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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID B7K90:007B
(Legacy ID: _id) 0154696d1724f72f0b6c66fc0bb45190
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-fef2a2c44cb95eac148368bc12afe0f8
Square 7K90
Code 007B
Designation Cobble bedding for Wall 7A
Field B
Locus type Architecture
Area B
Start season 1984
End season 1984
Start date 1984-07-16
Bottom separation Very Clear
Created at [Note] 2022-11-24 20:21:25 +0000
Top separation Very Clear
Updated at [Note] 2022-11-24 20:21:25 +0000
Stratigraphy remarks Same as Wall 7A
Reason Flat cobbles under Wall 7A
End date 1984-07-31
Supervisor H. Dates
Function Prob used to level for Wall 7A
Architecture 0
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Persian
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Limestone Quality None
Limestone (%) 100.0
Chert (%) 0.0
Basalt (%) 0.0
Nari (%) 0.0
Mudbrick (%) 0.0
Other (%) 0.0
Wall Cobble 100.0
Wall Small Boulders 0.0
Wall Medium Boulders 0.0
Wall Large Boulders 0.0
Wall Very Large Boulders 0.0
Chink Pebble 0.0
Chink Cobble 0.0
Chink (%) 0.0
Fill Cobble 0.0
Fill Small Boulders 0.0
Fill Medium Boulders 0.0
Fill Large Boulders 0.0
Fill Very Large Boulders 0.0
Brick Lower Length 0.0
Brick Upper Length 0.0
Brick Lower Width 0.0
Brick Upper Width 0.0
Brick Lower Depth 0.0
Brick Upper Depth 0.0
Unhewn 99
Semi-Hewn 0
Dressed 0.0
Ashlar 0.0
Bossed 0.0
Tool Lower Width 0
Tool Lower Length 0
Tool Upper Width 0
Sketch False
Photo False
Dry Laid 100.0
Clay 0.0
Mud 0.0
Cement 0.0
Plaster 0.0
Lime 0.0
Average Thickness 0.0
Facing Unfaced
Course Lower 3.0
Course Upper 5.0
Course Random 0.0
Row Lower 0.0
Row Upper 0.0
Measured Length 1.10000002
Measured Lower Width 0.800000012
Measured Upper Width 0.0
Measured Lower Height 0.180000007
Measured Upper Height 0.0
Orientation 0.0
Dip 0.0
Preservation Complete
Lean Direction 0.0
Lean Degrees 0.0
Remarks Cobbles in top 2-3 courses were md-lg; cobbles in courses 3-5 were mostly sm-md; earth between cobbles was 10YR 4/4 dark yellowish brown; section of cobbles centered between small boulders at each end; Destruction 5 below cobbles is .36 m below
Construction Support Foundation
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus B-7K90-007B from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field B/Square 7K90". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/0154696d-1724-f72f-0b6c-66fc0bb45190> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2ws9438w

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