Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
---|---|
Top (m) | Opening Elevation: A 1.85 m. |
Bottom (m) | Closing Elevation: A 2.32 m. |
Overlies | Unknown. |
Phase | I |
Underlies | Locus 1. |
Location | 0.40 m east of the West Walkway Wall (Locus 6), bonded to the Ashlar/Rubble Fill of the Platform (Locus 3). |
Description | Locus 4 represents one of the most fascinating discoveries of Special Project 109. It is composed of one enormous ashlar (measuring almost 2.31 m in length) that was carved from sandstone/limestone. It is the original boundary of the Temenos Platform, and retains the Ashlar/Rubble fill of the Platform (Locus 3). It is unclear what it is set in, or how it connects with the Platform as a whole, however, it does represent the monumentality of the Platform construction, and indicates the west boundary of the Platform was originally 0.40 m to the east of where the West Walkway Wall (Locus 6) currently stands. |
Definition | West Boundary of Platform |
Stage | Stage 1 |
Size | 2.31 m north south-by-0.52 m east west. |
Stage Description | Initial construction of Temenos Platform. |
Bonds to | Loci 3, 5. |
Phase Description | Phase I: Preparation: 1st c. BCE subterranean canalization is installed and the bedrock leveled with a coarse yellow soil. |
Abuts | Locus 2. |
Architectural or Soil Locus? | Architectural |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 4 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Temple/Special Project 109". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/8a1de908-671a-4a42-ae12-8a01ebb4930e> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k25d8x29r
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