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Description The soil of Locus 1 is Munsell 7.5YR 6/4, Light Brown. A number of large stone inclusions were found in this locus along with large gray chunks of plaster, which may have once been attached to the East Corridor Wall. In sum, many architectural fragments were unearthed from Locus 1. Of those architectural fragments, 30 were capital fragments and 20 were column drums. In addition, one theatre seat plus one stone with a star or nefesh design was uncovered.
Architectural or Soil Locus? Soil
Underlies Nothing.
Phase
Stage Stage 3
Phase Description
Bottom (m) Bottom elevation: 909.274 m.
Top (m) Top elevation: 909.964 m.
Stage Description Partial collapse of the intercolumnar wall and columns and accumulation of soil wash.
Definition Topsoil
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 1 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Temple/Trench 58". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/cb64c758-4cdd-42c8-5857-d2a4d61f4b54> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k25q51h5v

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