Buried wood typically survives for a few years to decades. The damp conditions of the site's soil prevented oxygen from reaching the wood.
Wooden burial chamber at the center of a large burial mound near Riedlingen in Baden-Württemberg.(photo credit: Jörn Heimann / Landesamt für Denkmalpflege im Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
