Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
---|---|
Definition | Tetrastyle in Antis Foundation Wall |
Preserved Height | 1.72 m. |
Abuts | Presumably Locus 8. |
Seals | Locus 17. |
Bottom (m) | Closing elevation: 903.787 m. |
Bonds to | Locus 7. |
Underlies | None. |
Stage Description | Construction of tetrastyle wall and extension. |
Top (m) | Opening elevation: 905.507 m. |
Phase Description | Phase IV: Nabataean Grand Design: 1st c. BCE to CE 1st c. The tetrastyle in antis temple is built, including... |
Stage | Stage 4 |
Overlies | Locus 17. |
Size | 1.46 m east west. |
Combined with | Locus 7. |
Cuts | None. |
Phase | IV |
Description | The tetrastyle wall is composed of large well-hewn ashlar top slabs that are positioned north south which are set upon five courses of rough hewn sandstone ashlars, which lack a consistant header and stretcher constuction. The construction of the wall relies on chinking stones to fill in the empty places. The wall has no trace of a builders trench and is founded on soil. Compared to the other foundation walls found in the sondage, less care has been given to the overall construction and potential integrity of the foundation, which is a component to not phasing this section with the rest of architecture in the area. |
Architectural or Soil Locus? | Architectural |
Location | The north boundary of the sondage. |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 3 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Temple/Special Project 107". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/30ea157d-2a8f-4310-4be8-bde6b1f106c6> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2vx0fn8f
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