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Dark earth

In geology and archaeology, dark earth is a substratum, up to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) thick, that indicates settlement over long periods of time. The material is high in organic matter, including charcoal, which gives it its characteristic dark colour; it may also contain fragments of pottery, tile, animal bone and other artefacts. It is interpreted as soil…

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GeologyArchaeologySubstratumLondonChernozem
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Charred material as agricultural improver

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Dark earth

Nodes40
Edges39
Triples45
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.05
Components1

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related to Roman Britain · 13
Dark earth → Archaeologists, However, In, In England, It, Londinium, Londinium's, London, London's, Overlying, Roman, Saxon London, The
related to Sweden · 12
Dark earth → Birka, Björkö, CE, Dark, In Sweden, Köpingsvik, Lund, Scania, Stockholm, Sweden, Uppåkra, Viking
related to West Africa · 12
Dark earth → Dark, For, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Locals, Mende, Sierra Leone, The Loma, They, Upper Guinean, West African
related to Amazonian dark earths · 5
Dark earth → ADEs, Amazon Basin, Amazonian Dark Earths, Indian, Portuguese
is a · 1
Dark earth → substratum
part of · 1
Dark earth → the local nomenclature
related to External links · 1
Dark earth → Dark

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dark earth soil roman may black also areas sweden period material soot found around settlement enriched materials colour earth' agricultural

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Dark earthis asubstratum0.90text
Dark earthpart ofthe local nomenclature0.85text
Dark earthrelated to Amazonian dark earthsAmazonian Dark Earths0.60section
Dark earthrelated to Amazonian dark earthsADEs0.60section
Dark earthrelated to Amazonian dark earthsPortuguese0.60section
Dark earthrelated to Amazonian dark earthsIndian0.60section
Dark earthrelated to Amazonian dark earthsAmazon Basin0.60section
Dark earthrelated to External linksDark0.60section
Dark earthrelated to Roman BritainIn England0.60section
Dark earthrelated to Roman BritainRoman0.60section
Dark earthrelated to Roman BritainLondinium0.60section
Dark earthrelated to Roman BritainIn0.60section

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