Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Phase Description	Phase Pre-Site Phase I:
Architectural or Soil Locus?	Soil
Combined with	Loci 25, 27, 28A.
Location	Central sondage, between Loci 3 and 6.
Stage	Stage 3
Top (m)	Opening elevation: highest 891.441 m.
Size	1.10 m north south-by-1.22 m east west.
Preserved Height	variable, see balk sketches.
Underlies	Loci 24, 25.
Stage Description	Flood water deposits.
Overlies	Loci 25, 27.
Definition	Flood water deposit
Description	A thick layer of compacted fine sand with a few small stones that is visible only in the east and south balks. The Munsell Color ranged between 7.5 YR 6/6 (Reddish Yellow) and 5/6 (Strong Brown). The stratum appears to have been formed by a flood event. The direction of the flow was from the northeast toward the southwest. The yellowish component in this sandy stratum, which is likely to be limestone soil, further suggests that the deposit originated in the flood waters from the wadi arriving from the east. No material culture was recovered.
Phase	Pre-Site Phase I
Bottom (m)	Closing elevation: lowest 891.001 m.