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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID A7J59:030
(Legacy ID: _id) 429a7412c236e58a2791a1541625ac3e
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-89c3f83bbf19a2c1c17ed8d01bdc8504
Square 7J59
Code 030
Designation N-S wall
Field A
Locus type Architecture
Area A
Start season 2006
End season 2006
Start date 2006-07-11
Bottom separation Very Clear
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Very Clear
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks With Wall 7J69:8
Reason Stones in a line
End date 2006-08-02
Supervisor D. Haberman
Function Wall line continuing Wall 7J69:8; part of a domestic complex next to the perimeter wall
Architecture 0
State Approved
Top plan 22
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Late Iron 2/Persian
L. Sh. Scan: A7J59030-2006PotteryFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7J59030-2006ArchitectureSuppDataBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7J59030-2006ArchitectureFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7J59030-2006ArchitectureBack
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Limestone Quality None
Limestone (%) 100.0
Chert (%) 0.0
Basalt (%) 0.0
Nari (%) 0.0
Mudbrick (%) 0.0
Other (%) 0.0
Wall Cobble 0.0
Wall Small Boulders 70.0
Wall Medium Boulders 15.0
Wall Large Boulders 15.0
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 90
Semi-Hewn 10
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 2.0
Course Upper 0.0
Course Random 0.0
Row Lower 2.0
Row Upper 0.0
Measured Length 2.20000005
Measured Lower Width 0.870000005
Measured Upper Width 1.45000005
Measured Lower Height 1.79999995
Measured Upper Height 2.11999989
Orientation 218.0
Dip 8.0
Preservation Partial Superstructure: Little
Lean Direction 0.0
Lean Degrees 0.0
Top Found 0.0
Remarks The stones may have been placed to buttress Wall 7J69:8; but they were also free standing; 1st 2 courses are large well-laid stones, but courses below are random; there was a shelf-like protrusion from the wall, poss used as a cantilevered roof support, measuring .72 long x .53 wide x .19 thick
Construction Style Boulder & Chink
Construction Style (Note) Boulder & Chink
Construction Support Free-standing
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus A-7J59-030 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field A/Square 7J59". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/429a7412-c236-e58a-2791-a1541625ac3e> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2rx9q096

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