Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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Stage Description | Construction of the East Vaulted Chamber. |
Phase Description | Phase V: Late Nabataean CE 1st c. redesign and repairs, including the addition of the Theater, intercolumnar... |
Underlies | Nothing. |
Phase | V |
Overlies | Unknown. |
Location | Extends along the southern boundary of trench, east west. |
Definition | South Wall |
Description | Locus 2, which is 2.98 m in length, is a poorly constructed wall composed of medium-to-large sized sandstone ashlars. There is extensive use of small leveling stones. This wall is the highest of the four, due to the construction of the vault, which slants upward toward the south. The upper course of the wall has been consolidated. |
Top (m) | Opening levels: 910.376 m (top unconsolidated course). |
Stage | Stage 1 |
Combined with | None. |
Bottom (m) | Closing levels: 906.186 m center. |
Architectural or Soil Locus? | Architectural |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 2 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Temple/Trench 55". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/0392712a-e0e0-4445-4a64-bcff52acb828> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k25x2f76n
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