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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID A7K51:004
(Legacy ID: _id) 7e08368baed45880e25e2ab9e1227a4a
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-ddf1a48e6e438cca7dd6f4af9cb5a9fa
Square 7K51
Code 004
Designation Fill between Walls 3 & 5
Field A
Locus type Earth
Area A
Start season 1984
End season 1984
Start date 1984-07-03
Bottom separation Average
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Very Clear
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Related to L 2; above L 12 a patchy compacted clay material under L 1
Reason Earth isolated by walls
End date 1984-07-13
Supervisor M. Steratore
Function Sub-topsoil
Architecture 0
State Approved
Top plan 3,5,4
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Late Iron 2/Persian
Drawn balks
L. Sh. Scan: A7K51004-1984EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7K51004-1984EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7K51004-1984EarthSuppDataBack
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 5/4
Texture Sandy Clay Loam-Silty Clay Loam
Hardness Somewhat loose
Compression Degree 1 Moderately
Compression Description 1 Loose
Wetness Degree Somewhat
Wetness Description Dry
Structure Random
Soil Distribution Random
Pottery Frequent
Flint (Count) 20
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
Architectural Distribution Random
Bones Frequent
Length 3.25
Width 2.45000005
Lower Depth 0.330000013
Upper Depth 0.159999996
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks Sub-topsoi; the first 5 cm was removed before the locus was begun; yellowish clay appears in large areas about 1 to 1.5 m; one of these clay pockets was cut through by the E balk; almost a clean locus
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus A-7K51-004 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field A/Square 7K51". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/7e08368b-aed4-5880-e25e-2ab9e1227a4a> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2m04jf1n

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