Ancient Artifacts Found Frozen In Ice

How Does It Work?

Today, we use ice to preserve many things at home. Think of our freezers: they help keep food around for months longer than possible. This is how scientists are capable of exploring life from thousands of years ago.

For example, the Arctic is so cold that bacteria cannot decompose properly. This means things aren’t broken down as fast as normal and why we can still see ancient things today. We’re more likely to find artifacts in a tundra than a desert!