Ice As A Preservative
How come ice can preserve these things so well? Apparently, it is because the weather conditions ward off bacteria and decomposers from functioning as usual. In the Arctic, the lack of oxygen also helps the bacterial decomposers stop functioning. If they do operate at all, it will be at a much slower rate than usual. Scientists get to examine these well-preserved sacrifices, woolly creatures, and other incredible things because of this fact.
Ice As A Preservative
Winter Wartime
The remnants of previous wars also surface a lot in icy environments. During the Great War, battles were waged in the Alps. As we know by now, there is nothing worse than fighting in an icy trench. Many soldiers suffered frostbite and hypothermia up there. If the battle did not spell the end for them, the blistering cold did. You’re right if you guessed that they froze and got preserved in the process!
Winter Wartime
