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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID A7K50:006
(Legacy ID: _id) e99e5e9a4145fcbcf295af93b23b99a8
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-7c483ea3a6180d497b472a9f005bf921
Square 7K50
Code 006
Designation N-S wall along W balk
Field A
Locus type Architecture
Area A
Start season 1984
End season 2004
Start date 1984-07-11
Created at 2010-07-05
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Seems to abut Wall 7 and thus later; Surf 9 was difficult to trace to Wall 6; relation to flat stones at juncture of Walls 6 & 7 not clear
Reason Stones in a line
End date 2004-07-09
Supervisor G. Arbino
Function Poor quality of construction suggests informal use
Architecture 0
State Approved
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Late Iron 2/Persian
L. Sh. Scan: A7K50006-2004ArchitectureBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7K50006-1984ArchitectureBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7K50006-1984ArchitectureSuppDataBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7K50006-1984ArchitectureFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7K50006-2004PotteryFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7K50006-2004ArchitectureFront
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Limestone Quality None
Limestone (%) 100.0
Chert (%) 0.0
Basalt (%) 0.0
Nari (%) 0.0
Mudbrick (%) 0.0
Other (%) 0.0
Wall Cobble 20.0
Wall Small Boulders 80.0
Wall Medium Boulders 0.0
Wall Large Boulders 0.0
Wall Very Large Boulders 0.0
Chink Pebble 10.0
Chink Cobble 90.0
Chink (%) 0.0
Fill Cobble 0.0
Fill Small Boulders 0.0
Fill Medium Boulders 0.0
Fill Large Boulders 0.0
Fill Very Large Boulders 0.0
Brick Lower Length 0.0
Brick Upper Length 0.0
Brick Lower Width 0.0
Brick Upper Width 0.0
Brick Lower Depth 0.0
Brick Upper Depth 0.0
Unhewn 90
Semi-Hewn 10
Dressed 0.0
Ashlar 0.0
Bossed 0.0
Tool Lower Width 0
Tool Lower Length 0
Tool Upper Width 0
Sketch False
Photo False
Dry Laid 100.0
Clay 0.0
Mud 0.0
Cement 0.0
Plaster 0.0
Lime 0.0
Average Thickness 0.0
Facing Unfaced
Course Lower 2.0
Course Upper 7.0
Course Random 0.0
Row Lower 1.0
Row Upper 0.0
Measured Length 2.70000005
Measured Lower Width 0.699999988
Measured Upper Width 3.0
Measured Lower Height 1.45000005
Measured Upper Height 1.60000002
Orientation 180.0
Dip 0.0
Preservation Partial Superstructure: Most
Lean Direction 0.0
Lean Degrees 0.0
Remarks W face hidden in W balk; courses & height based on the depth of Surf 14; Poor quality of construction; lower courses of S portion fallen away or loose; reason for apparant "buttressing" near N balk not clear; lower courses of S portion fallen away or loose; reason for apparant "buttressing" near N balk not clear
Stratigraphic Remarks One stone was slid under Wall 26 (ca 10 cm)
Construction Style Boulder & Chink
Construction Style (Note) Boulder & Chink
Construction Support Battered
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus A-7K50-006 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-af93b23b99a8> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2s75t583

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