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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID A7K70:043
(Legacy ID: _id) 98368747ddd595ad758fb3976244379a
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-4dc0af2eac49c2c932c5231901e1b936
Square 7K70
Code 043
Designation Destruction layer
Field A
Locus type Earth
Area A
Start season 1998
End season 2000
Start date 1998-07-10
Bottom separation Average
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Clear
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Immediately below plaster Surf 42
Reason More compact
End date 2000-07-05
Supervisor H. McMurray
Function Destruction layer
Architecture 0
State Approved
Balk North
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Iron 1
Drawn balks
L. Sh. Scan: A7K70043-2000EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7K70043-1998EarthSuppDataBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7K70043-2000PotteryFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7K70043-1998EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7K70043-2000PotteryBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7K70043-1998EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7K70043-2000EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7K70043-1998PotteryBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7K70043-1998PotteryFront
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 6/3
Texture Sandy clay loam-Silty clay loam
Hardness Loose
Compression Degree 1 Very
Compression Description 1 Crumbly
Wetness Degree Very
Wetness Description Dry
Structure Random
Soil Distribution Random
Glass (Count) 0
Tesserae (Count) 0
Tabun Fragment (Count) 0
Brick Fragment (Count) 30
Roof Tile (Count) 0
Worked Stone (Count) 0
Burnt Stone (Count) 0
Architectural Number (Count) 0
Architectural Distribution Random
Length 5.0
Width 5.0
Lower Depth 0.189999998
Upper Depth 0.5
Direction 180.0
Slope 10.0
Earth Remarks Brick frags (length: .55- .6, width: .36-.45, thick: .15); ash pocket in NE corner (10YR 3/3); very heterogeneous; pottery concentration was greater in E part of N balk
Stratigraphic Remarks Not sure whether Walls 44,47,50 are above and seals against by this locus
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus A-7K70-043 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field A/Square 7K70". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/98368747-ddd5-95ad-758f-b3976244379a> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2474t885

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