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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID A7K42:002
(Legacy ID: _id) 5fe5d9d81a3b2d5c78186ed93f8b1d6b
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-a3c7f520ec68a4b21ab112474be91aea
Square 7K42
Code 002
Designation Sub-topsoil
Field A
Locus type Earth
Area A
Start season 1989
End season 1989
Start date 1989-06-30
Bottom separation Arbitrary
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Arbitrary
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Over architecture
Reason Excavated 30 cm as L 1; time for a change
End date 1989-08-01
Supervisor D. Herr
Function Sub-topsoil
Architecture 0
State Approved
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
L. Sh. Scan: A7K42002-1989EarthSuppData2Back
L. Sh. Scan: A7K42002-1989EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7K42002-1989EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7K42002-1989EarthSuppData1Back
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 5/2
Texture Clay
Hardness Loose
Compression Degree 1 Moderately
Compression Description 1 Crumbly
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) 2
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 0.119999997
Upper Depth 0.379999995
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks Pottery deposits heavy in Loca 10 & 11; large chunks of nari here and there; pottery bits and pebbles at locations 10 and 11 look like pit fill; several large jars were found in frags (see pails where no baskets were needed); several of the bases were upright; L 2 was arbitrary, but balk shows L 1 & 2 are different; balk removal on N for L 2 & 3 done together
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus A-7K42-002 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-7818-6ed93f8b1d6b> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2pz5n420

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