Sentence examples for a layer of sediments from inspiring English sources

First, they found a layer of sediments that once existed on the shores of the lakes, which had then suddenly collapsed into the water and fell into their depths.

When the waters recede, a layer of sediment is left behind.

Dr. Sanchez bent down, sliced out a layer of sediment and broke it to reveal gooey tar in the middle.

The dating is further strengthened by a layer of sediment just preceding the extinction containing mineral grains providing evidence of one of earth's many periodic reversals of magnetic polarity.

The einkorn DNA  - from a substantial quantity of the cereal, most likely in flour form - was recovered by archaeologists from the Maritime Archaeology Trust from a layer of sediment which had lain buried several metres below the seabed.

The Greeks and the Turks drink similar coffee, with a layer of sediment at the bottom, though do not dare go to Athens and order a Turkish coffee or vice versa.

The state has been arguing with itself since the days before statehood — arguing over possibilities that have come and gone, too often leaving a layer of sediment from which the dust now rises, obscuring the future.

Often, this ice is trapped beneath a layer of sediment and has been frozen for at least two years.

They uncovered an assortment of stone tools in a layer of sediment deposited on the cave floor 42,000 to 105,000 years ago.

The team found a layer of sediment a few millimeters thick that had elevated levels of copper and zinc and other elements.

Last year Bonhams sold an entire underwater scene with a stingray and a dozen perch preserved in a layer of sediment for $4,300.