I’m not sure if this is the right subreddit.. if not please redirect me to a more appropriate one.

So recently at university i’ve been analysing community archaeology and the effectiveness of these projects. However, the more i read about archaeology the more I get confused.

I know this might sound incredibly incredibly stupid but how does all that stuff just get BURIED???? Like an entire jar? or a vase? or a cassette? how does that end up 6 feet under the ground?

1. without breaking?
2. how the hell does it get buried, you’re telling me people saw a vase on the floor for years and no one picked it up????
3. even if a vase was left on the floor for years how does it get buried? surely the land doesn’t change that much unless someone digs a hole and puts it in?

I honestly am driving myself crazy thinking about this. I just can’t understand how things end up so far underground? like why didn’t someone ever pick it up off the ground... surely it has to sit there for a while to be buried. especially when the dig is in someone’s back garden or something... you’re telling me you left a plate on your grass for so long that it’s buried under the ground ?!?????

pls help