SumgaisPens t1_jad7pev wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:27 PM Reply to comment by JMKPOhio in How do ancient cities get buried under more modern ones? by inexister We might recover more, but it’s much less likely that paper and other organic materials survive in areas of high moisture, like wetlands or aquifers, unless they are low oxygen environments, like bogs. Permalink Parent 2
SumgaisPens t1_jad7pev wrote
Reply to comment by JMKPOhio in How do ancient cities get buried under more modern ones? by inexister
We might recover more, but it’s much less likely that paper and other organic materials survive in areas of high moisture, like wetlands or aquifers, unless they are low oxygen environments, like bogs.