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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID A7K40:015
(Legacy ID: _id) 1ec6a454c2f811a06267ccb92366b802
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-9bd4447b8d7346e915c2cbb6306916fb
Square 7K40
Code 015
Designation Earth in doorway of Wall 14
Field A
Locus type Earth
Area A
Start season 1984
End season 1984
Start date 1984-07-13
Created at 2010-07-05
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Partly situated under Wall 5 causing disturbance of wall stones
Reason Excavate earth in door
End date 1984-07-13
Supervisor A. Lazaro
Function Debris in door opening between Walls 14 & 8, giving access in E-W direction
Architecture 0
State Approved
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Late Iron 2/Persian
Drawn balks East
L. Sh. Scan: A7K40015-1984EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7K40015-1984EarthBack
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 4/3
Texture Sandy Clay Loam-Silty Clay Loam
Hardness Loose
Compression Degree 1 Moderately
Compression Description 1 Loose
Wetness Degree Somewhat
Wetness Description Dry
Structure Random
Soil Distribution Random
Glass (Count) 0
Tesserae (Count) 0
Tabun Fragment (Count) 3
Brick Fragment (Count) 0
Roof Tile (Count) 0
Worked Stone (Count) 0
Burnt Stone (Count) 0
Architectural Number (Count) 0
Architectural Distribution Random
Length 1.62
Width 0.899999976
Lower Depth 0.159999996
Upper Depth 0.370000005
Direction 248.0
Slope 6.0
Earth Remarks Originally called Wall 8; tabun fragments were found in Loca 29 near E balk; stones of Wall 5 are at this spot slanted/tumbled down in N-direction; bottom not excavated in U84
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus A-7K40-015 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field A/Square 7K40". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/1ec6a454-c2f8-11a0-6267-ccb92366b802> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2862xv5q

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