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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID Q0093:001
(Legacy ID: _id) 0154696d1724f72f0b6c66fc0bd19bc2
(Legacy ID: _rev) 2-b8714b7a1ce08d9565d13e04e430038c
Square 0093
Code 001
Designation Earth layer
Field Q
Locus type Earth
Area Q
Start season 1994
End season 1994
Start date 1994-06-29
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 Included sheetwash deposited against modern field wall
Reason Begin excavation
End date 1994-06-29
Supervisor D. Hopkins
Function Topsoil
Architecture 0
Stratigraphic relations
  • Over Bedrock (without locus designation)
  • Seals against Wall (without locus designation)
Clean locus False
L. Sh. Scan: Q0093001-1994EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: Q0093001-1994EarthBack
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 5/6
Texture Loam-Silt loam
Hardness Very loose
Compression Degree 1 Very
Compression Description 1 Rubbly
Wetness Degree Very
Wetness Description Dry
Structure Random
Soil Distribution Random
Pottery Rare
Glass (Count) 0
Tesserae (Count) 0
Tabun Fragment (Count) 0
Brick Fragment (Count) 0
Roof Tile (Count) 0
Worked Stone (Count) 0
Burnt Stone (Count) 0
Architectural Number (Count) 0
Architectural Distribution Random
Bones Rare
Length 2.3599999
Width 1.0
Lower Depth 0.280000001
Upper Depth 0.540000021
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks A very few wall stones were not given a locus number; they were virtually destroyed when encountered; Loose topsoil with many cobbles, little earth; absoslutely no structure; One grindstone frag found; two poss wall stones had levels at 1. top-96, bottom-125; 2. top-24, bottom-66
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus Q-0093-001 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field Q/Square 0093". 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-66fc0bd19bc2> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2155162m

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