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How are things like that, that were preserved (I'm assuming) by the dry sand they were buried under, then gets preserved by archaeologist for the future? A lot
by tym0 19d ago
How are things like that, that were preserved (I'm assuming) by the dry sand they were buried under, then gets preserved by archaeologist for the future?
A lot of pigments react to oxygen, and the sandy winds must not be kind to this kind stuff so I'm curious.
I know they've had to close Lascaux to the public for example.
- toyg 19d agoThey often aren't, sadly. You typically cannot encase and climate-control an entire site, so authorities will have to make a call on whether they can provide monitoring and preservation, or just re-bury it all. A lot of stuff in Italy is analysed without even unearthing it, because once you do that, the clock starts ticking.