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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID A7K41:011
(Legacy ID: _id) 102cb4753aafa7f317baca1973c944ee
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-4cd800c1b0bf6f01eceff5ee5cce9f96
Square 7K41
Code 011
Designation Beaten-earth surface
Field A
Locus type Earth
Area A
Start season 1984
End season 1984
Start date 1984-07-20
Bottom separation Average
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Average
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Roughly corresponds with the top of phase B of Loci 6 Wall, therefore, Corresponds with the destruction level of phase Wallsi 6A & 4A
Reason First seen in W balk
End date 1984-07-20
Supervisor J. Hackwell
Function Beaten-earth surface
Architecture 0
State Approved
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Late Iron 2/Persian
L. Sh. Scan: A7K41011-1984EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7K41011-1984EarthBack
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 5/4
Texture Sandy Clay Loam-Silty Clay Loam
Hardness Somewhat loose
Compression Degree 1 Moderately
Compression Description 1 Firm
Wetness Degree Moderately
Wetness Description Moist
Structure 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 29.0
Width 1.0
Lower Depth 0.129999995
Upper Depth 0.0399999991
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks Recognized in balk only; did not excavate; was assigned on July 20; boulders and cobbles form a line in the balk resting on this surface; roughly corresponds to the top of Wall 6B
Stratigraphic Remarks This loci was assigned AFTER studying balk only. No inclusion information available.
Surface Material Beaten Earth
Surface Material (Note) Beaten Earth
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus A-7K41-011 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-ca1973c944ee> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2th8z541

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