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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID A7K72:007
(Legacy ID: _id) 855668fdff564411316340c1ffdadf4c
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-39a23776e685fad1b8110eacf114e5ab
Square 7K72
Code 007
Designation Rock tumble & sub-topsoil E of Wall 3
Field A
Locus type Earth
Area A
Start season 1989
End season 1989
Start date 1989-07-10
Bottom separation Average
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Arbitrary
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Since no clear stratigraphy appears in the balk & pottery is mixed, it must be EPer or later; it is definitely later than the walls & doorway
Reason Get in phase with L 2
End date 1989-07-28
Supervisor J. Pichette
Function It seems as though all the soil above poss Surf 17 was deposited at once; it could be a destruction "layer" but it seems more probable that it is simply fill, perhaps as a safety measure or for later building
Architecture 0
State Approved
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Persian
L. Sh. Scan: A7K72007-1989EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7K72007-1989EarthFront
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
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 5.0
Width 1.75
Lower Depth 0.0
Upper Depth 0.0
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks Since there is no stratigraphy in the E balk (below the obvious clean-up layer), it seems as though all the soil above poss Surf 17 was intentionally placed as fill in a short period of time
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus A-7K72-007 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-ff56-4411-3163-40c1ffdadf4c> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k20p1h853

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