How do those ancient sites get all covered up with feet of dirty anyway?
How do those ancient sites get all covered up with feet of dirty anyway?
Sometimes earthworms are responsible.
Satan does it, to tempt people into becoming archaeologists.
How do those ancient sites get all covered up with feet of dirty anyway?
1) a older gentlemen in my toastmasters club worked for the soil conversation service in the 30’s. He documented that plowing uphill increased soil depth.
2) ever notice how new sidewalks are 3-4 inches about the lawn but older sidewalks are lower than the lawn. The organic matter builds up.
Depends on the site — York in England was for a few centuries a Viking town (it was British tribal, then Roman Eboracum, then Anglo-Saxon for a minute, then Norse/Danish). The Viking era was probably the most prosperous and exciting, a real “it” place to be — and in less than 1000 years, it wound up buried under at least eight feet (often more), apparently from the river silting stuff up. Same happened at what is now called Ostia Antica, the tony suburb of ancient Rome.