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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID A7K42:006
(Legacy ID: _id) ed0e2c7d7a9736677c6ddb833308d2c3
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-111a94359060b62d38f61f87071909e4
Square 7K42
Code 006
Designation Exposure surface
Field A
Locus type Earth
Area A
Start season 1989
End season 1989
Start date 1989-07-17
Bottom separation Arbitrary
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Clear
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks A similar layer seems to be S in L 11; the fact that it seals and goes over Wall 8 in places indicates its origin after the wall was destroyed
Reason Different consistency in color and texture
End date 1989-07-25
Supervisor D. Herr
Function In times of abandonment, this surface may have grown deep; but would that account for nari, bricky & charcoal flecks throughout?
Architecture 0
State Approved
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Sample remarks Glassy pumice?
L. Sh. Scan: A7K42006-1989EarthSuppData1Front
L. Sh. Scan: A7K42006-1989EarthSuppData1Back
L. Sh. Scan: A7K42006-1989EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7K42006-1989EarthFront
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 7.5YR 8/2
Texture Clay
Hardness Hard
Compression Degree 1 Moderately
Compression Description 1 Firm
Wetness Degree Moderately
Wetness Description Dry
Structure Random
Soil Distribution Random
Flint (Count) 3
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 1.5
Width 2.5
Lower Depth 0.0
Upper Depth 0.0
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks Patchy; seals against N face of Wall 8 but also is on top of some of the stones of 8; ashy pocket at Loca 23; tiny flakes of charcoal and nari; on top of some of Wall 7, but these stones may not really be part of 7
Surface Material Beaten Earth
Surface Material (Note) Beaten Earth
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus A-7K42-006 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/ed0e2c7d-7a97-3667-7c6d-db833308d2c3> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2d22c27m

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