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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID A7J59:004
(Legacy ID: _id) a17e4aa2d9fc75c821fada37f5f959b0
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-697fb830fff12930232f33c7c880e128
Square 7J59
Code 004
Designation Earth layer
Field A
Locus type Earth
Area A
Start season 1998
End season 1998
Start date 1998-07-06
Bottom separation Average
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Unclear
Updated at 2010-07-31
Reason Change in earth type; few large rocks
End date 1998-07-08
Supervisor M. Qatarneh
Function Post-occupational tumble exposed to weathering
Architecture 0
State Approved
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
L. Sh. Scan: A7J59004-1998EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7J59004-1998EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7J59004-1998EarthSuppDataBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7J59004-1998PotteryFront
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 7/3
Texture Loam-Silt loam
Hardness Somewhat hard
Compression Degree 1 Moderately
Compression Description 1 Firm
Wetness Degree Somewhat
Wetness Description Moist
Structure Talus
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 4.0
Width 5.0
Lower Depth 0.200000003
Upper Depth 0.649999976
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks Less freq pottery than L 2; fewer cobbles & small bolders; in W parts there were freq flakes of carbonized organic material mixed with plaster-like pockets that could be scraped to appear like a surface, but were not consistently traceable
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus A-7J59-004 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field A/Square 7J59". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/a17e4aa2-d9fc-75c8-21fa-da37f5f959b0> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2v12g43h

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