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All right, so when we were digging, we got down to thevery bottom of the site and we hit a...

All right, so when we were digging, we got down to thevery bottom of the site and we hit a layer of clay, which is this deposit here,
in the very bottom of our site

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All right, so when we were digging,
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we got down to thevery bottom of the site
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and we hit a layer of clay,
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which is this deposit here, in the very bottom of our site.
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10 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
02:36:01
Uploaded
May 31, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
ITVS,Corporation for Public Broadcasting,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,Zipporah Films,Sundance Institute,PBS

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A look at Boston's city government, covering racial justice, housing, climate action, and more.
It's, it was man-made, as far as where it came from, - City Hall 00:08
It's, it was man-made, as far as where it came from,
And it's a marine claythat was deposited - City Hall 00:06
And it's a marine claythat was deposited
Basically, the, the ground that Boston is - City Hall 00:07
Basically, the, the ground that Boston is
{\an1}And when the glacier melted, it was still down - City Hall 00:05
{\an1}And when the glacier melted, it was still down
{\an1}where Boston was underwater completely, - City Hall 00:05
{\an1}where Boston was underwater completely,
{\an1}But during that time, it laid a huge deposit of clay, - City Hall 00:05
{\an1}But during that time, it laid a huge deposit of clay,
{\an1}We found clay that was then dug up by somebody, - City Hall 00:09
{\an1}We found clay that was then dug up by somebody,
{\an1}And they had dug up the clay, and they pulled out - City Hall 00:06
{\an1}And they had dug up the clay, and they pulled out
{\an1}These were stuck in the clayfrom where they dug it out. - City Hall 00:05
{\an1}These were stuck in the clayfrom where they dug it out...
{\an1}So these are actually clamsthat were living in Boston - City Hall 00:08
{\an1}So these are actually clamsthat were living in Boston
{\an1}And it's just reallykind of fun to see them - City Hall 00:07
{\an1}And it's just reallykind of fun to see them
{\an7}We don't get to finda lot of fossils in archaeology, - City Hall 00:07
{\an7}We don't get to finda lot of fossils in archaeolo...
{\an7}But in that deposit, we also have artifacts from the 1700s, - City Hall 00:10
{\an7}But in that deposit, we also have artifacts from the 1...
(wind gusting) - City Hall 00:17
(wind gusting)
{\an7}("Crazy World" by Jamestown Revival playing faintly) - City Hall 00:06
{\an7}("Crazy World" by Jamestown Revival playing ...
{\an7}♪ Megaphone marauders - City Hall 01:01
{\an7}♪ Megaphone marauders
(wind howling) - City Hall 00:07
(wind howling)
(cars passing) - City Hall 00:14
(cars passing)
The disparity study is designed to assess that question - City Hall 00:06
The disparity study is designed to assess that question
{\an1}So first, at its core, we'll look at the degree - City Hall 00:11
{\an1}So first, at its core, we'll look at the degree