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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID A7K50:008
(Legacy ID: _id) e99e5e9a4145fcbcf295af93b279594d
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-2577b3b4a757601f1aa8c308711a08c7
Square 7K50
Code 008
Designation Layer immediately above Surf 9
Field A
Locus type Earth
Area A
Start season 1984
End season 1984
Start date 1984-07-16
Bottom separation Clear
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Arbitrary
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks earthimmediately above Surf 9
Reason Because L 5 was excavated to a depth of .54 m
End date 1984-07-17
Supervisor J. Fisher
Function Equal to L 5
Architecture 0
State Approved
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Late Iron 2/Persian
L. Sh. Scan: A7K50008-1984EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7K50008-1984EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7K50008-1987EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7K50008-1987EarthFront
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 5/4
Texture Sandy Clay Loam-Silty Clay Loam
Hardness Loose
Compression Degree 1 Very
Compression Description 1 Crumbly
Wetness Degree Moderately
Wetness Description Moist
Structure Random
Pottery Rare
Flint (Count) 2
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
Length 4.0
Width 4.0
Lower Depth 0.0
Upper Depth 0.200000003
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks As L 8 was beginning to be excavated, Surf 9 was noticed in Loca 20; same as area adjacent to & appearently beneath Wall 6 from which large pottery sherds were taken; primarily the scraping necessary to trace Surf9 is in area between Walls4, 6, & 7.
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus A-7K50-008 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-af93b279594d> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k23b6gs5s

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