Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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Overlies | Locus 3. |
Bottom (m) | Closing elevation: 893.528. |
Description | A stone leveling course consisting of small boulders, wadi/field stones, and cobbles. It is tightly laid without mortar. The surface is relatively even, as comparative levels taken east west across the exposed surface indicated a mean variance of ca. 0.04 m. As the first leveling course beneath the W CP East floor pavers (Tr. 97, 2004, Locus 25), the locus has been assigned to Stage 4. |
Stage Description | Floor leveling. |
Location | North end W CP East, area of robbed pavers (Tr. 97, 2004, Locus 23). |
Phase | V |
Stage | Stage 4 |
Abuts | Loci 5, 22, 23. |
Combined with | Loci 1, 3, 4, 5 (?), 6, 7, 8, 24. |
Underlies | Locus 1. |
Top (m) | Opening elevation: 893.768 m. |
Definition | Stone leveling course |
Phase Description | Phase V: Late Nabataean CE 1st c. redesign and repairs. |
Bonds to | None. |
Preserved Height | 0.24 m. |
Size | 2.00 m north south-by-4.30 m east west. |
Architectural or Soil Locus? | Architectural |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 2 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/4ceb65eb-fa06-42ef-2e12-136c3cd6051b> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2mc90r65
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