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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID B7K81:057
(Legacy ID: _id) 1acb3b58c152b1baf6d4ce1278653805
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-dd1292e0ddca4988c4aab401cfa8b866
Square 7K81
Code 057
Designation Debris under L 56; over Surf 58
Field B
Locus type Earth
Area B
Start season 2000
End season 2000
Start date 2000-07-11
Bottom separation Clear
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Unclear
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Earlier than 56 & Wall 55; later than Surf 58 & Threshold 63
Reason More compact
End date 2000-07-13
Supervisor C. Rivers
Function Compacted brick detritus accumulated over Surf 58
Architecture 0
Sub balks 57
State Approved
Top plan 30,34,51,59
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Early Iron 1
L. Sh. Scan: B7K81057-2000EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: B7K81057-2000PotteryFront
L. Sh. Scan: B7K81057-2000EarthBack
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 7.5YR 6/3
Texture Sandy clay loam-Silty clay loam
Hardness Somewhat hard
Compression Degree 1 Very
Compression Description 1 Firm
Wetness Degree Somewhat
Wetness Description Moist
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 1.5
Width 1.0
Lower Depth 0.0900000036
Upper Depth 0.200000003
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks Cobbles almost appeared as a surface, but it was uneven & disturbed; rodent hole in center; prob compacted by weight of Wall 55 above; doesn't seem to seal against Wall 34 from which it is separated by loose bown earth & stones--poss FT or simply looser earth next to the wall
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus B-7K81-057 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field B/Square 7K81". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/1acb3b58-c152-b1ba-f6d4-ce1278653805> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2183qm4h

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