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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID A7K62:002
(Legacy ID: _id) 8e20afbf3c3f99d3e078650e8d978562
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-a6f8a5a72c9822ee545888101033eb02
Square 7K62
Code 002
Designation Topsoil
Field A
Locus type Earth
Area A
Start season 1989
End season 1989
Start date 1989-06-30
Bottom separation Average
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Average
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Covers many architectural features
Reason Darker
End date 1989-07-31
Supervisor C. Norman
Function Topsoil
Architecture 0
State Approved
Chronometric sample type Seeds
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Modern
L. Sh. Scan: A7K62002-1989EarthSuppData1Back
L. Sh. Scan: A7K62002-1989EarthSuppData2Back
L. Sh. Scan: A7K62002-1989EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7K62002-1989EarthBack
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 5/2
Texture Loam-Silty Loam
Hardness Somewhat loose
Compression Degree 1 Somewhat
Compression Description 1 Loose
Wetness Degree Moderately
Wetness Description Dry
Structure Random
Soil Distribution Patterned
Pottery Frequent
Flint (Count) 2
Glass (Count) 1
Tesserae (Count) 2
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 5.0
Lower Depth 0.119999997
Upper Depth 0.239999995
Direction 220.0
Slope 2.0
Earth Remarks More cobbles in the NE corner (Loca 11)--makes up most of the cobbles listed per meter; most of the boulders are the ones from a proposed wall; found one piece of plaster with decoration; nari pocket in Loca 25,26,31,32 only; bone found in SE corner only related to cleanup of area & may belong to L 10
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2025) "Locus A-7K62-002 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field A/Square 7K62". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/8e20afbf-3c3f-99d3-e078-650e8d978562> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2h425554

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