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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID B8K12:003
(Legacy ID: _id) 1da7e2dbc1ae839c5dcae63437124027
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-9b99872a209d9dcb5e769fcc82988f04
Square 8K12
Code 003
Designation Fill in poss silo
Field B
Locus type Earth
Area B
Start season 2002
End season 2002
Start date 2002-07-04
Bottom separation Arbitrary
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Very Clear
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks No clear divison detected between poss silo & surrounding debris
Reason Isolate debris within poss silo
End date 2002-07-15
Supervisor J. Raab
Function Fill in poss silo; poss just debris in room
Architecture 0
State Approved
Top plan 4
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
L. Sh. Scan: B8K12003-2002EarthSuppDataBack
L. Sh. Scan: B8K12003-2002EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: B8K12003-2002EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: B8K12003-2002PotteryFront
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 6/3
Texture Sandy clay loam-Silty clay loam
Hardness Somewhat loose
Compression Degree 1 Moderately
Compression Description 1 Loose
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 0.519999981
Width 0.699999988
Lower Depth 0.310000002
Upper Depth 0.310000002
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks Poss bin but no bottom surface found; bottom arbitrarily placed; might actually have been rock just tumble; final dimensions at Loca 3 do not correlate to top plan because, during the excavation, removal of rock tumble enlarged the locus but did not clearly delimit the surrounding installation
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus B-8K12-003 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field B/Square 8K12". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/1da7e2db-c1ae-839c-5dca-e63437124027> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2zs36058

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