peat
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"So you could be looking at decades, centuries, millennia before the actual lost peat itself begins to build back up."
From BBC • May 2, 2026
A Bronze Age shield found in a peat bog has been returned to Scotland for the first time in more than 230 years.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
To better understand past fire activity, researchers examined charcoal preserved in peat deposits from Central and South America, Africa, Southeast Asia, and Australasia.
From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026
A former dairy farm could be transformed into an "internationally recognised hub for research", focused on restoring lowland peat bogs.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
How were you to know it's impossible to get peat for your box?
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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Western Europe - Introductory
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