| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Locus ID | B8K00:002 |
| (Legacy ID: _id) | 18113dae94a0bb6cb57ab9153d68d547 |
| (Legacy ID: _rev) | 15-da32d17c6be538869373f7ffef08ade7 |
| Square | 8K00 |
| Code | 002 |
| Designation | Topsoil |
| Field | B |
| Locus type | Earth |
| Area | B |
| Start season | 1996 |
| End season | 2002 |
| Start date | 1996-06-28 |
| Bottom separation | Average |
| Created at | 2010-07-05 |
| Top separation | Clear |
| Updated at | 2010-07-31 |
| Stratigraphy remarks | Above latest occupational features; later than 20 (8K01) |
| Reason | Different than overlying sift material |
| End date | 2002-07-25 |
| Supervisor | H. Munson |
| Function | Original topsoil in which objects accumulated; balk cleanup |
| Architecture | 0 |
| State | Approved |
| Top plan | 2/3,2 |
| Balk | East |
| Stratigraphic relations |
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| Clean locus | False |
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Munsell # | 10YR 5/3 |
| Texture | Loam-Silt Loam |
| Hardness | Somewhat loose |
| Compression Degree 1 | Moderately |
| Compression Description 1 | Loose |
| Wetness Degree | Moderately |
| 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 | 0.129999995 |
| Upper Depth | 0.409999996 |
| Direction | 320.0 |
| Slope | 11.0 |
| Earth Remarks | Contained many rock floaters in fairly loose earth with worn sherds; pebble count only included those larger than about 5 mm; smaller ones go through the sieve; U02: we excaveted soil & stones which had fallen out of the N balk of 8K00 & 8K01 above Wall 20, some of the material was in 8K00 & some in 8K01 |
| Stratigraphic Remarks | Wall 5 was only partially covered by L 2 |
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
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Suggested Citation
Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2025) "Locus B-8K00-002 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-b9153d68d547> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2np2h513
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