| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Locus ID | A7K72:015 |
| (Legacy ID: _id) | fa4cec64312ecfa79f409f8844d3dc46 |
| (Legacy ID: _rev) | 15-dcf83ab2c57c653b42a5b47766636f15 |
| Square | 7K72 |
| Code | 015 |
| Designation | Poss surface between Walls 3, 4 & 6 |
| Field | A |
| Locus type | Earth |
| Area | A |
| Start season | 1989 |
| End season | 1994 |
| Start date | 1989-07-18 |
| Bottom separation | Average |
| Created at | 2010-07-05 |
| Top separation | Clear |
| Updated at | 2010-08-05 |
| Stratigraphy remarks | Later than Walls 3, 4 & 6; earlier & poss contemporary with Blockage 5; under L 14 & 20; over S 19 & seals against Walls 3, 4 & 6 |
| Reason | "Flat"area, ash spots & harder soil appear |
| End date | 1994-06-21 |
| Supervisor | E. Swiniarska |
| Function | Due to the many basalt grinders, large mammal ribs, ash deposits, & charcoal bits & pottery, this layer seems to have been primarily domestic; prob food preparation & food consumtion in domestic setting |
| Architecture | 0 |
| State | Approved |
| Balk | North |
| Stratigraphic relations |
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| Clean locus | True |
| Age (period) | Persian |
| Drawn balks | North |
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Munsell # | 7.5YR 6/4 |
| Texture | Sandy Clay Loam-Silty Clay Loam |
| Hardness | Somewhat hard |
| Compression Degree 1 | Moderately |
| Compression Description 1 | Loose |
| Wetness Degree | Moderately |
| Wetness Description | Dry |
| Structure | Random |
| 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 | 4.0 |
| Width | 1.79999995 |
| Lower Depth | 0.0399999991 |
| Upper Depth | 0.25999999 |
| Direction | 0.0 |
| Slope | 0.0 |
| Earth Remarks | The description of this surface is not complete since only the articles lying on it were removed in U89; continues S through the doorway in Wall 4 (under Blockage 5) and on to S side of Wall 4, both in Squares 72 & 62 |
| Surface Material | Beaten Earth |
| Surface Material (Note) | Beaten Earth |
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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Suggested Citation
Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus A-7K72-015 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-cfa7-9f40-9f8844d3dc46> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k23f56590
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