| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Description | The soil is a 7.5 YR 5/4 (Brown) color. This brown fill layer, with some inclusions of stone and rubble, intervenes between two silt layers (Loci 67 and 83; see below). It represents a depositional layer of a second abandonment period, just prior to the catastrophic collapse events which brought down the walls and columns in Trench 62. |
| Architectural or Soil Locus? | Soil |
| Stage Description | 2nd abandonment period: deposition of soil. |
| Definition | Fill Layer |
| Stage | Stage 7 |
| Phase | X |
| Top (m) | Opening Levels: 906.126 masl. |
| Phase Description | Phase X: Site abandonment post major collapse dating to the Byzantine period from the CE 4th to 5th c, Upper... |
| Bottom (m) | Closing Levels: 905.756 masl. |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 56 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Temple/Trench 62". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/e9460b5a-3a58-4b36-59e3-0328cb16b13a> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2668j57t
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