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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID A7K41:008
(Legacy ID: _id) 102cb4753aafa7f317baca19736a39be
(Legacy ID: _rev) 16-d78f762c149af85b5d52513d5a1f1c1e
Square 7K41
Code 008
Designation Ash layer
Field A
Locus type Earth
Area A
Start season 1984
End season 1984
Start date 1984-07-16
Bottom separation Clear
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Clear
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Does not touch the walls
Reason Ash visible in W balk
End date 1984-07-16
Supervisor J. Hackwell
Function Prob fire of destruction of Walls 4A & 6A
Architecture 0
State Approved
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Late Iron 2/Persian
L. Sh. Scan: A7K41008-1984EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7K41008-1984EarthFront
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 5/4
Texture Sandy Clay Loam-Silty Clay Loam
Hardness Loose
Compression Degree 1 Moderately
Compression Description 1 Loose
Wetness Degree Moderately
Wetness Description Moist
Structure Random
Soil Distribution Random
Flint (Count) 15
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
Length 5.0
Width 2.9000001
Lower Depth 0.270000011
Upper Depth 0.150000006
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks This locus roughly corresponds to the ash layer and containes few large boulders; see top plan of boulders before removal; ash does not touch Walls 4B & Wall 6B; in middle between the walls; ash was mixed with organic remains, bones, charcoal and assorted inclusions
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus A-7K41-008 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field A/Square 7K41". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/102cb475-3aaf-a7f3-17ba-ca19736a39be> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2wq0dr17

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