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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID B8K00:001
(Legacy ID: _id) 18113dae94a0bb6cb57ab9153d4aa7b9
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-490c98d5b9b6a1c1d18d8ea30197a247
Square 8K00
Code 001
Designation Sift debris from previous seasons
Field B
Locus type Earth
Area B
Start season 1996
End season 1996
Start date 1996-06-24
Bottom separation Very Clear
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Very Clear
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Overlies original topsoil (L 2)
Reason Opening a new square
End date 1996-07-02
Supervisor K. Bramlett
Function Sift debris from earlier seasons
Architecture 0
State Approved
Stratigraphic relations
Over Locus B-8K00-002 (Earth layer)
Clean locus False
L. Sh. Scan: B8K00001-1996EarthSuppDataBack
L. Sh. Scan: B8K00001-1996EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: B8K00001-1996EarthBack
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 7/3
Texture Sand-Sandy Loam
Hardness Somewhat loose
Compression Degree 1 Moderately
Compression Description 1 Loose
Compression Degree 2 Moderately
Compression Description 2 Rubbly
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 5.0
Lower Depth 0.100000001
Upper Depth 0.340000004
Direction 320.0
Slope 12.0
Earth Remarks After digging through topsoil, it was evident that the top layer was previous sift material; when this was discovered, loci were juggled & this accounts for the objects listed on this sheet; they really were found in the original topsoil--L 2
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus B-8K00-001 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field B/Square 8K00". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/18113dae-94a0-bb6c-b57a-b9153d4aa7b9> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2z328571

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