| Description (summary) |
2002-09-16 |
jl |
This was a grainy layer found in k27 in the east half of the locus, underneath f392. For a while, we thought that it was f372, since the top had a series of very nice layers, visible clearly in section. However, the material which composed the layers was very different from that of f372; whereas f372 was claylike and gummy, f396 was very brittle and grainy. It was composed of brown soil, but also had many small but visible pebbles within it, like bits of coarse sand that had become trapped within it. It could be rolled into small pellets while moist, but crumbled easily. Large quantities of soil have been saved. [Input: M916JL.j] |