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Architectural or Soil Locus? Soil
Location North end W CP East, area of robbed pavers (Tr. 97, 2004, Locus 23).
Underlies Locus 10.
Definition Soil fill locus between Loci 10 and 13
Stage Stage 2
Combined with Loci 5, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 25.
Phase Description Phase IV: Nabataean Grand Design: 1st c. BCE to CE 1st c. The full Lower Temenos is constructed, complete...
Size 1.60 m north south-by-1.60 m east west.
Overlies Locus 12.
Description This is a compacted layer of soil containing silt, sand, and granules with a Munsell Color 7.5 YR 5/4 (Brown). While it underlies another fill locus (Locus 10), it is to be differentiated because it completely lacks the rubble found in the stratum above. However, it functioned along with Locus 10 as construction leveling between the terracing courses Loci 9 and 12. The fill contained some pottery and bone.
Top (m) Opening elevation: 892.168 m.
Stage Description Preparatory construction.
Phase IV
Preserved Height ca. 0.05 m.
Bottom (m) Closing elevation: 892.118 m
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 11 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Lower Temenos/Special Project 105". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/7d4476c9-b943-4b45-d052-366234c9c00f> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2g73gx1w

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