Soil mark

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Soil marks are differences in soil colour as a result of archaeological features. They can be seen when a ploughed out earthwork has left hard dry material of a former bank and damper wetter material from a former ditch.[1] They can also occur when a feature has cut through the top soil to reveal underlying chalk.

Notes

  1. ↑ Mick Aston, Interpreting the Landscape (Tempus, 2002)


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