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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID B7K92:014
(Legacy ID: _id) a71a0d3c7c462dfbca17c247cf03ca7a
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-2f2b2e7a5dd4957d76d7f507d6228812
Square 7K92
Code 014
Designation Fill layer in large EIR1 refuse pit E of House B
Field B
Locus type Earth
Area B
Start season 1994
End season 1996
Start date 1994-07-22
Bottom separation Arbitrary
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Unclear
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Later than Wall 9
Reason Different texture & color
End date 1996-07-23
Supervisor W. Bowes
Function Top layer of fill in large EIR1 refuse pit E of House B
Architecture 0
State Approved
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Early Iron 1
L. Sh. Scan: B7K92014-1996EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: B7K92014-1996EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: B7K92014-1996EarthSuppDataBack
L. Sh. Scan: B7K92014-1994EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: B7K92014-1994EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: B7K92014-1996EarthSuppDataFront
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 7/3
Texture Sandy Clay Loam-Silty Clay Loam
Hardness Somewhat hard
Compression Degree 1 Moderately
Compression Description 1 Firm
Wetness Degree Somewhat
Wetness Description Moist
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 5.0
Width 3.72000003
Lower Depth 1.23000002
Upper Depth 1.32000005
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks Very difficult to examine because of large amount of bioturbation & varied debris; along walls was tumble from the walls; consists of cobbles with a few small boulders; varied colors with bricks, some from Wall 9 falling to E (see sub-balk drawings) bottom was determined by high numbers of cobbles, but no change in earth
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2025) "Locus B-7K92-014 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field B/Square 7K92". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/a71a0d3c-7c46-2dfb-ca17-c247cf03ca7a> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k25d97z5k

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