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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID A7K72:016
(Legacy ID: _id) fa4cec64312ecfa79f409f8844f37376
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-d296b2c5735abd2782371f45977e372d
Square 7K72
Code 016
Designation Earth E of Wall 3
Field A
Locus type Earth
Area A
Start season 1989
End season 1989
Start date 1989-07-19
Bottom separation Average
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Arbitrary
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Less later pottery (PER) & more earlier than LIR2 on the E side of Wall 3 than on W side; maybe it was filled sooner? or filled at the same time but with soil containing earlier debris?
Reason Control depth of excavation
End date 1989-07-28
Supervisor J. Pichette
Function Fill or post-occupational debris
Architecture 0
State Approved
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Persian
L. Sh. Scan: A7K72016-1989EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: A7K72016-1989EarthFront
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 4/4
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) 3
Brick Fragment (Count) 0
Roof Tile (Count) 0
Worked Stone (Count) 0
Burnt Stone (Count) 0
Architectural Number (Count) 0
Architectural Distribution Random
Length 5.0
Width 1.29999995
Lower Depth 0.370000005
Upper Depth 0.5
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks A small, complete, poss perfume juglet was found in the doorway of Wall 3, Loca 16; inverted with the base at 912.79 & the rim at 912.65; 5 courses down in Wall 3; typical of tomb deposits
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2025) "Locus A-7K72-016 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-cfa7-9f40-9f8844f37376> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2zs35x5z

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