Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
---|---|
Size | 11.25 m north south-by-1.96 m east west. |
Architectural or Soil Locus? | Soil |
Bottom (m) | Closing elevation: - 0.98 m below Sub datum A, or 898.90 m. |
Phase | XIV |
Location | In the eastern portion of Trench 71. |
Stage Description | Modern soil accumulation. |
Top (m) | Opening elevation: At Sub datum Point A, or 899.884 m. |
Description | This is an area of fill from the associated with the southernmost column on the east face of the West Triple Colonnade. Excavation then proceeded north, but it was not uniform, due to the fact that two sets of workers were working at different speeds. The coarse loose sandy soil color is a Munsell 2.5YR4/2. |
Combined with | All fill and erosion loci. |
Underlies | Locus 1. |
Phase Description | Phase XIV: Modern period marked by Bedouin activity and the accumulation of recent debris. |
Overlies | The limestone stylobate blocks. |
Stage | Stage 7 |
Abuts | Locus 1. |
Bonds to | Locus 1. |
Definition | Soil from the first or southernmost in situ column along the West Triple Colonnade stylobate |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 4 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Lower Temenos/Trench 71". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/3e74b47c-301e-4971-464f-13243b76e0dc> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2kh0p78b
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