28th April 2010, 01:35 PM
Dirty Boy Wrote:Topsoil? Would expect it to be an archaeological context, although a disturbed one as Oxbeast says. Never really discovered anything earthshaking in it, although that shouldn't mean that there isn't and is ignored
Yep think about flint. In some places flint assemblages only exist in the topsoil as the ancient ground surfaces have been ploughed out. They are regarded as a valuable resource.