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1970-01-01 11 hours ago

Submerge them in drawers filled with Argon or Xenon gas when filing them away. This would also help to fireproof the artifacts.

ted_dunning 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Nitrogen should do just as well.

The hazard is if the inert gas displaces oxygen in the storage facility. That can make them a death trap.

verisimi an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Or the banks of rivers or in the sea? We seem to find very old artifacts there!

analog31 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Xenon is quite expensive.

msuniverse2026 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

How about a tar pit