| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Phase Description | Phase IV: Nabataean Grand Design: 1st c. BCE to CE 1st c. The remainder of the subterranean canalization is... |
| Stage | Stage 4 |
| Definition | Canalization shaft. |
| Description | Locus 28 is a slab-built canalization shaft, high-up in the balk above the boulder fill (Locus 3), but below sealed by the pebble bedding of the Upper Temenos Pavement (Locus 27; see below). Constructed of limestone blocks, extending obliquely from southeast to the northwest, it is only preserved for some 0.35 m and is silted-up. No interior pipes or drains are to be seen. |
| Stage Description | Later canalization installed in the platform. |
| Top (m) | Opening depth: 903.486 m at south. |
| Phase | IV |
| Bottom (m) | Closing depth: 902.796m at south. |
| Architectural or Soil Locus? | Architectural |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 28 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Upper Temenos/Trench 18". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/8f3049b1-afe1-4f78-3800-ad670904e047> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2h41t71k
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