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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID F6L98:049
(Legacy ID: _id) 1cf6a3c4ed80adfe2ac80d17c8079409
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-080577e6d818653e50448cef4bb01024
Square 6L98
Code 049
Designation Rubbly fill
Field F
Locus type Earth
Area F
Start season 1989
End season 1989
Start date 1989-07-03
Bottom separation Average
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Clear
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Later than the destruction of Wall 44
Reason Numerous organic inclusions, nari, charcoal
End date 1989-07-12
Supervisor B. Gamble
Function Rubbly earth layer with pit characteristics, but too widespread over Wall 44 in N
Architecture 0
State Approved
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Late Iron 2/Persian
L. Sh. Scan: F6L98049-1989EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: F6L98049-1989EarthFront
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 6/4
Texture Loam-Silt loam
Hardness Very loose
Compression Degree 1 Moderately
Compression Description 1 Loose
Wetness Degree Moderately
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
Bones Frequent
Length 2.63000011
Width 1.63999999
Lower Depth 0.0
Upper Depth 0.0
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks First thought to be a pit of organic material seemingly lined with small boulders which at first appeared patterned but later seemed random; the slope of boulders around W side follows sloping stratigraphy of W balk; later excavation revealed this to be rubble-filled layer exending over wall 44
Stratigraphic Remarks Also seals against west balk, north balk
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus F-6L98-049 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field F/Square 6L98". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/1cf6a3c4-ed80-adfe-2ac8-0d17c8079409> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2vt23686

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