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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID B8K01:052
(Legacy ID: _id) af0a62f6892d3897d70aaed85885ee1b
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-7e04932a7310421f5f510117de9bd8d0
Square 8K01
Code 052
Designation Later plaster surface over Surf 42
Field B
Locus type Earth
Area B
Start season 2002
End season 2002
Start date 2002-07-24
Bottom separation Very Clear
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Very Clear
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Later than Surf 42, earlier than Surf 51, the relationship to 19 is unknown since none of this locus was located near the wall
Reason Higher than Surf 42 & separated by earth
End date 2002-07-25
Supervisor W. Bowes
Function Plaster surface which includes plaster up to 3.5 cm thick & earth 2-3 cm thick applied over surface 42
Architecture 0
State Approved
Top plan 51
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Late Bronze
L. Sh. Scan: B8K01052-2002EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: B8K01052-2002EarthFront
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 2.5Y 8/3
Texture Sandy clay loam-Silty clay loam
Hardness Hard
Compression Degree 1 Very
Compression Description 1 Firm
Wetness Degree Very
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 0.0
Width 0.0
Lower Depth 0.0
Upper Depth 3.5
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks Only small islands of this surface remain, there is a clear layer of brown earth 2-3 cm high between 42 & 52 where 52 exists, the largest island is 30 x 30 cm, the smallest is 8 x 4 cm, the highest is 3.5 cm over the earth & 6 cm over 42
Surface Material Plaster
Surface Material (Note) Plaster
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus B-8K01-052 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field B/Square 8K01". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/af0a62f6-892d-3897-d70a-aed85885ee1b> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2fb5h47c

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