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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID B8K00:017
(Legacy ID: _id) 510bb8c704d4008a361f6c03763a552e
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-4fd670543f7e3066c48996b70b2892db
Square 8K00
Code 017
Designation Earth layer separated from Surf 11 from underlying Wall 14
Field B
Locus type Earth
Area B
Start season 1996
End season 1996
Start date 1996-07-19
Bottom separation Average
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Clear
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Pail 22 should date Cobble Surf 11 to the LIR2/P period
Reason Separated two periods of construction
End date 1996-07-22
Supervisor K. Bramlett
Function To provide a smooth secure seating for the pavement stones of Surf 11
Architecture 0
State Approved
Top plan 7
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Late Iron 2/Persian
L. Sh. Scan: B8K00017-1996EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: B8K00017-1996EarthFront
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10R 6/2
Texture Loam-Silt Loam
Hardness Loose
Compression Degree 1 Very
Compression Description 1 Loose
Wetness Degree Somewhat
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 2.70000005
Width 2.0
Lower Depth 0.0500000007
Upper Depth 0.0799999982
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks Fine soft earth which became more firmly packed near the top of Wall 14; Pail 23 was from this harder earth which had laid on & between the upper stones of Wall 14 & contained more pebbles & cobbles as well; however, no clear stratigraphic lines could be seen in L17
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus B-8K00-017 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field B/Square 8K00". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/510bb8c7-04d4-008a-361f-6c03763a552e> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2nc6cw94

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