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Top (m) Opening elevation: 903.063 m.
Abuts Loci 20 and 22.
Underlies Locus 20.
Location In the North and East balk.
Phase Description Phase Pre-Site Phase I: Pre-Site Phase I
Stage Stage 3
Description The transition structure seems to bridge the architectural gap in-between Locus 20 and 22. The construction is roughly four courses in height although this is clearer in the east balk than in the south, which is constructed with far more small stones. In the east balk the structure is 0.48 m wider than the bottom of Locus 20, while in the north balk the structure is 0.30 m wider.
Definition Transition Construction between Locus 20 and Locus 22
Stage Description Construction of the fieldstone wall.
Size 1.20 m east west. 0.83 m east west.
Combined with Possibly Locus 20.
Overlies Locus 22.
Phase Pre-Site Phase I
Bonds to None.
Preserved Height 0.56 m.
Bottom (m) Closing elevation: 902.503 m.
Architectural or Soil Locus? Architectural
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 31 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Temple/Trench 123". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/ceede004-a5ac-4a88-5391-a5e1523a613a> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2rn37j25

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