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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID A7K50:013
(Legacy ID: _id) cfbf297321381b41fc3acc13041627d6
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-bed0c89566d3148dc554d1ebac584e85
Square 7K50
Code 013
Designation Debris layer
Field A
Locus type Earth
Area A
Start season 1984
End season 1984
Start date 1984-07-24
Created at 2010-07-05
Updated at 2010-07-31
Reason Excavation of 15 cm below L 10
End date 1984-07-30
Supervisor J. Fisher
Function Large amounts of broken pottery with numerous inclusions indicates it may have been fill material below L 10
Architecture 0
State Approved
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Late Iron 2/Persian
L. Sh. Scan: A7K50013-1984EarthSuppData4Front
L. Sh. Scan: A7K50013-1984EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7K50013-1984EarthSuppData3Front
L. Sh. Scan: A7K50013-1984EarthSuppData2Front
L. Sh. Scan: A7K50013-1984EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7K50013-1984EarthSuppData1Back
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 5/4
Texture Sandy Clay Loam-Silty Clay Loam
Hardness Somewhat loose
Compression Degree 1 Very
Compression Description 1 Friable
Wetness Degree Moderately
Wetness Description Moist
Structure Random
Soil Distribution Random
Pottery Frequent
Flint (Count) 10
Glass (Count) 0
Tesserae (Count) 0
Tabun Fragment (Count) 5
Brick Fragment (Count) 0
Roof Tile (Count) 0
Worked Stone (Count) 0
Burnt Stone (Count) 0
Architectural Number (Count) 0
Architectural Distribution Random
Length 2.5
Width 1.5
Lower Depth 0.187000006
Upper Depth 0.194999993
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks Lump of clay-like substance found in Loca 16 of mixed colors (5Y 5/2 olive gray & 7.5YR 5/8 strong brown) along with charcoal; two entire jugs found: bottom levels 911.874 m & 911.917; other vessels found adjacent in lower section of SE quadrant of L 10; L 13 is under NE quadrant (see daily journal) of L 10
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2025) "Locus A-7K50-013 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field A/Square 7K50". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/cfbf2973-2138-1b41-fc3a-cc13041627d6> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2gt6200b

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