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Soil Horizons and displacement

Post date: 17-Nov-2016 08:13:24

We experimented to see how the ground is disturbed when something is buried.

Ready to get started.

Layer of chocolate pieces in bottom of glass jar

The bedrock is in place.

Now we need some granular material to fill the gaps.

layer of chocolate and sugar in glass jar.

The rock layer is done.

Layers of chocolate, sugar and coffee granules in a glass jar.

Next we need some subsoil. Don't let Jonah know I've pinched his coffee granules!

Layers of chocolate, sugar and coffee granules in a glass jar, with a bag of flour next to it.

Ready to add topsoil.

Layers of chocolate, sugar, coffee granules and flour in a glass jar.

All the soil layers are in place, but we've not finished yet ...

Layers of chocolate, sugar, coffee granules and flour in a glass jar, with a bag of porridge oats next to it.

We're going to need some leaf litter to go on top.

Layers of chocolate, sugar, coffee granules flour and oats in a glass jar.

The ground is prepared.

Now to bury our body!

Layers of chocolate, sugar, coffee granules flour and oats in a glass jar, with a spoon lying in a hole in the jar contents.

Digging a grave. Do you like our fancy shovel?

Layers of chocolate, sugar, coffee granules flour and oats in a glass jar, with Lego figure lying in a hole in hte layers.

Just enough room to fit our corpse.

glass jar containing chocolate, sugar, coffee granules, flour and oats, with the upper layers mixed up and coffee granules visible on the top.

The same glass jar viewed from the side.

All covered up ... but look at the tell-tale signs that all is not well. The leaf-litter is almost all gone and there's subsoil on the surface. By Jove, Watson! A shallow grave, if I'm not very much mistaken!

Layers of chocolate, sugar, coffee granules flour and oats in a glass jar, with a spoon lying on the surface.

Now to start the excavation ...

Layers of chocolate, sugar, coffee granules flour and oats in a glass jar, with a Lego figure just visible.

There you are, Watson! What did I tell you?

Layers of chocolate, sugar, coffee granules flour and oats in a glass jar, with a Lego figure exposed.

Next job - sketch the crime scene and note everything down.

And, as a reward for all our hard work, some tasty bedrock!

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