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Architectural or Soil Locus? Soil
Phase Description Phase V: Late Nabataean CE 1st c. redesign and repairs, including the addition of the Theater, intercolumnar...
Location Throughout the Trench.
Combined with Locus 6.
Preserved Height 0.03 m.
Phase V
Definition Leveling fill for Theatron
Top (m) Opening elevation: 905.346 m.
Size 1.30 m north south-by-2.80 m east west.
Overlies Locus 12.
Stage Description Construction of the theatron and its seats.
Description A reddish brown sandy soil (Munsell 2.5 YR 4/4) with the same consistency as the rest of the Theatron fill. It is possible this was a layer that was built up from a brief abandonment period before the redesign of the structure and the construction off the Theatron. Metal nails and some coarse ware ceramics were recovered from this level.
Bottom (m) Closing elevation: 905.326 m.
Stage Stage 6
Underlies Locus 9.
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 10 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Temple/Trench 123". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/6d7ca8bc-784c-4b42-94e1-12b1129b0235> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k22r3xq4g

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