I came across this pic of a stunning Greek mosaic that was recently uncovered in Turkey and was wondering how can this found itself so deep under what appears as solid earth and not sediment deposits or anything. What are the processes involved?
Sorry if this is the wring sub.
Here are some older threads on this topic:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2oylvy/many_archaeological_sites_of_settlements_are/