| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Description | The overburden and fill loci 5 YR 4/6 (yellowish-red) is composed of large ashlars and assorted rocks as well as medium amounts of bone and pottery. Unlike the soil matrices directly to the west in the residential quarter, the sedimentary locus does not have a massive amount of pottery fragments. |
| Architectural or Soil Locus? | Soil |
| Underlies | None. |
| Location |
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| Size | 3.86 m north south-by-3.00 m east west. |
| Stage | Stage 3 |
| Bottom (m) | Closing elevation: 906.959 m A, 906.807 m B. |
| Stage Description | Destruction and overburden. |
| Overlies | Locus 11 (Sediment). |
| Definition | Overburden |
| Phase Description | Phase IX: Major CE 363 earthquake leads to the collapse of large architectural features and the primary... |
| Phase | IX |
| Top (m) | Opening elevation: 907.959 m A, 908.059 m B. |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 1 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Upper Temenos/Trench 101". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/f7e986b9-0774-4630-8113-56c97b78e133> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k28w3hg91
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