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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID A7K51:017
(Legacy ID: _id) ac4efb19ff22dbf8a9411ada64b8588e
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-18e551fac31b8999d256fc4827bfd474
Square 7K51
Code 017
Designation Debris layer
Field A
Locus type Earth
Area A
Start season 1984
End season 1984
Start date 1984-07-26
Created at 2010-07-05
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks A thin concave layer of clay; immediately afterwords a soft, dark clay found in tumble, largely against the S face of W 5
Reason Arbitrary
End date 1984-08-01
Supervisor M. Steratore
Function Poss used as a dump or fill
Architecture 0
State Approved
Top plan 18,3,5
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus True
Age (period) Late Iron 2/Persian
Drawn balks West
L. Sh. Scan: A7K51017-1984EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7K51017-1984EarthFront
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 4/3
Texture Clay
Hardness Somewhat loose
Compression Degree 1 Moderately
Compression Description 1 Loose
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 2.45000005
Width 1.79999995
Lower Depth 0.0
Upper Depth 0.0
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks Soft, dark earth accompaning large amounts of tumble; there is a recurring lining of clay (L 18) which makes it difficult to trace; 10YR 3/4 (dark yellow brown) 7.5YR 4/2 (dark brown brown) spots of possible mud brick, ash and nari in spots; incompletely excavated in U84
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus A-7K51-017 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field A/Square 7K51". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/ac4efb19-ff22-dbf8-a941-1ada64b8588e> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k25h7zc10

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