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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID A7K40:027
(Legacy ID: _id) 655b1ed03cd5173195150c6698e0d620
(Legacy ID: _rev) 16-acdb998008c0e6b3ce7c63b7500516c2
Square 7K40
Code 027
Designation Buildup on Surf 28
Field A
Locus type Earth
Area A
Start season 1992
End season 1992
Start date 1992-07-09
Bottom separation Very Clear
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Very Clear
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Associated with room created by Walls 8 & 14 and in 7K41 by 4 & 6
Reason Laminated layers
End date 1992-07-13
Supervisor D. Berge
Function Apparent build-up on top of Surf 28; poss from living use before the addition of Pedestal 25; only detected under 25.
Architecture 0
State Approved
Balk East
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus True
Age (period) Late Iron 2/Persian
Drawn balks East
L. Sh. Scan: A7K40027-1992EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7K40027-1992EarthBack
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 4/3
Texture Clay
Compression Degree 1 Very
Compression Description 1 Firm
Wetness Degree Somewhat
Wetness Description Dry
Structure 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 1.10000002
Width 0.600000024
Lower Depth 0.129999995
Upper Depth 0.0
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks There were fire layers which could be distinguished in the balk; each was hard and no attempt was made to separate them; they most likely represent various floor repairs and build up over time
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2025) "Locus A-7K40-027 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/655b1ed0-3cd5-1731-9515-0c6698e0d620> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k22f8590v

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