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Bottom (m) Closing elevation: 891.278 m.
Size 1.11m north south-by-1.50 m east west.
Architectural or Soil Locus? Soil
Phase Description Phase II: First period of major Nabataean construction at the Great Temple complex in the 1st c. BCE. The Central Staircase leading up from the Lower Temenos to the Upper ...
Location North end W CP East, area of robbed pavers (Tr. 97, 2004, Locus 23).
Underlies Locus 20.
Combined with Locus 20.
Stage Description Under terracing.
Overlies None (unexcavated).
Description This is a soil fill locus which served for leveling between the unexcavated layer of stone at the bottom of SP 105 and the stone terracing course Locus 20. The compacted soil is a mixture of silt and sand, with a fine consistency, and has a Munsell Color of 7.5 YR 3/4 (Light Brown).
Preserved Height ca. 0.03 m.
Stage Stage 1
Phase II
Top (m) Opening elevation: 891.308 m.
Definition Soil fill beneath Locus 20 terracing course
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 21 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/3f233087-6d6b-4a0d-2291-fb01e91cdb3a> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2zw1j25k

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