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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID A7J78:006
(Legacy ID: _id) aa435e0a0648a4332be2a943fd9de261
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-0cf802f7cb4e8ac59b16a39b5c37667a
Square 7J78
Code 006
Designation Earth layer in NW
Field A
Locus type Earth
Area A
Start season 1996
End season 1996
Start date 1996-07-10
Created at 2010-07-05
Updated at 2010-07-31
Reason Change in color
End date 1996-07-26
Supervisor G. Klingbeil
Function Poss repairs to rampart
Architecture 0
State Approved
Top plan X
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Late Iron 2
L. Sh. Scan: A7J78006-1996EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7J78006-1996EarthSuppData1Front
L. Sh. Scan: A7J78006-1996EarthSuppData2Front
L. Sh. Scan: A7J78006-1996EarthFront
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 5/4
Texture Sandy Clay Loam-Silty Clay Loam
Hardness Somewhat hard
Compression Degree 1 Moderately
Compression Description 1 Crumbly
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 2.4000001
Lower Depth 0.649999976
Upper Depth 0.930000007
Direction 270.0
Slope 8.0
Earth Remarks Large amount of cobble & boulder sized rubble in front of dip in Wall 3; between Loca 15 & 21 were quite a number of burnt rocks; right in front of face of Wall 3, between Loca 10 & 21, encountered & went through a 20-30 cm layer of hard material--prob anthropogenic (part of rampart?); generally very little pottery in this locus; ash pocket was 7.5YR 3/2
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus A-7J78-006 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-a943fd9de261> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k28p6ft5t

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