Soil In American Samoa

In American Samoa, digging a pit is no simple task to undertake, particularly for a group of students with nothing but a shovel. The soil here is hard and compact, full of pebbles and lava rocks. Attempting to dig a pit would have been toilsome and ultimately fruitless. Fortunately, while on a fieldtrip, my classmates and I came upon an archaeological dig site. It was basically a big pit, about five feet deep, that was perfect for our observations. There were obvious changes in the soil through the different levels, and the archaeologist on location provided specific scientific information on the contents and properties of each level. There were five levels of soil in all, arranged in descending order. Level one contained the type of soil