| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Location | North end W CP East, area of robbed pavers (Tr. 97, 2004, Locus 23). |
| Abuts | Locus 5. |
| Stage | Stage 2 |
| Combined with | Loci 5, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 25. |
| Phase Description | Phase IV: Nabataean Grand Design: 1st c. BCE to CE 1st c. The full Lower Temenos is constructed, complete... |
| Bottom (m) | Closing elevation: 891.998 m. |
| Underlies | Locus 11. |
| Preserved Height | ca. 0.12 m. |
| Top (m) | Opening elevation: 892.118 m. |
| Overlies | Locus 13. |
| Stage Description | Preparatory construction. |
| Phase | IV |
| Description | A tightly laid layer of rough hewn, rather flat boulders and wadi/field stones functioning as a terracing course. It was dry-laid evenly, and its level corresponds almost exactly to the bottom of the fourth course down in Wall Locus 5. The stratum bonds with Locus 25 and abuts Locus 5. |
| Definition | Terracing course of stone between Loci 11 and 13 |
| Size | 1.30 m north south-by-1.15 m east west. |
| Bonds to | Locus 25. |
| Architectural or Soil Locus? | Architectural |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 12 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Lower Temenos/Special Project 105". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/31c29e8e-d2b8-4c71-095e-a6e225fa2755> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2qf8sv0c
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