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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID A7K40:069
(Legacy ID: _id) 519ebe869006abe3011ca296160171fc
(Legacy ID: _rev) 16-5ea75431a5c31a52a37462f4a3bfc759
Square 7K40
Code 069
Designation Earth layer somewhat rubbly
Field A
Locus type Earth
Area A
Start season 2006
End season 2006
Start date 2006-07-18
Bottom separation Average
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Average
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Later than Wall 7
Reason To bring NW corner into phase
End date 2006-07-31
Supervisor B. Adams
Function Fill debris slightly above and behind terrace Wall 68
Architecture 0
State Approved
Top plan 65,66
Balk North
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Late Iron 2/Persian
L. Sh. Scan: A7K40069-2006EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7K40069-2006PotteryFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7K40069-2006EarthBack
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 7.5YR 5/3
Texture Sandy clay loam-Silty clay loam
Hardness Loose
Compression Degree 1 Somewhat
Compression Description 1 Loose
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 1.66999996
Width 1.20000005
Lower Depth 0.0599999987
Upper Depth 0.270000011
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks Late pottery comes from interseasonal debris prob; work stopped when it was determined that we might be digging behind terrace Wall 68
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus A-7K40-069 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field A/Square 7K40". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/519ebe86-9006-abe3-011c-a296160171fc> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2r502w6j

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