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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID A7K72:012
(Legacy ID: _id) fa4cec64312ecfa79f409f8844769fb7
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-4be8afaafdac1a1b4787cebbff0f44e4
Square 7K72
Code 012
Designation Earth in Wall 6
Field A
Locus type Earth
Area A
Start season 1989
End season 1989
Start date 1989-07-13
Bottom separation Very Clear
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Very Clear
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks The earth was not LIR2 but Ir2 & EIr1
Reason Earth in wall 6
End date 1989-07-13
Supervisor J. Pichette
Function Earth within Wall 6; poss original mud mortar
Architecture 0
State Approved
Top plan 7
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Persian
L. Sh. Scan: A7K72012-1989EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: A7K72012-1989EarthBack
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 4/6
Texture Loam-Silty Loam
Hardness Loose
Compression Degree 1 Moderately
Compression Description 1 Crumbly
Wetness Degree Moderately
Wetness Description Moist
Structure Talus
Soil Distribution Random
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
Length 5.0
Width 1.0
Lower Depth 0.0
Upper Depth 0.0
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks Wall 6 slumps E in several places; here the slumpage was extreme so lots of earth filled the gaps; it was removed as 1 row of the top course was removed due to severe slumping
Stratigraphic Remarks Inside Wall 3
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus A-7K72-012 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field A/Square 7K72". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/fa4cec64-312e-cfa7-9f40-9f8844769fb7> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2gq7bm1j

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