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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID H7K21:007
(Legacy ID: _id) 8c770f83ca04b90c9fa8dc854894ea8c
(Legacy ID: _rev) 30-9db89a8a5c21ee4d1ed64edd54257795
Square 7K21
Code 007
Designation Plaster surface
Field H
Locus type Earth
Area H
Start season 1996
End season 2002
Start date 1996-07-10
Bottom separation Clear
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Very Clear
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Earlier than Pits 9 & 17 & FT 19
Reason Clear change in color under L 6
End date 2002-07-11
Supervisor D. Holloway
Function Plaster surface supported by a cobble layer
Architecture 0
State Approved
Top plan 9,17,18,19,35,18
Balk East
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus True
Age (period) Late Iron 2/Persian
Drawn balks
L. Sh. Scan: H7K21007-2002EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: H7K21007-2000EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: H7K21007-2000EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: H7K21007-2002EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: H7K21007-1996EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: H7K21007-2000PotteryFront
L. Sh. Scan: H7K21007-2002PotteryFront
L. Sh. Scan: H7K21007-1996EarthBack
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 2.5Y 8/2
Texture Sandy Clay Loam-Silty Clay Loam
Hardness Hard
Compression Degree 1 Very
Compression Description 1 Firm
Wetness Degree Very
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 6.55999994
Width 4.96000004
Lower Depth 0.109999999
Upper Depth 0.150000006
Direction 220.0
Slope 3.0
Earth Remarks Floor continues across 7K22 to wall or E balk of 7K22; runs from Wall 2 under N balk--measurement is after balk removal including some plaster in 7K31; very little sand to tell texture shape; thicker in S; upper levels had very little pottery; lower levels had more
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus H-7K21-007 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field H/Square 7K21". 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-dc854894ea8c> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2p84qd9h

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