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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Bottom (m)
  • Bottom elevation: 898.606 m.
  • Bottom elevation: 898.046 m at center.
Definition
  • Topsoil.
  • Topsoil (SP 25).
Top (m)
  • Top elevation: 898.976 m.
  • Top elevation: 898.646 m at center.
Description
  • Topsoil removed from the 3 m-x-2 m trench.
  • An 0.35 m-x-10.0 m area excavated to the east of Locus 3 to define the eastern extent of the stylobate, which was shown in SP 25 to consist of a ledge 0.16 m wide and 0.26 m below the elevation of the top of the stylobate. The topsoil had inclusions of bone (B17007), small stones, glass (G17001, 005) and a mixed collection of pottery (P17006).
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 1 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Lower Temenos/Trench 17 Part I and Special Project 25". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/743c1d4f-c460-4074-1ea0-ef773e0f7226> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2bc4262h

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