bɪkˈʌz ˌoʊvɚbˈæŋk dᵻpˈɑːzɪts ˈɔfən ˌoʊvɚlˈaɪ ˈɛɹiəz ðæt ɑːɹ nˈoːɹməli ɛkspˈoʊzd tə wˈɛðɚɹɪŋ, ðeɪ kæn bˈɛɹi sˈɔɪlz, ɐlˈaʊɪŋ ðoʊz sˈɔɪlz təbi pɹɪzˈɜːvd æz pˌeɪliːoʊsˈɑːlz.
Because overbank deposits often overlie areas that are normally exposed to weathering, they can bury soils, allowing those soils to be preserved as paleosols.