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5.1: Deterioration and Decomposition
https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/HACC_Central_Pennsylvania's_Community_College/Archaeology%3A_It's_More_Than_Digging_In_The_Dirt_(Scheib)/05%3A_Artifact_Preservation/5.01%3A_Deterioration_and_Decomposition
Though stone can weather, it is inherently stable compared to organic materials used for basketry and tools. Artifacts made of wood, papyrus, and bone, for example, are perishable and prone to rapid d...Though stone can weather, it is inherently stable compared to organic materials used for basketry and tools. Artifacts made of wood, papyrus, and bone, for example, are perishable and prone to rapid decomposition (rot and decay), making them difficult to recover.

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