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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID B7K90:013
(Legacy ID: _id) e3e8bc05321d307e0e7e8ebea14f8cd7
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-818c1f76400aa3f7d0a0f0299194d1a5
Square 7K90
Code 013
Designation Beaten-earth surface or top of Destruction 5
Field B
Locus type Earth
Area B
Start season 1984
End season 1984
Start date 1984-07-11
Bottom separation Unclear
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Clear
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Overlies a potion of Destruction 5; seals against Silo 12/Hearth 8; prob in use with the latter; seals over Pit 14
Reason Hard "bricky" layer
End date 1984-07-31
Supervisor H. Dates
Function Surface in Loca 16/17 through 34/35 (2 x 4 m)
Architecture 0
State Approved
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Late Iron 2/Persian
L. Sh. Scan: B7K90013-1984EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: B7K90013-1984EarthSuppDataBack
L. Sh. Scan: B7K90013-1984EarthBack
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 4/4
Texture Loam-Silt loam
Hardness Somewhat loose
Compression Degree 1 Very
Compression Description 1 Firm
Wetness Degree Very
Wetness Description Dry
Structure Random
Soil Distribution Random
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
Length 4.0
Width 2.0
Lower Depth 0.0099999998
Upper Depth 0.0500000007
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks To give precise measurements would constitute unadulterated fiction; one can only speculate on extent of L 13; apparently covered large portion of 2 x 4 m area (Loca 16/17-34/35); it was badly damaged, broken by Tumble 2; probe in Loca 28, 29, 34 revealed mudbrick of Destruction 5; Loca 35: Pit 15 yielded mudbrick detritus; probe in Loca 17 between Wall 11 & Pit 15 reached 913.44; mudbrick of Destruction 5 easily discernable
Stratigraphic Remarks Seals over Pit 15, Pit 16 and Pit 14.
Surface Material Beaten Earth
Surface Material (Note) Beaten Earth
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2025) "Locus B-7K90-013 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field B/Square 7K90". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/e3e8bc05-321d-307e-0e7e-8ebea14f8cd7> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2kw5v29b

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