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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID A7K51:038
(Legacy ID: _id) d7e8eb3c51d67a05ec95255a5f4487df
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-26ddb1bae11801290eb0497b7c69f19f
Square 7K51
Code 038
Designation Debris layer
Field A
Locus type Earth
Area A
Start season 1992
End season 1992
Start date 1992-07-17
Created at 2010-07-05
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Below all late Iron 2 remains
Reason Change in color and texture
End date 1992-07-24
Supervisor D. Holloway
Function Poss mud brick destruction
Architecture 0
State Approved
Top plan 26,37,39,42
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Iron 1
L. Sh. Scan: A7K51038-1992EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7K51038-1992EarthBack
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 2.5YR 4/8
Hardness Hard
Compression Degree 1 Very
Compression Description 1 Crumbly
Compression Degree 2 Very
Compression Description 2 Friable
Wetness Degree Very
Wetness Description Dry
Structure Random
Glass (Count) 0
Tesserae (Count) 0
Tabun Fragment (Count) 50
Brick Fragment (Count) 0
Roof Tile (Count) 0
Worked Stone (Count) 0
Burnt Stone (Count) 0
Architectural Number (Count) 0
Architectural Distribution Random
Length 0.0
Width 0.0
Lower Depth 0.0
Upper Depth 0.0
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks Extends from N balk to an unknown point under Wall 5; approx dimensions: 87-80 (N-S) & 30 cm wide at the highest point; in the shape of a mound & is covered by a large area of white powdery limstone (150 cm wide -- 75 cm at each side of it) there has also been small pockets of reddish yellow 5YR 6/8 material found, but not in large quantities; upon removal this was a solid chunk of hard red bricky material; traced in N balk removal; bricks encircle the tabun on the E, N, & W sides; later finds indicate they were stacked on a surface with mortar between them; compare with L 44 for bottom levels of brick material
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus A-7K51-038 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field A/Square 7K51". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/d7e8eb3c-51d6-7a05-ec95-255a5f4487df> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2jm2q05n

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