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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID F6L98:039
(Legacy ID: _id) 2777a605640f2b8e70331b5f43d3303c
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-7d198612bb36a5efa9db1799da8b0d74
Square 6L98
Code 039
Designation Beaten-earth surface under Surf 36
Field F
Locus type Earth
Area F
Start season 1987
End season 1987
Start date 1987-07-23
Bottom separation Average
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Average
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Seals against Wall 44 so it might be used with it; under & poss equals Surf 26
Reason Color change; ashy material
End date 1987-07-29
Supervisor D. Herr
Function Occupational surface of some sort; unknown at this point
Architecture 0
State Approved
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Late Iron 2
Drawn balks South
L. Sh. Scan: F6L98039-1987EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: F6L98039-1987EarthFront
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 6/2
Texture Loam-Silt loam
Hardness Somewhat loose
Compression Degree 1 Somewhat
Compression Description 1 Friable
Wetness Degree Somewhat
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 2.0
Width 1.60000002
Lower Depth 0.0500000007
Upper Depth 0.0
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks Ashy material especially where Pit 38 was; also under two stones nearby; occasional pinkish grey (7.5 YR 7/2) clayey patches; prob part of Surf 26 in this area; bottom level is where U87 excavation stopped
Surface Material Beaten Earth
Surface Material (Note) Beaten Earth
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus F-6L98-039 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/2777a605-640f-2b8e-7033-1b5f43d3303c> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k27h2152b

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