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Table 24: Horizon description: borehole 4

Key
* All depths reported as metres below ground level
14.30m AOD is a mean value, calculated from twelve spot levels taken on the shop floor by YAT in June 1995.

Depth (m)*Horizon descriptionSample
Ref.TypeDepth (m)
1.10 Trench excavated by YATNo sample
2.10 Slightly moist, slightly sticky dark brown organic silty clay. Abundant wood remains giving a 'compost' soil texture. Slight calcareous BH4 C1 Soil 1.60-2.10
2.60 Slightly moist, slightly sticky, very dark grey/black loamy 'peaty' material. Few to common bone fragments and wood remains. Non-calcareous BH4 C2 Soil 2.10-2.60
4.10 Slightly moist, slightly sticky, very dark grey/black loamy 'peaty' material. Common bone fragments and wood remains. Very calcareous BH4 C3 Soil 3.10-4.10
5.60 Slightly moist, slightly sticky, very dark grey/black loamy 'peaty' material. Slight calcareous. Foul egg smell BH4 C4 Soil 4.10-5.10
BH4 C5ASoil5.10-5.60
6.10 Slightly moist, stiff, very dark greyish brown clay (still made ground, as charcoal flecks present). Non-calcareous BH4 C5B Soil 5.60-6.10
End of hole

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