Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
---|---|
Combined with | Loci 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 25. |
Architectural or Soil Locus? | Soil |
Location | North end W CP East, area of robbed pavers (Tr. 97, 2004, Locus 23). |
Overlies | Locus 16. |
Stage | Stage 2 |
Preserved Height | ca. 0.10 m. |
Phase Description | Phase IV: Nabataean Grand Design: 1st c. BCE to CE 1st c. The full Lower Temenos is constructed, complete... |
Underlies | Locus 14. |
Bottom (m) | Closing elevation: 891.748 m. |
Top (m) | Opening elevation: 891.848 m. |
Size | 1.10 m north south-by-1.60 m east west. |
Stage Description | Preparatory construction. |
Phase | IV |
Definition | Soil fill between Loci 14 and 16 |
Description | A soil fill layer consisting of compacted silt, sand, and granules with a Munsell Color 7.5 YR 3/4 (Light Brown). It served as leveling between the Loci 14 and 16 stone strata. A small amount of pottery and bone was recovered. |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 15 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Lower Temenos/Special Project 105". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/debd0c25-b16b-4ef8-0733-c9cd134f4fd4> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k28k7dm14
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