Sentences with phrase «peat bog preserving»
This fossil site is a petrified peat bog preserving primitive plants and animals in exquisite detail.
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People have been preserving bodies of the dead for millennia, from the bog bodies found in the peat wetlands of northern Europe to the embalmed and wrapped mummies recovered from Egypt's desert sands.
The fossils were formed in a swampy peat bog of a tropical to subtropical environment where plant tissues were preserved through rapid silicate diagenesis.
As it turns out, the cold water swamps in Ireland called peat bogs are the perfect environment for preserving organic matter and allowing it to safely ferment, improving the nutrient profile and digestibility.
It's a window into history as well: bodies preserved in peat bogs and glaciers allow for a look into life thousands of years ago, as do artifacts buried with the dead.