Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Preserved Height	1.03 m.
Architectural or Soil Locus?	Soil
Location	Throughout the Trench.
Overlies	Locus 16.
Top (m)	Opening elevation: 904.046 m.
Definition	Sandy Fill
Stage	Stage 4
Size	1.30 m north south-by-2.92 m east west.
Phase	I
Combined with	Soil Loci 13, 14, 16, 17.
Underlies	Locus 14.
Stage Description	Raising of the fill level to that of the platform.
Phase Description	Phase I: Preparation: 1st c. BCE subterranean canalization is installed and the bedrock leveled with a coarse yellow soil.
Bottom (m)	Closing elevation: 903.016 m.
Description	A loose and coarse brown sandy fill (Munsell 7.5 YR 5/4) which balls. The locus was distinctive because of its color but sterile except for a single small piece of painted black stucco.