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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID A7K70:048
(Legacy ID: _id) 98368747ddd595ad758fb39762e099ce
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-9feb6a3914b99b402d395854d291ab37
Square 7K70
Code 048
Designation Layer N of Wall 47
Field A
Locus type Earth
Area A
Start season 1998
End season 2000
Start date 1998-07-22
Bottom separation Arbitrary
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Arbitrary
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Beneath Wall 44, but seals against Wall 47, establishing a good phasing; over roof collapse debris
Reason Same level as L 43, but separated by Wall 47
End date 2000-07-07
Supervisor H. McMurray
Function Arbitrary designation in destruction layer to establish relation tio walls
Sample reason Seeds
Architecture 0
State Approved
Balk North
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Sample remarks Field B, same level
Age (period) Early Iron 1
Drawn balks
L. Sh. Scan: A7K70048-1998PotteryFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7K70048-1998EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7K70048-2000EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7K70048-2000EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7K70048-2000PotteryFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7K70048-2000EarthSuppDataBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7K70048-1998EarthFront
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 5/1
Texture Loam-Silt loam
Hardness Somewhat hard
Compression Degree 1 Moderately
Compression Description 1 Loose
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 4.0999999
Width 2.79999995
Lower Depth 0.0799999982
Upper Depth 0.200000003
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks Ash pocket in NE corner; contains ash, mudbricks, brick frags, charcoal, plaster, firm clay, & frags of at least 1 jar; beams at 1 & .45 m from W balk at 911.74 & 911.63
Stratigraphic Remarks May extend beneath Walls 44 & 47
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2025) "Locus A-7K70-048 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-b39762e099ce> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2tb1jd3b

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