| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Locus ID | B7J88:003 |
| (Legacy ID: _id) | 4e8ddb6eb53822a1b4db26ac3206fda2 |
| (Legacy ID: _rev) | 16-20faaa07a226276e451f2cf751988ff3 |
| Square | 7J88 |
| Code | 003 |
| Designation | Rampart repair surface |
| Field | B |
| Locus type | Earth |
| Area | B |
| Start season | 1984 |
| End season | 1989 |
| Start date | 1984-07-30 |
| Bottom separation | Clear |
| Created at | 2010-07-05 |
| Top separation | Very Clear |
| Updated at | 2010-07-31 |
| Stratigraphy remarks | Varying depth 30 to 60 cm; rested on IR1 layer of rampart construction |
| Reason | Harder |
| End date | 1989-07-06 |
| Supervisor | J. Juarez |
| Function | Semi-hard clay & sand layer with charcoal & broken sherds interspersed with small pebbles prob built up from sheetwash from upper defenses |
| Sample reason | size/shape |
| Architecture | 0 |
| State | Approved |
| Stratigraphic relations |
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| Clean locus | False |
| Sample remarks | new locus |
| Age (period) | Late Iron 2/Persian |
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Munsell # | 10YR 5/4 |
| Texture | Clay |
| Compression Degree 1 | Moderately |
| Compression Description 1 | Firm |
| Wetness Degree | Somewhat |
| Wetness Description | Moist |
| Structure | Random |
| Soil Distribution | Random |
| Flint (Count) | 43 |
| 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 |
| Architectural Distribution | Random |
| Length | 5.0 |
| Width | 2.0 |
| Lower Depth | 0.709999979 |
| Upper Depth | 0.899999976 |
| Direction | 304.0 |
| Slope | 22.0 |
| Earth Remarks | Nari pockets more frequent in E; predom NE, but some along S balk; line of rock cutting NE to SW about 1.5 m E of W balk crossing Loca 8 & 13; at the lower end of the rampart, at Loca 19, 25, 31 21, 27, 33, were sherds in Pail 58 that prob were contamination |
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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Suggested Citation
Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2025) "Locus B-7J88-003 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field B/Square 7J88". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/4e8ddb6e-b538-22a1-b4db-26ac3206fda2> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2s18db2j
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