| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Location | North end W CP East, area of robbed pavers (Tr. 97, 2004, Locus 23). |
| Top (m) | Opening elevation: 891.628 m. |
| Abuts | Locus 5. |
| Overlies | Locus 19. |
| Stage | Stage 2 |
| Phase Description | Phase IV: Nabataean Grand Design: 1st c. BCE to CE 1st c. The full Lower Temenos is constructed, complete... |
| Preserved Height | 0.08 m. |
| Combined with | Loci 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 25. |
| Size | 1.11 m north south-by-1.60 m east west. |
| Bottom (m) | Closing elevation: 891.548 m. |
| Stage Description | Preparatory construction. |
| Phase | IV |
| Description | This a terracing course of stone. It was dry laid using unhewn boulders and wadi/field stones and leveled with compacted soil. It was laid to abut inside Wall Locus 5, while it bonds to the rubble foundation Locus 25. This suggests that it was positioned at the same time or after the construction of the lower three courses in Wall Locus 5, and at the same time as the foundation for the Middle Pier Wall (Tr. 97, 2004, Locus 11). |
| Underlies | Locus 17. |
| Definition | Terracing course of stones between Loci 17 and 19 |
| Bonds to | Locus 25. |
| Architectural or Soil Locus? | Architectural |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 18 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/e79c230c-9da4-4435-efb3-6b9a7f6dc15f> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2x63kq8h
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