Soil that is high in organic matter, including charcoal, which, as a horizon (i.e. layer) indicates settlement and urbanization of an area.
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Like some other culture-heroes, he steals sun, moon and stars out of a box, so enlightening the dark earth.
(I) The surface is composed of dark earth and contains medieval remains, Roman pottery and articles which prove that it was in use during the Iron, Bronze and Neolithic Ages.
The top was then mottled with a 50:50 mixture of the dark earth and matt yellow.
What mysterious force guided the seedling from the dark earth up to the light, through leaf and stem and bud, to glorious fulfilment in the perfect flower?