12 Sites Buried by One Event and Preserved by It - discoverwildscience

Most people picture archaeologists carefully brushing dirt off ancient bones in slow motion. But the truth is messier and far more dramatic: some of history’s best-preserved sites exist only because something horrific happened to them in a matter of minutes, not centuries. A single volcanic blast, mudslide, or earthquake didn’t just destroy these places – ... Read more

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