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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID B8K10:004
(Legacy ID: _id) 39bd4e5e0b26cae356a0a6cc153c0edb
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-eb732511787a60400c88b1dbbf4800c9
Square 8K10
Code 004
Designation Sub-topsoil mixed with destruction debris E of Wall 3
Field B
Locus type Earth
Area B
Start season 2002
End season 2002
Start date 2002-07-03
Bottom separation Unclear
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Unclear
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Later than Walls 3 & 9
Reason Isolate debris E of Wall 3
End date 2002-07-05
Supervisor H. Munson
Function Upper debris E of Wall 3 under topsoil
Architecture 0
State Approved
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Late Iron 2/Persian
Drawn balks
L. Sh. Scan: B8K10004-2002EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: B8K10004-2002PotteryFront
L. Sh. Scan: B8K10004-2002EarthBack
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 5/3
Texture Loam-Silt loam
Hardness Somewhat loose
Compression Degree 1 Moderately
Compression Description 1 Loose
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 3.29999995
Width 2.51999998
Lower Depth 0.670000017
Upper Depth 0.409999996
Direction 340.0
Slope 14.0
Earth Remarks Similar L 2 but mixed with patches of charcoal black ash brick detritus, burned brick & rock rubble; also sections of 10YR 4/1; the further down, the more ash (black & gray) & lots of detritus with large rocks still intermixed
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus B-8K10-004 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field B/Square 8K10". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/39bd4e5e-0b26-cae3-56a0-a6cc153c0edb> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2891n88w

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