Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
---|---|
Location | In east of trench. |
Architectural or Soil Locus? | Soil |
Underlies | Locus 5. |
Overlies | Locus 9. |
Definition | Gray Lime Layer |
Abuts | None. |
Description | Munsell 10 YR 3/2 (Very Dark Grayish Brown). This intriguing soil layer seems to be a deposit of ashy lime, similar to (if darker in color than) a thick deposit excavated in the East Exedra and vicinity in 1998. It is tacky like clay, and balls easily if squeezed in ones hand. The layer may be evidence of late industrial activity in the area and suggests the paved room was till in use in the Byzantine era, even if the pavement was obscured by the soils of Loci 9 and 8. |
Top (m) | Opening elevation: 892.809 m. |
Bottom (m) | Closing elevation: 892.429 m. |
Phase | X |
Stage Description | Later industrial use of the "paved room" evidenced by layer of gray ashy lime. |
Stage | Stage 14 |
Combined with | None. |
Phase Description | Phase X: Site abandonment post major collapse dating to the Byzantine period from the CE 4th through 5th c. |
Size | Approx. 4.50 m-by-1.10 m (fills paved room). |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 8 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Propylaeum/Trench 99". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/c9f3f0bd-3ab9-489c-7cc0-826c5c661522> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2sn08z81
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