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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID A7K62:010
(Legacy ID: _id) e27f4a372875f544d0817603319321eb
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-f1c0e8fd6071763eccce7202d69f4e82
Square 7K62
Code 010
Designation Earth W of Wall 9
Field A
Locus type Earth
Area A
Start season 1989
End season 1989
Start date 1989-07-12
Bottom separation Arbitrary
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Average
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Cut by Pit 17 in SE corner; earlier than the pit
Reason Isolated by Wall 9
End date 1989-07-24
Supervisor C. Norman
Function Post-occupational debris in S part of square; poss used for garbage
Architecture 0
State Approved
Top plan 7
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Sample remarks Olive (10-12 mm long
Age (period) Persian
L. Sh. Scan: A7K62010-1989EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7K62010-1989EarthBack
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 6/4
Texture Loam-Silty Loam
Hardness Somewhat loose
Compression Degree 1 Moderately
Compression Description 1 Crumbly
Wetness Degree Somewhat
Wetness Description Moist
Structure Random
Soil Distribution Random
Pottery Frequent
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
Architectural Distribution Random
Bones Frequent
Length 5.0
Width 1.25
Lower Depth 0.200000003
Upper Depth 0.25
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks Designated pocket of lighter & harder material next to Wall 8 in balk trim as L 18; contained a pit (L 16,17) in SE corner; most of pottery & seeds came from this pit as did the soil sample
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus A-7K62-010 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field A/Square 7K62". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/e27f4a37-2875-f544-d081-7603319321eb> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2g73tn6v

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