| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Locus ID | B7K80:060 |
| (Legacy ID: _id) | 6b789de9fcafa4f178e0d47b5519ec70 |
| (Legacy ID: _rev) | 15-a0806a9d765623a583b64dc8d825127f |
| Square | 7K80 |
| Code | 060 |
| Designation | EIR1 destruction debris |
| Field | B |
| Locus type | Earth |
| Area | B |
| Start season | 1992 |
| End season | 1992 |
| Start date | 1992-06-30 |
| Bottom separation | Very Clear |
| Created at | 2010-07-05 |
| Top separation | Very Clear |
| Updated at | 2010-07-31 |
| Stratigraphy remarks | The surface below this locus seem to have been preserved without damage |
| Reason | Burned bricks, stones, & ash |
| End date | 1992-07-23 |
| Supervisor | W. Bowes |
| Function | Destruction debris from an upper story of EIR1 House A; included mudbricks, cobbles, boulders, wood timbers, very little pottery; bones from a small horse indicate that the inhabitants were eating shortly before the destruction; if horse was not a normal part of their diet, it might indicate that the city was under seige; pithos with carbonized barley seeds in the bottom indicates that these were used to store grain |
| Architecture | 0 |
| State | Approved |
| Stratigraphic relations |
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| Clean locus | False |
| Sample remarks | Burned wood |
| Age (period) | Early Iron 1 |
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Munsell # | 7.5YR 4/6 |
| Texture | Clay |
| Hardness | Hard |
| Compression Degree 1 | Very |
| Compression Description 1 | Firm |
| Wetness Degree | Moderately |
| Wetness Description | Moist |
| Structure | Random |
| Soil Distribution | Random |
| Pottery | Rare |
| 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 | 3.5 |
| Width | 2.0 |
| Lower Depth | 0.0 |
| Upper Depth | 0.0 |
| Direction | 0.0 |
| Slope | 24.0 |
| Earth Remarks | The bricks come in various shades of color: red, brown & black; cobbles & small boulders appear with varying frequency in different areas, as well as black ash deposits prob from burnt timbers; a new locus number was given to the room on the S side of the wall, as soon as the wall was evident |
| Surface Material | Bricks |
| Surface Material (Note) | Bricks |
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
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Suggested Citation
Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2025) "Locus B-7K80-060 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field B/Square 7K80". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/6b789de9-fcaf-a4f1-78e0-d47b5519ec70> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k28s55583
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