| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Underlies | Locus 3. |
| Stage Description | Floor leveling. |
| Location | North end W CP East, area of robbed pavers (Tr. 97, 2004, Locus 23). |
| Phase | V |
| Stage | Stage 4 |
| Abuts | Loci 5, 22, 23. |
| Combined with | Loci 1, 2, 3, 6, 5 (?), 7, 8, 24. |
| Definition | Stone leveling course |
| Bottom (m) | Closing elevation: 892.788 m. |
| Top (m) | Opening elevation: 892.918 m. |
| Preserved Height | ca. 0.13 m. |
| Phase Description | Phase V: Late Nabataean CE 1st c. redesign and repairs. |
| Bonds to | None. |
| Overlies | Loci 6, 24. |
| Description | This is a leveling course of tightly laid wadi/field stones and small boulders, set without mortar. Comparative levels taken from east to west across the exposed stratum indicate that it was very evenly set, with a mean variance of less than 0.03 m. The locus is assigned to Stage 4 because of the apparent care taken to achieve this leveling (cf. Locus 24 above), which suggests it was placed in preparation for the support of the W CP East floor pavers (Tr. 97, 2004, Locus 25). Two special finds were recovered from the top surface of the stratum: a possible coin/nail head (SF-5, Seq. No. SP105023) and a definite coin (SF-10, Seq. No. SP105046). |
| Architectural or Soil Locus? | Architectural |
| Size | 2.0 m north south-by-4.30 m east west. |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 4 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/e2c146a7-1b69-4172-02ab-8a6ab07eeaca> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2tx3f08r
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