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Architectural or Soil Locus? Soil
Description This locus contained larger amounts of rocks, pottery, and architectural fragments than Locus 26, although similar in matrix composition. Among the pottery collected from this Locus, we found one very finely made Nabataean eggshell vase, another complete shallow bowl which was probably used as a lid, and one very large almost complete storage jar, lying very close to the floor. This led us to believe that part of this locus contained occupational debris from the cave, although certainly part of it was washed down. Therefore, the locus consists of a mixture of both, with the occupational debris closest to the bottom.
Top (m) Opening Depth: 907.775 m.
Overlies Locus 31 bedrock cut floor for Cave 1
Definition
  • Cave 1 major destruction
  • Cave 1 Major Destruction
Stage Description Major destruction period.
Location Inside Locus 30 Cave 1
Bottom (m) Closing Depth: 906.995 m.
Underlies Locus 26 sediment in Cave 1
Phase Description Phase IX: Major CE 363 earthquake leads to the collapse of large architectural features and the primary...
Stage Stage 7
Phase IX
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 29 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Upper Temenos/Trench 94". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/9f733ce2-148c-41e7-1c4a-c74ef08ac3e0> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2pc3326s

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