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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID A7K72:002
(Legacy ID: _id) 855668fdff564411316340c1ff40f801
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-8844a069b2616a265f704dbe4e4c05f0
Square 7K72
Code 002
Designation Topsoil
Field A
Locus type Earth
Area A
Start season 1989
End season 1989
Start date 1989-07-05
Bottom separation Arbitrary
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Average
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Covers most late architectural features
Reason Color change
End date 1989-07-10
Supervisor J. Pichette
Function Original topsoil
Architecture 0
State Approved
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Persian
L. Sh. Scan: A7K72002-1989EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7K72002-1989EarthSuppDataBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7K72002-1989EarthBack
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 3/4
Texture Loam-Silty Loam
Hardness Loose
Compression Degree 1 Moderately
Compression Description 1 Crumbly
Wetness Degree Moderately
Wetness Description Moist
Structure Wind
Soil Distribution Random
Pottery Frequent
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 5.0
Width 4.0
Lower Depth 0.0
Upper Depth 0.0
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks Began as a probe on W side of Wall 3 coming off N balk, 2 x 3 m; extended S where Wall 4 was discovered & continued to S balk; continued to W balk revealing door Blockage 5 & Wall 6; 2 & 7 are contiguous at W side of N doorway in Wall 3
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus A-7K72-002 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field A/Square 7K72". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/855668fd-ff56-4411-3163-40c1ff40f801> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2fx7qf9g

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