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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID C8L82:006
(Legacy ID: _id) 0a063fb33190c66155d3ffa34171222a
(Legacy ID: _rev) 16-a0344c8868e5d5417cc2f1d0ef781f14
Square 8L82
Code 006
Designation Hard debris layer (poss surface) S of Wall 5
Field C
Locus type Earth
Area C
Start season 1984
End season 1984
Start date 1984-07-23
Bottom separation Average
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Very Clear
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Seals against Wall 5 & therefore is later, but not yet poss to determine how much (may only be hours)
Reason Harder
End date 1984-07-06
Supervisor R. Davidson
Function Top surface in use with terrace Wall 5; appears to have been an occupational surface, but the doming effect in the center of the square is not yet clear
Sample reason Hard Surfa
Architecture 0
State Approved
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Early Iron 1
L. Sh. Scan: C8L82006-1984EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: C8L82006-1984EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: C8L82006-1984EarthSuppDataBack
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 6/2
Texture Sandy Clay Loam-Silty Clay Loam
Hardness Hard
Compression Degree 1 Moderately
Compression Description 1 Firm
Structure Random
Soil Distribution Random
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
Length 2.5
Width 2.29999995
Lower Depth 0.0199999996
Upper Depth 0.0399999991
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks A thin strip of this surface extends the length of the W balk & in the middle domes considerably; is almost completely smooth & level in Loca 7 & 8, but along the W balk in Loca 19 & 25 there is a hump of 30+ cm, with a return to lower level in SW corner
Surface Material Beaten Earth
Surface Material (Note) Beaten Earth
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2025) "Locus C-8L82-006 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field C/Square 8L82". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/0a063fb3-3190-c661-55d3-ffa34171222a> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2f483b37

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