Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Locus ID	F6L98:046
(Legacy ID: _id)	f13c7726638072aa5636daf8acaa9d92
(Legacy ID: _rev)	15-df4bf8c7da069e00ba732581e9744a28
Square	6L98
Code	046
Designation	Earlier phase of Wall 4
Field	F
Locus type	Architecture
Area	F
Start season	1987
End season	1987
Start date	1987-07-29
Bottom separation	Very Clear
Created at	2010-07-05
Top separation	Very Clear
Updated at	2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks	Earlier than L 18 & 43; later than Pit 29/32
Reason	Earlier pottery readings; lower courses than Wall 4
End date	1987-07-31
Supervisor	D. Herr
Function	Terrace wall
Architecture	0
State	Approved
Top plan	4
Stratigraphic relations	Sealed against by Locus F-6L98-018 (Earth layer) Over Locus F-6L98-029 (Pit) Sealed against by Locus F-6L98-003 (Earth layer) Sealed against by Locus F-6L98-002 (Earth layer) Sealed against by Locus F-6L98-008 (Earth layer) Under Locus F-6L98-001 (Earth layer) Sealed against by Locus F-6L98-043 (Pit) Equals Locus F-6L99-003 (Wall) Under Locus F-6L98-002 (Earth layer) Abutted by Locus F-6L98-006 (Wall)
Clean locus	False
Age (period)	Persian
Drawn balks	East

Related Locations and Objects

Equals

Locus F-6L99-003

Abutted by

Locus F-6L98-006

Sealed against by

Locus F-6L98-026

Locus F-6L98-002

Locus F-6L98-003

Locus F-6L98-018

Locus F-6L98-008

Locus F-6L98-043

Over

Locus F-6L98-029

Under

Locus F-6L98-001

Locus F-6L98-002

Related Media

L. Sh. Scan: F6L98046-1987ArchitectureBack

L. Sh. Scan: F6L98046-1987ArchitectureFront

Related Persons

Supervised by

Denise Herr

Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Limestone Quality	Hard
Limestone (%)	100.0
Chert (%)	0.0
Basalt (%)	0.0
Nari (%)	0.0
Mudbrick (%)	0.0
Other (%)	0.0
Wall Cobble	0.0
Wall Small Boulders	10.0
Wall Medium Boulders	40.0
Wall Large Boulders	10.0
Wall Very Large Boulders	40.0
Chink Pebble	0.0
Chink Cobble	100.0
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	10
Semi-Hewn	90
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
Tendencies	Has large boulders on the top & small boulders below (see photo)
Course Lower	0.0
Course Upper	3.0
Course Random	0.0
Row Lower	0.0
Row Upper	1.0
Measured Length	1.79999995
Measured Lower Width	0.449999988
Measured Upper Width	1.0
Measured Lower Height	0.0
Measured Upper Height	96.0
Orientation	82.0
Dip	18.0
Preservation	Partial Superstructure: Little
Lean Direction	0.0
Lean Degrees	0.0
Top Found	0.0
Remarks	It was decided that the eastern 1.8 m of Wall 4 was built earlier, so a new locus was assigned very late in the dig; pottery pails for this season are 145-148 (see Wall 4)
Construction Style	Boulder & Chink
Construction Style (Note)	Boulder & Chink
Construction Support	Free-standing

Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Creator Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms)	Douglas R Clark info Vocabulary: Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri Larry G Herr info Vocabulary: Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri

Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2025) "Locus F-6L98-046 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-daf8acaa9d92> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2fx7qf80

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