Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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Size | Presumably 3.86 m-by-3.00 m. |
Phase | V |
Abuts | Locus 2 (East Wall), Locus 4 (West Wall), Locus 5 (North Wall), Locus 10 (South Wall), and Locus 12 (Hydraulic Cement Floor). |
Stage Description | Construction of settling tank. |
Stage | Stage 2 |
Bottom (m) | Closing elevation: 906.029 m A. |
Description | Large rough hewn blocks were the major feature of this locus which were used in order to make a flat bedding for the construction of the floor of the Settling Tank. A loose but uniform layer of hydraulic cement remains was interspersed with this bedding that was likely used to fortify the floor of the Settling Tank from seepage. A uniform sample of painted Nabataean fineware from Phase IIIb (70/80-100 CE) was found underneath the Locus 2East Wall providing a terminus post quem for the construction of the Settling Tank. |
Phase Description | Phase V: Late Nabataean CE 1st c. redesign and repairs. The East 'Cistern' is used for storage and possibly... |
Underlies | Locus 12 (Hydraulic Cement Floor). |
Definition | Floor bedding |
Top (m) | Opening elevation: 906.489 m A. |
Overlies |
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Combined with | None. |
Location | Sondage: 3.86 m north south-by-1.48 m east west. |
Bonds to | None. |
Architectural or Soil Locus? | Architectural |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 13 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Upper Temenos/Trench 101". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/2763b863-5ea1-4233-900c-5c5fd5760cd5> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k24x5cs3c
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