| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Locus ID | A7K42:001 |
| (Legacy ID: _id) | 5fe5d9d81a3b2d5c78186ed93f6c4496 |
| (Legacy ID: _rev) | 15-dbb3d3866ff92dc6597cfa658fc7c0c6 |
| Square | 7K42 |
| Code | 001 |
| Designation | Topsoil |
| Field | A |
| Locus type | Earth |
| Area | A |
| Start season | 1989 |
| End season | 1989 |
| Start date | 1989-06-27 |
| Bottom separation | Arbitrary |
| Created at | 2010-07-05 |
| Top separation | Very Clear |
| Updated at | 2010-07-31 |
| Stratigraphy remarks | Covers all architectural features and post-occupational debris |
| Reason | Begin excavation |
| End date | 1989-08-01 |
| Supervisor | D. Herr |
| Function | Topsoil |
| Architecture | 0 |
| State | Approved |
| Stratigraphic relations |
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| Clean locus | False |
| Age (period) | Modern |
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Munsell # | 10YR 6/2 |
| Texture | Clay |
| Hardness | Somewhat loose |
| Compression Degree 1 | Somewhat |
| Compression Description 1 | Loose |
| Wetness Degree | Very |
| Wetness Description | Dry |
| Structure | Random |
| Soil Distribution | Random |
| Flint (Count) | 2 |
| Glass (Count) | 0 |
| Tesserae (Count) | 3 |
| 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 | 5.0 |
| Lower Depth | 0.189999998 |
| Upper Depth | 0.319999993 |
| Direction | 219.0 |
| Slope | 10.0 |
| Earth Remarks | This was very powdery by the front loader on top where it had worked with sift deposits from previous seasons; got harder below; pottery markedly more freq along W balk; quite a bit of chalky nari at bottom |
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
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Suggested Citation
Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2025) "Locus A-7K42-001 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field A/Square 7K42". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/5fe5d9d8-1a3b-2d5c-7818-6ed93f6c4496> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2t72v031
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