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Description A reddish brown (Munsell 5 YR 4/4) sand which is compact and coarse as well as slightly moist. It is hard packed almost mud-like and is near the base of the platform. The locus is adjacent to Locus 19.
Bottom (m) Closing elevation: 902.137 m.
Combined with Loci 18,19, 20.
Stage Description Construction of early platform.
Definition Soil South of Locus 15 —Early Platform/Wall
Size 0.44 m north south-by- 3.49 m east west.
Phase Description Phase Pre-Site Phase I: Pre-Site Phase I
Preserved Height 0.35 m.
Overlies Locus 20.
Top (m) Opening elevation: 902.487 m.
Stage Stage 1
Underlies Locus 12.
Phase Pre-Site Phase I
Location In between Locus 26 and Locus 15.
Architectural or Soil Locus? Architectural
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 18 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Temple/Special Project 107". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/75798b5d-0ff1-45de-de36-db2698202b3d> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k21r6wz8z

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