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Architectural or Soil Locus? Soil
Underlies Locus 5.
Stage Description Structural modification.
Definition Soil Deposit inside Corridor Locus 30
Phase VIII
Top (m) Opening elevation: 899.83 m.
Overlies None.
Description This soil deposit was the coarsest fill in Tr. 126. It contained a compacted mix of sand, granules, and pebbles, with a consistent Munsell Color ranged between 5YR 4/3–4/4 (Reddish Brown). The fill also contained a few random architectural fragments, as well as a small quantities of pottery and metal. The deposition appears to have been the result of intentional construction filling, after the original floor pavers covering the locus had been destroyed or removed.
Bottom (m) Closing elevation: 898.90 m.
Size 0.32 m north south-by-2.62 m east west.
Combined with Loci 5, 15, 37, 38.
Preserved Height 0.93 m.
Stage Stage 6
Phase Description Phase VIII: Brief (?) period of abandonment marked by a thin layer of (largely) chocolate brown clean soil. ...
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 31 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Lower Temenos/Trench 126". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/50792693-bcd3-4237-3666-025e14bf7b95> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2r49qk11

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