Item: Locus 13
Class: Locus
Number of Views: 6
Project: Petra Great Temple Excavations
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Description (21 properties)
| Location | In Center 89, South in front of Cave 1 | |
| Architectural or Soil Locus? | Soil | |
| Stage Description | Collection of fluvial wash down and sediment. | |
| Combined with | Soil Loci 5, 7, 14, 16 | |
| Underlies | Soil Locus 3 | |
| Phase | XI | |
| Phase Description | Phase X: Site abandonment after major collapse dating to the Byzantine period from the CE 4th to 5th c. New drainage systems are installed including that associated with the newly built west precinct wall. | |
| Overlies | Soil Loci 17 and 18 | |
| Top (m) | Opening Depth: 909.187 m. | |
| Phase | XII | |
| Definition | Soil in front of Cave 1. | |
| Phase Description | Phase IX: Major CE 363 earthquake leads to the collapse of large architectural features and the primary deposition of fluvial wash. Debris accumulates in the Shrine Room followed by major collapse. The West Walkway Wall collapses and the Residential Quarter is destroyed. | |
| Phase | X | |
| Stage | Stage 8 | |
| Phase | IX | |
| Phase Description | Phase XII: Use levels, robbing and abandonments continue. Upper levels of fluvial wash are deposited. Rooms A and B are abandoned. | |
| Bottom (m) | Closing Depth: 908.327 m. | |
| Description | Also consists of washed down sediment from the hill above. | |
| Phase Description | Phase XIII: Major collapses continue into the Islamic period. | |
| Phase Description | Phase XI: Further collapse post-CE 5th c., possibly the result of the earthquake of 512. Fill accumulates following the disuse of the canalization systems. The remains of two bodies are found in the upper level fluvial deposits. Localized burning in some areas. | |
| Phase | XIII |
Contents (3 items)
Arch. Frag. 9837 (Arch. Element)
Arch. Frag. 9841 (Arch. Element)
Seq. 89145 (Sequence)
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Suggested Citation:
Martha Sharp Joukowsky, Emma Susan Libonati, José I. Fusté. "Petra Great Temple Excavations: Locus 13 (Locus)" (Released 2007-11-12). Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed.) Open Context. <http://opencontext.org/subjects/F61F2789-D139-426B-99C2-AD24FB2351D7>
Linked Items (7 items)
Locus 14 ( combined with )
Locus 16 ( combined with )
Locus 5 ( combined with )
Locus 7 ( combined with )
Locus 17 ( overlies )
Locus 18 ( overlies )
Locus 3 ( underlies )
Associated People (3 items)
Martha Sharp Joukowsky ( Editor ) , Emma Susan Libonati ( Observer ) , José I. Fusté ( Observer )
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