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Top (m) Opening elevation: 906.436 m.
Abuts Locus 5 (North Wall).
Underlies None.
Phase V
Stage Description Construction of settling tank.
Stage Stage 2
Size 0.06 m in diameter.
Phase Description Phase V: Late Nabataean CE 1st c. redesign and repairs. The East 'Cistern' is used for storage and possibly...
Location In the north west corner of the settling tank by the floor.
Overlies None.
Definition Lead Pipe Remains in North Wall
Description This lead pipe was first observed on the North face of the North Wall in Trench 83, 2001. It was hypothesized at the time that this pipe would connect to the water systems existent in the South passageway of the precinct. It is hypothesized that the pipe was constructed as an S curve in order to collect filtered water from the top of the settling tank.
Bottom (m) Closing elevation: 906.376 m.
Combined with None.
Bonds to None.
Architectural or Soil Locus? Architectural
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 15 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Upper Temenos/Trench 101". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/bf87563b-a4e0-4e2c-2446-bbeeab0c792c> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2f76fs4z

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