"dark, crumbly with a hint of stickiness,
3000 years young,
seeks similar for fun and good times!"
Okay, so not perhaps the kind of profile you were expecting... :)
The soil profile is a 3-dimensional section of the soil. In this, you can detect different layers (the 'horizons'), which are influenced by different factors in soil formation (see the 'Soil: What it is and where it came from' post) and also drainage and management practises. A soil profile can vary from as little as a few centimetres, to many metres in depth.
The different horizons can be detected by being able to distinguish the separate colours, structure and textures from one to the next. In theory...
