Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Locus ID	M7K23:008
(Legacy ID: _id)	2006fcc2bdb1aa1726a584ef50c658f8
(Legacy ID: _rev)	15-e052e2074c9304ff1dbf7ec34fa90ab7
Square	7K23
Code	008
Designation	N-S wall
Field	M
Locus type	Architecture
Area	M
Start season	2008
End season	2008
Start date	2008-07-15
Created at	2010-07-05
Updated at	2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks	Earlier than L 2, 6 & S 18
Reason	Stones in a line; may be continuation of Wall 7, but different masonry
End date	2008-07-28
Supervisor	E. Brown
Function	Domestic wall in latest architectural complex of the square; with Walls 3, 4, 7, 9 & 15; prob part of a southern chamber
Architecture	0
State	Approved
Stratigraphic relations	Sealed against by Locus M-7K23-006 (Earth layer) Bonded to Locus M-7K23-007 (Wall) Under Locus M-7K23-002 (Earth layer) Sealed against by Locus M-7K23-002 (Earth layer)
Clean locus	False
Age (period)	Persian

Related Locations and Objects

Sealed against by

Locus M-7K23-006

Locus M-7K23-016

Locus M-7K23-002

Under

Locus M-7K23-002

Bonded to

Locus M-7K23-007

Related Media

L. Sh. Scan: M7K23008-2008ArchitectureBack

L. Sh. Scan: M7K23008-2008ArchitectureFront

Related Persons

Supervised by

Elizabeth Brown

Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Limestone Quality	Hard
Limestone (%)	100.0
Chert (%)	0.0
Basalt (%)	0.0
Nari (%)	0.0
Mudbrick (%)	0.0
Other (%)	0.0
Wall Cobble	10.0
Wall Small Boulders	60.0
Wall Medium Boulders	30.0
Wall Large Boulders	0.0
Wall Very Large Boulders	0.0
Chink Pebble	0.0
Chink Cobble	100.0
Chink (%)	0.0
Fill Cobble	0.0
Fill Small Boulders	0.0
Fill Medium Boulders	0.0
Fill Large Boulders	0.0
Fill Very Large Boulders	0.0
Brick Lower Length	0.0
Brick Upper Length	0.0
Brick Lower Width	0.0
Brick Upper Width	0.0
Brick Lower Depth	0.0
Brick Upper Depth	0.0
Unhewn	80
Semi-Hewn	20
Dressed	0.0
Ashlar	0.0
Bossed	0.0
Tool Lower Width	0
Tool Lower Length	0
Tool Upper Width	0
Sketch	False
Photo	False
Dry Laid	100.0
Clay	0.0
Mud	0.0
Cement	0.0
Plaster	0.0
Lime	0.0
Average Thickness	0.0
Facing	Unfaced
Course Lower	1.0
Course Upper	2.0
Course Random	0.0
Row Lower	1.0
Row Upper	2.0
Measured Length	1.83000004
Measured Lower Width	0.360000014
Measured Upper Width	0.730000019
Measured Lower Height	0.140000001
Measured Upper Height	0.230000004
Orientation	30.0
Dip	0.0
Preservation	Partial Superstructure: Little
Lean Direction	0.0
Lean Degrees	0.0
Top Found	0.0
Remarks	May be continuation of Wall 7, but the stones are much smaller, so we separated loci
Construction Style	Boulder & Chink
Construction Style (Note)	Boulder & Chink
Construction Support	Free-standing

Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Creator Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms)	Douglas R Clark info Vocabulary: Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri Larry G Herr info Vocabulary: Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri

Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2025) "Locus M-7K23-008 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field M/Square 7K23". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/2006fcc2-bdb1-aa17-26a5-84ef50c658f8> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2rv10j6h

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