| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Locus ID | H7K22:006 |
| (Legacy ID: _id) | 8c770f83ca04b90c9fa8dc854891fc0b |
| (Legacy ID: _rev) | 21-257dd5931510e27f1322dcf7d204cf61 |
| Square | 7K22 |
| Code | 006 |
| Designation | Hard plaster surface |
| Field | H |
| Locus type | Earth |
| Area | H |
| Start season | 1996 |
| End season | 1996 |
| Start date | 1996-07-03 |
| Bottom separation | Average |
| Created at | 2010-07-05 |
| Top separation | Clear |
| Updated at | 2010-07-31 |
| Stratigraphy remarks | The floor is thicker in the W & N sides & very thin on the E where its level also rises towards the top of a Wall 5 |
| Reason | Hard plaster |
| End date | 1996-07-05 |
| Supervisor | J. Ogot |
| Function | Plaster floor; could be in a room used as office or living; the jar embedded in the floor could have been for water or food storage |
| Sample reason | Plaster |
| Architecture | 0 |
| State | Approved |
| Stratigraphic relations |
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| Clean locus | True |
| Sample remarks | Few charcoal remains |
| Age (period) | Persian |
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Munsell # | 2.5Y 8/2 |
| Texture | Sand-Sandy Loam |
| Hardness | Hard |
| Compression Degree 1 | Very |
| Compression Description 1 | Firm |
| Wetness Degree | Moderately |
| Wetness Description | Dry |
| Structure | Random |
| 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 | 4.0 |
| Lower Depth | 5.0 |
| Upper Depth | 12.0 |
| Direction | 280.0 |
| Slope | 4.0 |
| Earth Remarks | Very hard plastered white surface; not at same level all through; rises in level from W to E; on the W, the hard floor goes all the way to the balk; on the S, the floor seems to break or stop about 5-8 cms before the stone wall, while on the N, the floor goes right into the balk; this suggests that it is poss joining another wall still covered under the N balk |
| Surface Material | Plaster |
| Surface Material (Note) | Plaster |
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
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Suggested Citation
Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus H-7K22-006 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field H/Square 7K22". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/8c770f83-ca04-b90c-9fa8-dc854891fc0b> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2f19cz5x
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