Eli5 – Why are we finding entire homes and streets in archaeological digs? doesn’t anyone notice a street or building starting to get covered in dirt and dust? at some point someone must notice the old plato theatre is knee high into the earth?

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Eli5 – Why are we finding entire homes and streets in archaeological digs? doesn’t anyone notice a street or building starting to get covered in dirt and dust? at some point someone must notice the old plato theatre is knee high into the earth?

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Answer 1

There’s entire abandoned country towns in Spain and Italy and basically everywhere. I’m sure the Midwest of the USA is also littered with them. If there’s no traffic going through, nature will just…. Overtake it. Give it time.