Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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Top (m) | Opening Depth: 907.676 m. |
Description | In order to simplify the process of recording features, the steps leading up to Cave 1 and the small raised platform next to them were named as one locus on account of the fact that they are physically bonded to each other. There was a small raised platform to the east of these steps, which may have served as a bench of some sort. The steps measure1.67 m in length east west and have a height of 0.53 m and consist of four treads. The platform measures 0.58 m in length east west and stands at a 0.37 m height. |
Phase Description | Phase IV: Nabataean Grand Design: 1st c. BCE to CE 1st c. The remainder of the subterranean canalization is... |
Stage | Stage 4 |
Underlies | Soil Locus 43 and Locus 112 threshold between Room 2 and Cave 2. |
Location | Between Room 2 and Rooms 10/11 in the south of Room 2. |
Overlies |
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Abuts | Locus 48 doorway to Cave 2. |
Bonds to | Locus 112 threshold between Room 2 and Cave 2. |
Bottom (m) | Closing Depth: 907.006 m. |
Phase | IV |
Definition | Steps to Cave 2 |
Stage Description | Major construction. |
Architectural or Soil Locus? | Architectural |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 83 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Upper Temenos/Trench 94". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/cefcafcf-a295-4983-9687-93e32f1ed4ba> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2mk6ds4j
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