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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID B8K02:016
(Legacy ID: _id) 1e59899694d1596f2bc9e21acdd3867f
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-9b76751dfdcb2c5b87349fcda1d4fe34
Square 8K02
Code 016
Designation Beaten-earth surface under Quoin & Pier 33
Field B
Locus type Earth
Area B
Start season 1996
End season 2002
Start date 1996-07-26
Bottom separation Arbitrary
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Very Clear
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks With bronze bowl & pithos in balk
Reason Reached bottom of pithos; harder
End date 2002-07-02
Supervisor W. Bowes
Function Surf with the bronze bowl found in U96 & pithos in balk
Architecture 0
State Approved
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Late Iron 2/Persian
L. Sh. Scan: B8K02016-2000EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: B8K02016-1996EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: B8K02016-2000PotteryFront
L. Sh. Scan: B8K02016-1996EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: B8K02016-2000EarthSuppDataBack
L. Sh. Scan: B8K02016-2000EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: B8K02016-2002EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: B8K02016-2002EarthFront
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 5/3
Texture Sand-Sandy Loam
Hardness Hard
Compression Degree 1 Very
Compression Description 1 Firm
Wetness Degree Moderately
Wetness Description Dry
Structure Random
Soil Distribution Random
Pottery Rare
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
Architectural Distribution Random
Length 4.75
Width 2.75
Lower Depth 0.0099999998
Upper Depth 0.0299999993
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks Pithos jug found with base extending 24 cm below surface; traceable with a thin ash layer on top; a little remained under Wall 33; it was hard to identify when Wall 33 was broken up & removed
Surface Material Beaten Earth
Surface Material (Note) Beaten Earth
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus B-8K02-016 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field B/Square 8K02". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/1e598996-94d1-596f-2bc9-e21acdd3867f> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2j39623v

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