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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID A7K50:001
(Legacy ID: _id) a302eb3a6da4e8bad46a29ab059efdcc
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-37deba3c63d5f0c016515449ff348369
Square 7K50
Code 001
Designation Topsoil
Field A
Locus type Earth
Area A
Start season 1984
End season 1984
Start date 1984-06-28
Bottom separation Average
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Very Clear
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Covered Rock Tumble 2 except for rocks protruding thru L 1 & visible on the surface; also covered L 3 in the E & NE
Reason Beginning excavation
End date 1984-07-03
Supervisor J. Fisher
Function Topsoil
Architecture 0
State Approved
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Modern
L. Sh. Scan: A7K50001-1984EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7K50001-1987EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7K50001-1984EarthSuppData1Back
L. Sh. Scan: A7K50001-1984EarthSuppData2Front
L. Sh. Scan: A7K50001-1987EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7K50001-1984EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7K50001-1984EarthSuppData2Back
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 5/4
Texture Sandy Clay Loam-Silty Clay Loam
Hardness Loose
Compression Degree 1 Very
Compression Description 1 Firm
Wetness Degree Very
Wetness Description Dry
Structure Random
Soil Distribution Random
Pottery Frequent
Flint (Count) 2
Glass (Count) 0
Tesserae (Count) 2
Tabun Fragment (Count) 0
Brick Fragment (Count) 0
Roof Tile (Count) 0
Worked Stone (Count) 9
Burnt Stone (Count) 0
Architectural Number (Count) 0
Architectural Distribution Random
Bones Rare
Length 5.0
Width 6.0
Lower Depth 0.289999992
Upper Depth 0.200000003
Direction 220.0
Slope 10.0
Earth Remarks Small piles of large cobbles removed from Loca 14 & 20; became increasingly cobbly to W & SW; L 3 was separated in this section from L 1 arbitrarily for purposes of control and to begin a new locus covering the entire square beneath both loci 1 and 2
Stratigraphic Remarks Rock tumble (L 2) protrude thru L 1 as per top plan
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus A-7K50-001 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field A/Square 7K50". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/a302eb3a-6da4-e8ba-d46a-29ab059efdcc> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2xs6512p

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