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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Definition Reddish, fill layer.
Top (m) Opening depth: 899.576 m at north; 899.196 m at center.
Architectural or Soil Locus? Soil
Phase
Phase Description
Bottom (m) Closing depth: 898.986 m at north; 898.926 m at center.
Stage Description Major destruction level marked by the accumulation of later fill following the disuse of the complex.
Stage Stage 6
Description Locus 12 is a fill layer directly above the Hexagonal Pavement (Locus 18), as well as the curbstone (Locus 20) and the fill in the canalization area (Locus 26). It is a loose, silty soil, color 7.5YR 4/4 (brown), with inclusions of pebbles and cobbles, as well as ash and limestone chips.
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 12 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Upper Temenos/Trench 18". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/6a45d6e5-3612-474c-31c8-11207854b55e> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k23r0z410

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