There were less humans alive in the past than there are now.
Having lived in an Australian rainforest, flesh and bones rot very quickly and the native insect and animal count is higher than what you'd see on the plains, so they would likely be eaten by larger predators before they even had the chance to rot.
I have hunted and killed pigs, leaving their carcasses that had decomposed to basic materials in less than three years. Getting buried in a rainforest wouldn't guarantee that a body would survive the below-ground decomposition either. Many first growth and second growth trees roots rot due to the sheer amount of decomposition and matter churn in rainforest floor.
worthless-trash|1 year ago
There were less humans alive in the past than there are now.
Having lived in an Australian rainforest, flesh and bones rot very quickly and the native insect and animal count is higher than what you'd see on the plains, so they would likely be eaten by larger predators before they even had the chance to rot.
I have hunted and killed pigs, leaving their carcasses that had decomposed to basic materials in less than three years. Getting buried in a rainforest wouldn't guarantee that a body would survive the below-ground decomposition either. Many first growth and second growth trees roots rot due to the sheer amount of decomposition and matter churn in rainforest floor.
The forest itself is quite a beautiful machine.
blitzar|1 year ago