| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Locus ID | B7K80:037 |
| (Legacy ID: _id) | 124ff986cddb85989497f1f9764c8e88 |
| (Legacy ID: _rev) | 16-c5d5fd564838e32a28f207d4738d92c2 |
| Square | 7K80 |
| Code | 037 |
| Designation | Burnt mud-brick destruction debris |
| Field | B |
| Locus type | Earth |
| Area | B |
| Start season | 1987 |
| End season | 1992 |
| Start date | 1987-08-04 |
| Bottom separation | Average |
| Created at | 2010-07-05 |
| Top separation | Very Clear |
| Updated at | 2010-07-31 |
| Stratigraphy remarks | Against Wall 59; readings are almost pure EIR1; IR2 readings are from areas in probe where a pit was encountered |
| Reason | Bright orange color & other colors |
| End date | 1992-07-23 |
| Supervisor | W. Bowes |
| Function | Destruction of the EIR1 city, which was then leveled; from an upper story which had walls of mudbrick & contained lots of pottery, especially pithoi; various parts showed intense burning |
| Architecture | 0 |
| State | Approved |
| Top plan | 54,60 |
| Stratigraphic relations |
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| Clean locus | False |
| Age (period) | Early Iron 1 |
| Drawn balks |
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Munsell # | 7.5YR 6/4 |
| Texture | Clay |
| Hardness | Somewhat hard |
| Compression Degree 1 | Very |
| Compression Description 1 | Firm |
| Wetness Degree | Very |
| Wetness Description | Dry |
| 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 | 5.0 |
| Width | 3.0 |
| Lower Depth | 0.629999995 |
| Upper Depth | 1.79999995 |
| Direction | 0.0 |
| Slope | 0.0 |
| Earth Remarks | Same bricky desctruction as 7K81 & 7K90; under Surf 27, Wall 5 & Pit 3 (where E balk was removed); L 36 seems to have been used to level out 37; brick is burnt the most in NE corner, where it is rock hard; range of colors--7.5YR 6/4, 5YR 8/2, 5YR 7/3, 10YR 5/4, 10YR 8/2, 10YR 7/1; red, brown, & black; cobbles & small boulders appear occasionally as well as black ash deposits prob from burned timbers; many large pieces of pottery are scattered throughout |
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
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Suggested Citation
Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus B-7K80-037 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field B/Square 7K80". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/124ff986-cddb-8598-9497-f1f9764c8e88> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k29g62x89
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