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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID M7K34:008
(Legacy ID: _id) 4670b9bcd601e493c66d55e74b37c766
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-6aac9f6613695c19aceee6d4880dcceb
Square 7K34
Code 008
Designation Earth layer
Field M
Locus type Earth
Area M
Start season 2008
End season 2008
Start date 2008-07-25
Bottom separation Average
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Arbitrary
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Prob earlier than Cobble Surfs 3=6=7
Reason Arbitrary change when we probed under the level of the cobble surfs
End date 2008-07-28
Supervisor A. Whiteway
Function Fill layer; poss post-abandonment debris
Architecture 0
State Approved
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Iron 2
L. Sh. Scan: M7K34008-2008EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: M7K34008-2008PotteryFront
L. Sh. Scan: M7K34008-2008EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: M7K34008-2008EarthSuppDataBack
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 7.5YR 6/3
Texture Sandy clay loam-Silty clay loam
Hardness Loose
Compression Degree 1 Moderately
Compression Description 1 Firm
Wetness Degree Somewhat
Wetness Description Moist
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 5.0
Width 3.67000008
Lower Depth 0.0
Upper Depth 0.209999993
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks Several earth loci observed beneath this locus, but they were not named in U08: 2 earth layers & a poss pit; earth in the N is very hard packed, while that in the S is loose
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2025) "Locus M-7K34-008 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field M/Square 7K34". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/4670b9bc-d601-e493-c66d-55e74b37c766> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2bc4dg1r

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