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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID A7J78:001
(Legacy ID: _id) aa435e0a0648a4332be2a943fd008fca
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-aa149d9d10d61b1bae3e14653fde41ad
Square 7J78
Code 001
Designation Topsoil
Field A
Locus type Earth
Area A
Start season 1996
End season 1996
Start date 1996-06-21
Bottom separation Clear
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Very Clear
Updated at 2010-07-31
Reason Opening new square
End date 1996-07-24
Supervisor G. Klingbeil
Function Topsoil & large-scale rock tumble
Architecture 0
State Approved
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Modern
L. Sh. Scan: A7J78001-1996EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7J78001-1996EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7J78001-1996EarthSuppData2Front
L. Sh. Scan: A7J78001-1996EarthSuppData1Front
L. Sh. Scan: A7J78001-1996EarthSuppData1Back
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 6/3
Texture Sand-Sandy Loam
Hardness Somewhat loose
Compression Degree 1 Moderately
Compression Description 1 Loose
Wetness Degree Moderately
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 5.0
Width 4.0
Lower Depth 0.270000011
Upper Depth 1.54999995
Direction 270.0
Slope 22.0
Earth Remarks Loca 23--foundation stone prob for a toppled doorpost; bioturbation in NW corner; mudbrick inclusions were 7.5YR 7/4.
Stratigraphic Remarks Earth layer 1 under Wall 2 only in area of locus 2.
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus A-7J78-001 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field A/Square 7J78". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/aa435e0a-0648-a433-2be2-a943fd008fca> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2qn6jv6p

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