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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID F6L98:041
(Legacy ID: _id) f13c7726638072aa5636daf8ac110678
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-55039bfd9e18fd3413fef54d8bd462c3
Square 6L98
Code 041
Designation Exposure surface under Surfs 36 & 26
Field F
Locus type Earth
Area F
Start season 1987
End season 1987
Start date 1987-07-28
Bottom separation Average
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Clear
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Under Surfs 26 & 36; seals against Wall 44
Reason Somewhat greater compaction than Surf 36 & much more than 26
End date 1987-07-29
Supervisor D. Herr
Function Exposure surface; poss ext surface for the house with Wall 44
Architecture 0
State Approved
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Late Iron 2/Persian
L. Sh. Scan: F6L98041-1987EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: F6L98041-1987EarthFront
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 6/3
Texture Loam-Silt loam
Hardness Somewhat hard
Compression Degree 1 Somewhat
Compression Description 1 Firm
Wetness Degree Somewhat
Wetness Description Moist
Structure Random
Soil Distribution Random
Flint (Count) 15
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 1.70000005
Width 2.1500001
Lower Depth 0.0
Upper Depth 0.0
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks An undulating exposure surface which at Loca 23 (or so) is about 4.5 for consistence; many more flints flakes; in fact they were noticed as they were dug, but were not saved; not completely dug at the end of U87
Surface Material Beaten Earth
Surface Material (Note) Beaten Earth
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus F-6L98-041 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field F/Square 6L98". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/f13c7726-6380-72aa-5636-daf8ac110678> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k23v00q9x

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