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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID C8L82:022
(Legacy ID: _id) 955f3286645704583139f0abcb6293d9
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-dc28624512f029c73dc56e9fdd45ee98
Square 8L82
Code 022
Designation Beaten-earth surface
Field C
Locus type Earth
Area C
Start season 1987
End season 1987
Start date 1987-07-02
Bottom separation Clear
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Average
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks With MB2 walls
Reason Different color
End date 1987-07-22
Supervisor T. Smadi
Function Occupational use layer in M2
Architecture 0
State Approved
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Middle Bronze 2
L. Sh. Scan: C8L82022-1987EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: C8L82022-1987EarthFront
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 6/3
Texture Clay
Hardness Somewhat hard
Compression Degree 1 Moderately
Compression Description 1 Rubbly
Wetness Degree Moderately
Wetness Description Dry
Structure Wind
Soil Distribution Random
Flint (Count) 12
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
Length 2.25
Width 1.10000002
Lower Depth 0.200000003
Upper Depth 0.25
Direction 358.0
Slope 7.0
Earth Remarks Pottery MB pedestal base from here; also prob sheep skull with upper jaw; used for deep probe through Wall 5 to L 11; also to try for bedrock with only 14 digging days remaining
Surface Material Beaten Earth
Surface Material (Note) Beaten Earth
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2025) "Locus C-8L82-022 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field C/Square 8L82". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/955f3286-6457-0458-3139-f0abcb6293d9> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2pn9hz2h

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