Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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Description | Locus 14 was a soil fill level with a Munsell Color of 5YR 3/4. The soil was fine, somewhat sandy, with a small amount of pebbles and small stones. Inclusions, as in other soil levels, were sparse. This was a soil fill level separating a leveling course from a large rubble fill. Nabataean pottery fragments from this level corresponded to Schmids chronology of Nabataean 2c-3a and 2c-3b, or approximately 0 CE 100 CE. |
Architectural or Soil Locus? | Soil |
Bottom (m) | Closing Elevation: T 0.89 m. |
Phase | V |
Overlies | Locus 15, 16, 17. |
Stage | Stage 2 |
Phase Description | Phase V: Late Nabataean CE 1st c. redesign and repairs. The East 'Cistern' is used for storage and possibly... |
Top (m) | Opening Elevation: T 0.80 m. |
Definition | Soil Level Below Locus 13 Leveling Course and Above Locus 15 Rubble Fill |
Size | 0.61 m north south-by-0.92 m east west. |
Underlies | Loci 2, 3, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13. |
Stage Description | Rubble and soil fill for the steps. |
Location | The footprint of Loci 2 and 3, the second and third steps from the bottom (north). |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 14 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Upper Temenos/Special Project 111". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/850d8569-f5ab-4627-b6ab-7e9a3d5b1c37> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2542sp37
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