Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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Description | The south rectangular niche with above window feature made it possible to draw water from outside the room for the use and/or consumption in the bath complex. It is two rows in depth and would be approximately 12 courses in height except that the southwest channel bisects the wall. |
Abuts | None. |
Underlies | None. |
Phase Description | Phase VI: Late Nabataean pre CE 106 minor collapses and repairs. Probable early collapse of the Baroque Room... |
Location | The south architectural boundary of the Trench. |
Overlies | Locus 31. |
Size | The interior dimensions are 0.50 m north south-by- 0.70 m east west. |
Preserved Height | 3.19 m. |
Bottom (m) | Closing elevation: 898. 73 m. |
Stage | Stage 1 |
Definition | South Rectangular Niche |
Top (m) | Opening elevation: 901.92 m. |
Phase | VI |
Bonds to | Loci 30 and 32. |
Stage Description | Construction of the Well Room and the canalization system. |
Combined with | Loci 3, 4, 5, 8,15,16, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 32. |
Architectural or Soil Locus? | Architectural |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 6 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Upper Temenos/Trench 125". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/8ad3f636-5e5a-4d83-28e5-2562731dedeb> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k25t3qc9j
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