxic mines (think mercury to mine gold and arsenic as waste) of two hundred years ago here in the US are already being reclaimed by nature. The recovery rates for some of the most terrible disasters of ecology are truly amazing (think love canal and Chernobyl).
And, by now, finding the evidence of a 3000 year old, formally toxic mine in Egypt would be a find of major archaeological significance.
I believe we consistently underestimate Mother Nature's ability to reclaim what is rightfully her's.