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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID A7J78:010
(Legacy ID: _id) d3c90827a69fe59ad8bf42e3571a5a8c
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-e806161475697e22836fdf5094339b6c
Square 7J78
Code 010
Designation N-S perimeter wall
Field A
Locus type Architecture
Area A
Start season 2006
End season 2006
Start date 2006-07-14
Created at 2010-07-05
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Earlier than all other loci in the square
Reason Stones in a line
End date 2006-07-24
Supervisor T. Venner
Function The east face of the outer perimeter wall
Architecture 0
State Approved
Top plan 9,13,7J79:27
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Early Iron 1
L. Sh. Scan: A7J78010-2006ArchitectureFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7J78010-2006PotteryFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7J78010-2006ArchitectureBack
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 25.0
Wall Small Boulders 45.0
Wall Medium Boulders 20.0
Wall Large Boulders 10.0
Wall Very Large Boulders 0.0
Chink Pebble 60.0
Chink Cobble 40.0
Chink (%) 0.0
Fill Cobble 60.0
Fill Small Boulders 40.0
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 50
Semi-Hewn 50
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 3.0
Course Upper 5.0
Course Random 0.0
Row Lower 2.0
Row Upper 4.0
Measured Length 4.0
Measured Lower Width 1.0
Measured Upper Width 2.0
Measured Lower Height 0.0
Measured Upper Height 0.0
Orientation 0.0
Dip 0.0
Lean Direction 0.0
Lean Degrees 0.0
Top Found 0.0
Remarks East face of the wall; foundation level not yet found in this square; there is some confusion in the locus sheet about whether this is the actual wall or the debris along the wall; perhaps that explains the pottery and some of the stratigraphic connections which LGH left off the database
Construction Style Boulder & Chink
Construction Style (Note) Boulder & Chink
Construction Support Free-standing
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus A-7J78-010 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field A/Square 7J78". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/d3c90827-a69f-e59a-d8bf-42e3571a5a8c> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2rn3kv0c

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