how do archeological sites become so buried by earth over time?

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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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Imagine a car that’s parked outside, somewhere in nature, not even necessarily under a tree. If the car doesn’t get.used, moved, cleaned or in any way cared for, dust will settle in the nooks and crannies, creating more and more areas where seeds can germinate and plants can grow. Moss is starting to build up, creating even more biomass until the car is hardly recognizable.

The same goes for any structure in nature. The wind brings dust, seeds, leaves etc. The biomass adds up over the years, decades centuries, millennia. After such long time, nature has taken over and covered everything.

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