Soil research
The term soil research is not clearly defined and is used in different contexts:
- meaning soil science (organic soil)
- for near-surface geology , especially building geology
- for archaeological soil investigations, see Survey (archeology)
- meaning soil mechanics (strength theory).
See also:
- Reich Office for Soil Research (Berlin, 1939–1945)
- Lower Saxony State Office for Soil Research (Hanover, 1959–2005)
- Austrian Soil Science Society
- Archaeological prospecting
