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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID B8K00:027
(Legacy ID: _id) 391f2a791206e1bf7aa2198ca372aae0
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-a6af240bed36aab63cd8148a8bee1293
Square 8K00
Code 027
Designation Beaten-earth surface
Field B
Locus type Earth
Area B
Start season 1998
End season 1998
Start date 1998-07-23
Bottom separation Average
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Clear
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Prob earlier than Wall 14 but in use with Wall 4
Reason Harder earth under brick debris
End date 1998-07-24
Supervisor K. Bramlett
Function Surface inside Wall 4; did not exist or was disrupted near the large stones & tumble under the W side of Wall 14
Architecture 0
State Approved
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Middle Bronze 2
L. Sh. Scan: B8K00027-1998EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: B8K00027-1998EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: B8K00027-1998PotteryFront
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 7/2
Texture Loam-Silt loam
Hardness Somewhat hard
Compression Degree 1 Moderately
Compression Description 1 Firm
Wetness Degree Moderately
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 2.5
Width 1.5
Lower Depth 0.0099999998
Upper Depth 0.0
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks High nari & clay content; purposefully prepared; clay was not in the matrix but in discrete clay inclusions; this was distinct from L 31 (rampart surface) which was devoid of clay fragments; includes a few flagstones
Stratigraphic Remarks Runs up to lowest course of Wall 4
Surface Material Crushed Nari
Surface Material (Note) Crushed nari
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus B-8K00-027 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field B/Square 8K00". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/391f2a79-1206-e1bf-7aa2-198ca372aae0> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2j67wd6b

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