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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID B7K81:034
(Legacy ID: _id) 70921b41a0b038510431d7ec66952690
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-e88e2443339965f3a3132458e868d933
Square 7K81
Code 034
Designation E-W wall separating EIR1 Houses A & B
Field B
Locus type Architecture
Area B
Start season 1994
End season 2000
Start date 1994-07-13
Bottom separation Very Clear
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Very Clear
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Cut by construction of Pool 6; founded on brick debris 24 & 51; abutted by Wall 35 on W and Wall 32 on E; in upper phase Wall 32 runs over its E end; separated from compacted fill 33 by plaster facing on N; plaster/beaten earth Surf 38 seals against its S face; Uncertain if later than Threshold 63 & Surf 58; Earlier than L 45 & Surf 46
Reason Stones in a line
End date 2000-08-02
Supervisor C. Rivers
Function S wall of courtyard to EIR1 Building B
Architecture 0
State Approved
Top plan 48,63,Final
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Early Iron 1
Drawn balks
L. Sh. Scan: B7K81034-1994ArchitectureSuppDataFront
L. Sh. Scan: B7K81034-1994ArchitectureSuppDataBack
L. Sh. Scan: B7K81034-2000ArchitectureFront
L. Sh. Scan: B7K81034-1994ArchitectureBack
L. Sh. Scan: B7K81034-2000ArchitectureBack
L. Sh. Scan: B7K81034-1994ArchitectureFront
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
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 0.0
Width 0.0
Lower Depth 0.0
Upper Depth 0.0
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks Traces of plaster facing found on some stones of lower course of Wall 34 at 911.96 Plaster/Earth surface 38 runs up to rus on South face of Wall.
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Limestone Quality None
Limestone (%) 100.0
Chert (%) 0.0
Basalt (%) 0.0
Nari (%) 0.0
Mudbrick (%) 0.0
Other (%) 0.0
Wall Cobble 10.0
Wall Small Boulders 30.0
Wall Medium Boulders 30.0
Wall Large Boulders 0.0
Wall Very Large Boulders 30.0
Chink Pebble 30.0
Chink Cobble 70.0
Chink (%) 0.0
Fill Cobble 100.0
Fill Small Boulders 0.0
Fill Medium Boulders 0.0
Fill Large Boulders 0.0
Fill Very Large Boulders 0.0
Brick Lower Length 0.0
Brick Upper Length 0.0
Brick Lower Width 0.0
Brick Upper Width 0.0
Brick Lower Depth 0.0
Brick Upper Depth 0.0
Unhewn 100
Semi-Hewn 0
Dressed 0.0
Ashlar 0.0
Bossed 0.0
Tool Lower Width 0
Tool Lower Length 0
Tool Upper Width 0
Sketch False
Photo False
Dry Laid 100.0
Clay 0.0
Mud 0.0
Cement 0.0
Plaster 0.0
Lime 0.0
Average Thickness 0.0
Facing Unfaced
Course Lower 1.0
Course Upper 4.0
Course Random 0.0
Row Lower 3.0
Row Upper 0.0
Measured Length 3.1500001
Measured Lower Width 0.800000012
Measured Upper Width 0.0
Measured Lower Height 0.699999988
Measured Upper Height 1.20000005
Orientation 75.0
Dip 0.0
Preservation Foundation Only: Partial
Lean Direction 0.0
Lean Degrees 0.0
Remarks Upper courses removed by Pool 6 construction; traces of plaster on both N & S faces; separated from L 33 on W end of N side by small FT & on E end by wall plaster
Stratigraphic Remarks Upper preserved course of Wall 32 appears to be built over E end; traces of plaster on N face at 911.96
Construction Style Boulder & Chink
Construction Style (Note) Boulder & Chink
Construction Support Free-standing
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus B-7K81-034 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field B/Square 7K81". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/70921b41-a0b0-3851-0431-d7ec66952690> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k22f8589r

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