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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID F6L98:001
(Legacy ID: _id) 6f3dc758c27bc9655efc43ff5e2ef34d
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-3b378601de7dc3951f1189f19341c553
Square 6L98
Code 001
Designation Topsoil
Field F
Locus type Earth
Area F
Start season 1987
End season 1987
Start date 1987-07-21
Bottom separation Clear
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Clear
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Later than other features
Reason Begin excavation
End date 1987-07-27
Supervisor D. Herr
Function Topsoil
Architecture 0
State Approved
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Islamic
Drawn balks
L. Sh. Scan: F6L98001-1989BurialBack
L. Sh. Scan: F6L98001-1987EarthSuppDataBack
L. Sh. Scan: F6L98001-1989EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: F6L98001-1987EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: F6L98001-1987EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: F6L98001-1989BurialFront
L. Sh. Scan: F6L98001-1989EarthFront
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 5/1
Texture Loam-Silt loam
Hardness Loose
Compression Degree 1 Moderately
Compression Description 1 Loose
Wetness Degree Moderately
Wetness Description Dry
Structure Wind
Soil Distribution Random
Flint (Count) 80
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 0.0799999982
Upper Depth 0.159999996
Direction 139.0
Slope 17.0
Earth Remarks Flints & shells found over L 2; bones found over L 3 in Loca 4; levels on top plan may seem strange when compared to L 2 which is supposed to be under L 1, because levels for L 1 were taken on soil & levels for L 2 were taken on rocks
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus F-6L98-001 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field F/Square 6L98". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/6f3dc758-c27b-c965-5efc-43ff5e2ef34d> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2c541j39

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