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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID B7K92:026
(Legacy ID: _id) fcf97d7debd1a14ce4519f1c1b7c4e17
(Legacy ID: _rev) 15-0e7f8540b5af5ddef807e386999ec229
Square 7K92
Code 026
Designation Fill layer in large EIR1 refuse pit E of House B
Field B
Locus type Earth
Area B
Start season 1996
End season 1996
Start date 1996-07-25
Bottom separation Very Clear
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Arbitrary
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Same material as L 14 & 19
Reason A layer of rocks (mostly cobbles) began to appear
End date 1996-07-26
Supervisor W. Bowes
Function Appears to consist of the same material as L 14 & 19; part of the refuse in large EIR1 refuse pit E of House B
Architecture 0
State Approved
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Early Iron 1
L. Sh. Scan: B7K92026-1996EarthBack
L. Sh. Scan: B7K92026-1996EarthFront
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 6/3
Texture Sandy Clay Loam-Silty Clay Loam
Hardness Somewhat loose
Compression Degree 1 Moderately
Compression Description 1 Crumbly
Wetness Degree Moderately
Wetness Description Moist
Structure Random
Soil Distribution Layered
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
Bones Frequent
Length 4.5
Width 3.5999999
Lower Depth 0.829999983
Upper Depth 0.0
Direction 90.0
Slope 10.0
Earth Remarks From about 910.8 to 910.4, the soil contained many cobbles; this did not appear to be wall tumble, but perhaps an attempt to level off the dump & cover the soil below; a black ash layer 4 cm thick appeared across the S meter; sloped down about 10 degrees to E; much bioturbation
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2025) "Locus B-7K92-026 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field B/Square 7K92". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/fcf97d7d-ebd1-a14c-e451-9f1c1b7c4e17> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k21r77j7m

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