Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
---|---|
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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