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Architectural or Soil Locus? Soil
Definition Fill.
Stage Description Robbing, dumping, and abandonment, including the robbing out of the upper pavers of the East Interior Staircase and associated landing
Description Locus 106 is a layer of strong brown, silty soil with clay inclusions. This is the layer right above the bedding, which would lead us to believe that all the inclusions found here were left at the same time as the pavement and stair bedding were robbed. This layer consisted of large amounts of bones, roof tiles, pottery (ranging in culture) and tesserae. It also included some charcoal, burnt pottery and small stones. There were a few pieces of painted, red and yellow plaster found here. However, this is not evidence enough to prove that the walls were covered with painted plaster. The two pieces of marble tile that were found are possibly the last remains of the floor pavement.
Phase X
Phase Description Phase X: Site abandonment post major collapse dating to the Byzantine period from the CE 4th to 5th c, Upper...
Top (m) Top elevation: 905.966 m.
Bottom (m) Bottom elevation: 905.806 m.
Stage Stage 6
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 106 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Temple/Trench 15 Part II". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/9182d2f8-a90e-4d28-8f05-97c21485f7af> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2v69j198

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