| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Locus ID | B7J98:009 |
| (Legacy ID: _id) | af4effd64438ea1e3532f1025e725a42 |
| (Legacy ID: _rev) | 17-134cb5092587032097c7e426ca31af12 |
| Square | 7J98 |
| Code | 009 |
| Designation | Rocky bottom layer of EIR1 rampart |
| Field | B |
| Locus type | Earth |
| Area | B |
| Start season | 1984 |
| End season | 1984 |
| Start date | 1984-07-27 |
| Bottom separation | Very Clear |
| Created at | 2010-07-05 |
| Top separation | Very Clear |
| Updated at | 2010-07-31 |
| Stratigraphy remarks | The distinctive feature was the chalk rocks; |
| Reason | Many more rocks |
| Supervisor | D. Merling |
| Function | Rocky nari layer composed of chalk stones & some soil; it was the bottom in a series of nari layers which made up theEIR1 rampart; seems to have served as a rough layer to provide purchase on top of the smooth surface of the MB rampart beneath; they would also allow drainage along the former rampart surface |
| Architecture | 0 |
| State | Approved |
| Stratigraphic relations |
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| Clean locus | False |
| Age (period) | Early Iron 1 |
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Munsell # | 10YR 6/8 |
| Texture | Loam-Silt loam |
| Hardness | Very loose |
| Compression Degree 1 | Very |
| Compression Description 1 | Rubbly |
| Wetness Degree | Moderately |
| Wetness Description | Moist |
| Structure | Random |
| Soil Distribution | Random |
| Pottery | Rare |
| 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 | 2.0 |
| Lower Depth | 0.244000003 |
| Upper Depth | 0.564999998 |
| Direction | 30.0 |
| Slope | 20.0 |
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
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Suggested Citation
Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2025) "Locus B-7J98-009 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field B/Square 7J98". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/af4effd6-4438-ea1e-3532-f1025e725a42> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2th8z522
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