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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID A7K71:030
(Legacy ID: _id) 0f862c7f27f5fd84d33c49dd45b7d098
(Legacy ID: _rev) 16-3db20c2ffbb993585c78137efc67c22d
Square 7K71
Code 030
Designation Hard layer (poss surface) at the S end W of Wall 3
Field A
Locus type Earth
Area A
Start season 1994
End season 1994
Start date 1994-06-28
Bottom separation Clear
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Clear
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks With Wall 24
Reason Harder
End date 1994-07-04
Supervisor D. Holloway
Function May be surface
Architecture 0
State Approved
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Late Iron 2
L. Sh. Scan: A7K71030-1994EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7K71030-1994EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7K71030-1994EarthSuppDataBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7K71030-1994EarthSuppDataFront
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 5/3
Texture Sandy Clay Loam-Silty Clay Loam
Hardness Loose
Compression Degree 1 Somewhat
Compression Description 1 Crumbly
Wetness Degree Very
Wetness Description Dry
Structure Random
Soil Distribution Random
Glass (Count) 0
Tesserae (Count) 0
Tabun Fragment (Count) 0
Brick Fragment (Count) 6
Roof Tile (Count) 0
Worked Stone (Count) 0
Burnt Stone (Count) 0
Architectural Number (Count) 0
Architectural Distribution Random
Length 1.29999995
Width 1.29999995
Lower Depth 0.579999983
Upper Depth 0.660000026
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks Much more pottery than L 31 which was at a similar level; also many gaming pieces & misc stone items poss used in games; all gaming pieces & stone items were found directly above L 30; difficult to trace because of intermittent rock tumble
Stratigraphic Remarks Seals against the W face of Wall 24
Surface Material Beaten Earth
Surface Material (Note) Beaten Earth
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2025) "Locus A-7K71-030 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field A/Square 7K71". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/0f862c7f-27f5-fd84-d33c-49dd45b7d098> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2n308q9m

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