In a message dated 8/30/2007 2:53:00 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
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an  articulated dog skeleton at Ozette,
WA...over 500 yrs old...buried under  (in) the (dirt) house floor.  Why
did it preserve  (perfectly)?



Carol, 
 
This is because Ozette was an anaerobic condition. The microbes used up the  
oxygen and the organics preserved. Burial in acidic dirt with aeration from  
insects, worms, and other critters causes decomposition. 
 
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.



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