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Definition Brownish soil/debris layer.
Description Brownish soil layer, 10YR5/4 (yellowish brown), representing a short abandonment period or deposition of debris after the construction of the secondary architecture of Phase II. It lies located in the south of the trench, in the exedra apse an sloping up to the north face of the structure, and overlies and seals many of the features there.
Bottom (m) Closing levels: 879.20 m at s.
Top (m) Opening levels: 879.76 m at s.
Architectural or Soil Locus? Soil
Stage Stage 2
Phase VIII
Stage Description Abandonment and collection of early clean debris.
Phase Description Phase VIII: Brief (?) period of abandonment marked by a thin layer of (largely) chocolate brown clean soil. ...
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 25 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Lower Temenos/Trench 52". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/fb0685c3-02d7-433b-19d0-463395916a45> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2668j66s

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