I visited Butrint Archeological Site yesterday in southern Albania and saw that the ancient city is buried by at least 2 or 3 metres of earth, that archeologists are excavating to uncover the site.
What is the mechanism for these ancient cities becoming so buried in a relatively short amount of time?
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The whole wind and dust theory does not work
Easter island is completely isolated out on the ocean and their statues are half buried. There was no dust to be blown in.
Also, Erosion always gravitates downwards, suggesting dust building up on top structures goes against general laws of physics. There is a reason we do not have to wash the roofs of our homes.
So how did it happen? **We do not know.**
However, theories about volcano ejaculate are definitely plausible, but we should be able to identify this volcanic soil/dust quite easily.
If you look at photos from the 1800s, you will come across hundreds of partially buried structures
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