I’ve been traveling around the UK, visiting lots of ancient sites, and I don’t understand how these places end up buried under so much dirt. I know that sometimes thousands of years pass between when something is abandoned and when it’s rediscovered, but how does that much dirt and debris cover things up over time? Can someone explain how this happens?
In: Planetary Science
A lot of what you see that is still existing is the foundations of buildings. The bit that is built below ground to support the building itself. Most of the useful stone and other materials would have been robbed out and used elsewhere. Add to that what other people have said with sediment build up from rain/flooding plus dust and organic debris and you can get things that appear quite deep underground.
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