Sometimes meat is buried under conditions that cause preservation. If buried on hot coals or ashes, the heat can kill pathogens, the dry ash can desiccate, and the earth can block oxygen and further contamination. If buried where the earth is very cold, the earth acts like a refrigerator, or, in areas of permafrost, a freezer
Nthawi zina nyama imakwililidwa pamalo pamene pamangitsa kuti isungike. Ikakwiliridwa pa makala kapena phulusa, kutetha kumapha tizilombo, phulusa lowuma zikhoza kuwumitsa komanso dothi likhoza kuteteza mphweya kuti usalowe komanso kupitiliza kuwonongeka. Ngati yakwililidwa pansi pamene pali pozizila, dothi limagwira ntchito ngati fuligi kapena m’malo amaene kumauza, kuwumitsa