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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID A7K42:018
(Legacy ID: _id) e5b35dea50f1b1bfa53a73792680af5b
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-c1f0cdd65790594f4829757d62d472e2
Square 7K42
Code 018
Designation Possible surface W of Wall 15 under L 5 & Surf 6
Field A
Locus type Earth
Area A
Start season 1989
End season 1989
Start date 1989-07-25
Bottom separation Unclear
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Clear
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Under L 5 & Surf 6; seals against Walls 9, 10, 28 & 7K41:025
Reason Seperated by a wall
End date 1989-08-03
Supervisor D. Herr
Function Living surface in the room or natural fill during abondonment; makes a nice floor
Architecture 0
State Approved
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Late Iron 2
L. Sh. Scan: A7K42018-1989EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7K42018-1989EarthBack
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 7.5YR 5/2
Texture Sandy Clay Loam-Silty Clay Loam
Hardness Somewhat loose
Compression Degree 1 Somewhat
Compression Description 1 Crumbly
Wetness Degree Somewhat
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 2.29999995
Width 2.20000005
Lower Depth 0.180000007
Upper Depth 0.209999993
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks Rocks in NW corner removed as part of this locus; one of the pithoi (#1) in L 5 (pails 111-113) was resting on this surface; surface very clear in N balk; when the E balk of 7K41 was removed, it was a nice surface; in 7K42, it was quite distorted by rock tumble from the walls
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus A-7K42-018 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field A/Square 7K42". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/e5b35dea-50f1-b1bf-a53a-73792680af5b> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k25q5c363

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