| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Bottom (m) | Bottom elevation: 903.276 m at southeast. |
| Description | This is yet another layer of packing ashlars for the tunnels. This locus consisted of yellow, red, white and black, rounded, sandstone ashlars (possible explanation of color in the previous Locus 17, fill). The ashlars in this locus were smaller than the ashlars in the previous levels and not quite as regular in their placing. They were still very tightly-packed and within the area of the tunnel packing ashlars. |
| Top (m) | Top elevation: 903.386 m at center. |
| Stage | Stage 1 |
| Phase | II |
| Phase Description | Phase II: First period of major Nabataean construction at the Great Temple complex in the 1st c. BCE. At this... |
| Definition | Packing ashlars. |
| Stage Description | Construction of the underground canalization system: ashlar wall and the Central Staircase. Packing of the channels and construction of the steps. |
| Architectural or Soil Locus? | Architectural |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 18 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Upper Temenos/Special Project 4 Part II". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/47a06ce7-ccfd-4baf-9d19-87a135a62825> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2988bb19
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