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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID B7K90:005
(Legacy ID: _id) f0d6e0a786bf6ef32281490d68529539
(Legacy ID: _rev) 16-60d16159836174a2c93994513098a52d
Square 7K90
Code 005
Designation Mudbrick destruction of EIR1 House B; 1st thought to be a brick wall, so uses Architecture Form
Field B
Locus type Architecture
Area B
Start season 1984
End season 1994
Start date 1984-07-06
Bottom separation Clear
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Very Clear
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Prob collapsed from Walls 10 & 11; could have fallen from second story
Reason Bricks
End date 1994-07-12
Supervisor H. Dates
Function Mudbrick destruction layer; each brick can be seen in various stages of burning
Architecture 0
State Approved
Top plan 12,15
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Early Iron 1
Drawn balks South
L. Sh. Scan: B7K90005-1984ArchitectureSuppData1Back
L. Sh. Scan: B7K90005-1996ArchitectureSuppDataBack
L. Sh. Scan: B7K90005-1984ArchitectureSuppData1Front
L. Sh. Scan: B7K90005-1984ArchitectureFront
L. Sh. Scan: B7K90005-1996ArchitectureSuppDataFront
L. Sh. Scan: B7K90005-1984ArchitectureSuppData2Front
L. Sh. Scan: B7K90005-1994ArchitectureSuppData1Back
L. Sh. Scan: B7K90005-1984ArchitectureBack
L. Sh. Scan: B7K90005-1994ArchitectureSuppData2Back
L. Sh. Scan: B7K90005-1994ArchitectureSuppData1Front
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Limestone (%) 0.0
Chert (%) 0.0
Basalt (%) 0.0
Nari (%) 0.0
Mudbrick Quality None
Mudbrick (%) 100.0
Other (%) 0.0
Wall Cobble 0.0
Wall Small Boulders 0.0
Wall Medium Boulders 0.0
Wall Large Boulders 0.0
Wall Very Large Boulders 0.0
Chink Pebble 0.0
Chink Cobble 0.0
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 0.360000014
Brick Upper Length 0.0
Brick Lower Width 0.239999995
Brick Upper Width 0.0
Brick Lower Depth 0.150000006
Brick Upper Depth 0.0
Unhewn 0
Semi-Hewn 0
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 50.0
Clay 0.0
Mud 0.0
Cement 0.0
Plaster 50.0
Lime 0.0
Average Thickness 0.0
Facing Unfaced
Tendencies No face; not a wall
Course Lower 0.0
Course Upper 0.0
Course Random 1.0
Row Lower 0.0
Row Upper 0.0
Measured Length 4.5
Measured Lower Width 5.0
Measured Upper Width 0.0
Measured Lower Height 0.0
Measured Upper Height 0.0
Orientation 0.0
Dip 0.0
Lean Direction 0.0
Lean Degrees 0.0
Remarks Not a wall, but destruction; bricks vary in composition, quantity, & size; larger: 36 x 24 x 15 cm; both dry-laid & mortar construction present; most bricks unfaced, but those abutting Wall 10 show signs of plaster; some bricks show limestone accretion as the result of percolation (consultation w/ Frank Koucky, Geologist)
Construction Style Rubble
Construction Style (Note) Rubble
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus B-7K90-005 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field B/Square 7K90". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/f0d6e0a7-86bf-6ef3-2281-490d68529539> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2qn6jw1q

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