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Re:Sucking carbon dioxide out of the sky is moving from scie... by heavyset_go on Sunday September 10, 2023 @03:20AM (#37453610)
Bogs are a "special" type of environment that are good at preserving or mummifying tissue, and the majority of bog bodies are not preserved, they're in various states of decay. It's a big deal when an intact and/or well-preserved bog body is found because of it.
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Re:Sucking carbon dioxide out of the sky is moving from scie... by WalterBright on Sunday September 10, 2023 @03:32AM (#37453667)
It can't be too hard to recreate the preservative conditions of a bog. If I recall correctly, it's simply a very low oxygen environment.

The ancient Egyptian tombs preserved things very well as long as the tomb stayed dry.

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Re:Sucking carbon dioxide out of the sky is moving from scie... by heavyset_go on Monday September 11, 2023 @12:19PM (#37469520)
You'd need literal oceans of preservatives for this scheme to work.
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