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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID A7K50:018
(Legacy ID: _id) cfbf297321381b41fc3acc1304b3eb0d
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-8b4c917dd9e3e0deaa770d6a98a63fc2
Square 7K50
Code 018
Designation E-W wall
Field A
Locus type Architecture
Area A
Start season 1984
End season 1984
Start date 1984-08-01
Created at 2010-07-05
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Poss relation to Walls 4 & 7
Reason Exposure of wall in E stub of S balk
End date 1984-08-03
Supervisor J. Fisher
Function Large enough for defense purposes or use in public structure but corner stones not well worked
Architecture 0
State Approved
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Late Iron 2/Persian
L. Sh. Scan: A7K50018-1984ArchitectureFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7K50018-1984ArchitectureBack
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Limestone Quality None
Limestone (%) 100.0
Chert (%) 0.0
Basalt (%) 0.0
Nari (%) 0.0
Mudbrick (%) 0.0
Other (%) 0.0
Wall Cobble 0.0
Wall Small Boulders 20.0
Wall Medium Boulders 60.0
Wall Large Boulders 20.0
Wall Very Large Boulders 0.0
Chink Pebble 10.0
Chink Cobble 90.0
Chink (%) 0.0
Fill Cobble 0.0
Fill Small Boulders 0.0
Fill Medium Boulders 0.0
Fill Large Boulders 0.0
Fill Very Large Boulders 0.0
Brick Lower Length 0.0
Brick Upper Length 0.0
Brick Lower Width 0.0
Brick Upper Width 0.0
Brick Lower Depth 0.0
Brick Upper Depth 0.0
Unhewn 15
Semi-Hewn 85
Dressed 0.0
Ashlar 0.0
Bossed 0.0
Tool Lower Width 0
Tool Lower Length 0
Tool Upper Width 0
Sketch False
Photo False
Dry Laid 100.0
Clay 0.0
Mud 0.0
Cement 0.0
Plaster 0.0
Lime 0.0
Average Thickness 0.0
Facing Unfaced
Course Lower 4.0
Course Upper 0.0
Course Random 0.0
Row Lower 1.0
Row Upper 0.0
Measured Length 2.0
Measured Lower Width 0.330000013
Measured Upper Width 0.100000001
Measured Lower Height 1.04999995
Measured Upper Height 0.0
Orientation 95.0
Dip 0.0
Preservation Partial Superstructure: Most
Lean Direction 0.0
Lean Degrees 0.0
Remarks Only the N face of the wall protrudes into square; wall corners in Loca 35 running S into 7K40 & E into 7K41; relation to Walls 4 & 7 is not clear (it seems to touch corners but which abuts which is not clear; orientation slightly offset in comparison to Wall 7K41:4
Construction Style Boulder & Chink
Construction Style (Note) Boulder & Chink
Construction Support Free-standing
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus A-7K50-018 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-cc1304b3eb0d> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k24f2716b

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