Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
---|---|
Architectural or Soil Locus? | Soil |
Definition | Rubble layer. |
Top (m) | Opening levels: 899.226 m at center. |
Phase | XI |
Bottom (m) | Closing levels: 899.186 m at center. |
Phase Description | Phase XI: Further collapse post- CE 5th c., possibly the result of the earthquake of CE 512. Major collapses... |
Stage Description | Deposition of later collapse material and the accumulation of topsoil. Early levels of fill and debris covering the late features of the West Exedra. |
Stage | Stage 6 |
Description | Locus 15 is a layer of rubble and large blocks, primarily sandstone (some of which was decaying) and may represent a localized collapse of stone from the top of the West Exedra wall where it runs straight east-west in the northwestern part of the trench. It was relatively small and removed within a single afternoon. |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 15 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Lower Temenos/Trench 16 Part I". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/90ff8ec3-d5d1-4888-6b69-cfb4dea0fc29> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k23x8cd0t
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