why are all historical artifacts buried?? who buried them?

Answer 1

Artifacts are usually found within layers of soil or rock because through time soil and sediments have covered the object. They're not generally buried on purpose by a person.

Imagine this scenario: 1) a community live near a stream bank, 2) a person drops/discards a tool and leaves it, 3) the community moves on to another area, 4) through time, layers of sand and mud carried by the stream cover the object, 5) many, many years later, a happy archaeologist decides to dig there and finds the artifact.

The process of burial somewhat preserves the object, thereby allowing it to be found. If it were not to get buried (say it was discarded in the first place on high land), then the object would likely break down in some manner and not be found. Thus, a found object was likely a buried object.

Answer 2

Most often artifacts were not purposely buried, they were just discarded. The ground level at present is not the same is it was in the past. The earth is actually growing and new layers of strata continuously developing. An object found in a deeper stratigraphic layer should in theory have been deposited earlier in time than one found in a layer closer to the present surface. However, human activity and natural phenomena can disturb the placement of the artifact.

Answer 3

For something to be classed as an 'historical artifact' its got to be old. It wouldn't survive many many years just lying about on the ground, so usually it was either thrown away by someone (and then buried as rubbish) just imagine what people will make of your rubbish in hundreds of years or it was classed as really important and buried with a dead person, either way theres your answer

Answer 4

my grandfather buried them, he was as old as dirt when he died and he used to tell me he buried all the ancient artifacts and lived for a long time

Answer 5

It must be because of gravity. I haven't seen any of the artifacts floating around. But, then again, I am blonde, so what am I doing answering questions like this... hello???

Answer 6

its not all buried - look at some of the ancient Greek structures and the Egyptian pyramids.

soil/sand ect is blown over it, volcanoes erupt over it - stuff like that

Answer 7

they are not
all the items in the smithsonian are not "buried"

things left outside sink into the mud and are covered by falling debris. they are not buried by anyone.

Answer 8

they've just been discarded and dirt and layers of stuff have covered them over the years until they became buried

Answer 9

They arn't burried. They are left there for various reasons and then dust, dirt, land etc covers them.

Answer 10

The shifting sands of time.