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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID B7J88:006
(Legacy ID: _id) 4e8ddb6eb53822a1b4db26ac3265b453
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-9ca21d3262681a4fba2f9f8dcc4f95a7
Square 7J88
Code 006
Designation Perimeter wall
Field B
Locus type Architecture
Area B
Start season 1989
End season 1989
Start date 1989-08-03
Bottom separation Very Clear
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Very Clear
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Sealed against on E by destruction L 7J89:26; founded on MB rampart
Reason Stones in a line
End date 1989-08-06
Supervisor J. Juarez
Function EIR1 perimeter wall
Architecture 0
State Approved
Balk East
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Early Iron 1
L. Sh. Scan: B7J88006-1989EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: B7J88006-1987ArchitectureFront
L. Sh. Scan: B7J88006-1984ArchitecureFront
L. Sh. Scan: B7J88006-1987ArchitectureBack
L. Sh. Scan: B7J88006-1984ArchitectureBack
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Limestone Quality Hard
Limestone (%) 100.0
Chert (%) 0.0
Basalt (%) 0.0
Nari (%) 0.0
Mudbrick (%) 0.0
Other (%) 0.0
Wall Cobble 15.0
Wall Small Boulders 70.0
Wall Medium Boulders 15.0
Wall Large Boulders 0.0
Wall Very Large Boulders 0.0
Chink Pebble 90.0
Chink Cobble 10.0
Chink (%) 0.0
Fill Cobble 100.0
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 100
Semi-Hewn 0
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 0.0
Clay 0.0
Mud 0.0
Cement 0.0
Plaster 0.0
Lime 0.0
Average Thickness 0.0
Facing Unfaced
Course Lower 7.0
Course Upper 8.0
Course Random 0.0
Row Lower 3.0
Row Upper 4.0
Measured Length 5.0
Measured Upper Width 1.60000002
Measured Lower Height 1.82000005
Measured Upper Height 2.04999995
Orientation 25.0
Dip 5.0
Preservation Partial Superstructure: Half
Lean Direction 295.0
Lean Degrees 10.0
Top Found 912.200012
Remarks Appears to be 2 rows on each side, E & W with rubble fill; highest remaining stone in U87 is 912.9; top surviving levels are crudely constructed; founding levels are strong on MB rampart
Stratigraphic Remarks No foundation trench.
Construction Style Boulder & Chink
Construction Style (Note) Boulder & Chink
Construction Support Free-standing
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2025) "Locus B-7J88-006 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-26ac3265b453> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k24q8b75t

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