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Phase XIV
Definition Possible water channel (E.L.S. and A.G.R.).
Stage Stage 5
Stage Description Installation of a Bedouin water channel.
Phase Description Phase XIV: Modern period marked by Bedouin activity and the accumulation of recent debris.
Top (m) Opening depth: 901.006 m at center.
Bottom (m) Closing depth: 900.846 m at center.
Description A row of small to medium-sized, unhewn stones, measuring 1.20 m in length and 0.40 m in width, preserved in a single course. Identified and dated by Dakhilallah as a modern Bedouin water channel. Badly preserved and interpretation is questionable.
Architectural or Soil Locus? Architectural
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 45 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Lower Temenos/Trench 5 Part I". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/4a0211c2-0c95-41d8-688f-f0d1d0c52e2b> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2nz8805x

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