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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID A7K40:010
(Legacy ID: _id) cc1ca2b949c6ebd8d4bce27eb4cb1893
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-98c5631e4e1b6790c40e20a94fd62949
Square 7K40
Code 010
Designation Debris layer W of Wall 17
Field A
Locus type Earth
Area A
Start season 1984
End season 2004
Start date 1984-07-17
Bottom separation Average
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Average
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks L 12 & 13 are partly under L 10 while both also seem to run against L 10; the sequence of L 13, 12 & 10 is not clear; L 11 seems to run against 10
Reason Difference in description
End date 2004-07-13
Supervisor B. Adams
Function Rubble layer containing a lot of stone and looser soil than adjoining L 11/12/13; situated on top of Wall 21; poss the eroded top of Wall 21.
Architecture 0
State Approved
Top plan 13, 20
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Late Iron 2/Persian
Drawn balks
L. Sh. Scan: A7K40010-2004EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7K40010-1984EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7K40010-2004EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7K40010-2004PotteryFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7K40010-1984EarthBack
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 5/4
Texture Sandy Clay Loam-Silty Clay Loam
Hardness Somewhat loose
Compression Degree 1 Moderately
Compression Description 1 Crumbly
Wetness Degree Moderately
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 5.0999999
Width 1.60000002
Lower Depth 0.170000002
Upper Depth 0.280000001
Direction 0.0
Slope 4.0
Earth Remarks W of Wall 17 directly next to Wall 12 a pebblish lens was found containing ca. 500 S pebbles, 150 M pebbles, 75 L pebbles and ca. 10 S cobbles; a lot of cobbles were found (ca 5 small, 12 M, 4 L), these spots seem divided by 1 boulder (S); this spot was considered as part of L 10 but could also be considered part of 16
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus A-7K40-010 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field A/Square 7K40". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/cc1ca2b9-49c6-ebd8-d4bc-e27eb4cb1893> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2s473s9p

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