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		labrador on Sept 20, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Archaeologists discover oldest wooden structure Where do you find 470,000 year old wood that isn't petrified?

anotheraccount9 on Sept 20, 2023 [–]

I would really like to know the answer, if anyone wants to share.

danparsonson on Sept 20, 2023 | [–]

It's a rhetorical question - you don't usually find wood that old except in very specific situations like this where conditions happen to have been right for preservation.

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