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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID A7K50:005
(Legacy ID: _id) e99e5e9a4145fcbcf295af93b21c1657
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-1774f060d57a152d4491421b9d1d495e
Square 7K50
Code 005
Designation Post-occupational debris
Field A
Locus type Earth
Area A
Start season 1984
End season 1984
Start date 1984-07-11
Bottom separation Average
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Clear
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Beneath L 3 whose general charactersitics it continues to exhibit; beneath Walls 4 & ; it also covered Wwall 7 along the S balk & lies above L 8 from which it was arbitrarily separated due to L 5 being excavated to a depth of 54 cm; contained unusual occurance of 2 Mamluk sherds
Reason Detection of bricky material (in Loca 35) similar to destruction layer in 7K51
End date 1984-07-16
Supervisor J. Fisher
Function Combination of sub-topsoil post-occupational debris; some rubbly & cobbly areas show appearant rock tumble
Architecture 0
State Approved
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Islamic
L. Sh. Scan: A7K50005-1984EarthSuppData3Back
L. Sh. Scan: A7K50005-1984EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7K50005-1987EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7K50005-1987EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7K50005-1984EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7K50005-1984EarthSuppData2Front
L. Sh. Scan: A7K50005-1984EarthSuppData1Back
L. Sh. Scan: A7K50005-1984EarthSuppData3Front
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 5/4
Texture Sandy Clay Loam-Silty Clay Loam
Hardness Somewhat hard
Compression Degree 1 Moderately
Compression Description 1 Friable
Wetness Degree Moderately
Wetness Description Moist
Structure Random
Soil Distribution Random
Flint (Count) 34
Glass (Count) 0
Tesserae (Count) 0
Tabun Fragment (Count) 4
Brick Fragment (Count) 0
Roof Tile (Count) 0
Worked Stone (Count) 2
Burnt Stone (Count) 10
Architectural Number (Count) 0
Architectural Distribution Random
Length 5.0
Width 5.0
Lower Depth 0.349999994
Upper Depth 0.519999981
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks Burnt limestone frags, particularly in S half; significant tumble in corner of N & W balks; small pocket of tabun fragments in Loca 28 at juncture of two walls; bricky material in Loca 11 & 35 with small pieces of charcoal & nari/plaster-like substance
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus A-7K50-005 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field A/Square 7K50". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/e99e5e9a-4145-fcbc-f295-af93b21c1657> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2v98k92j

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