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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID B7K80:016
(Legacy ID: _id) 3d42349ac334da27beb208feb2c0c6ae
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-79ed063d73dc302d123ed066c73ec02d
Square 7K80
Code 016
Designation Lime-like surface
Field B
Locus type Earth
Area B
Start season 1987
End season 1987
Start date 1987-07-20
Bottom separation Average
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Clear
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks May be in same phase as Surfs 18 or 27; part of 18 is directly over mudbrick destruction as is 16; but 18 goes under Wall 4 & 16 seals against Wall 5; there is some suggestion that Walls 4 & 5 are in same phase making 16 later than 18; 16 & 27 may be more in phase
Reason Color change/hard consistency
End date 1987-07-27
Supervisor G. Geraty
Function Surface or support for a surface
Architecture 0
State Approved
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus True
Age (period) Late Iron 2/Persian
L. Sh. Scan: B7K80016-1987EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: B7K80016-1987EarthFront
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 8/3
Texture Clay
Hardness Somewhat hard
Compression Degree 1 Very
Compression Description 1 Crumbly
Wetness Degree Very
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 0.5
Lower Depth 0.0299999993
Upper Depth 0.0500000007
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks Surface was found along balk & patches of it on Wall 5; rest was damaged by large rock tumble & removed with tumble; a patch of hard beaten earth sealed against wall 5
Surface Material Lime
Surface Material (Note) Lime
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus B-7K80-016 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field B/Square 7K80". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/3d42349a-c334-da27-beb2-08feb2c0c6ae> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2cz3np0n

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