Item: Locus 12
Class: Locus
Number of Views: 6
Project: Petra Great Temple Excavations
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Description (15 properties)
| Bottom (m) | Closing elevation: 899.30 m. | |
| Combined with | Loci 9, 10, 11, 13, 41, 84, 86. | |
| Stage Description | Short period of sedimentation following abandonment. | |
| Architectural or Soil Locus? | Soil | |
| Preserved Height | 0.80 m. | |
| Overlies | Unknown. | |
| Underlies | Loci 1, 3, 6. | |
| Stage | Stage 5 | |
| 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. | |
| Definition | Soil within the north rectangular niche | |
| Location | North part of the bathroom. | |
| Phase | X | |
| Size | 1.40 m north south -by- 1.67 m east west. | |
| Description | Locus 12 consists of the soil found within the north semicircular niche. This soil, with Munsell 10 YR 5/4 (yellowish brown), is a loose sandy silt with significant inclusions of ash and burnt residue, pottery, stones, and bones. It seems that this deposit is a result of dumping and destruction. It is below the main collapse level, and there is no obvious change in the soil from that locus to this, beyond the physical division of the niche and its threshold. With the disuse and collapse of this space, the hole of the niche likely filled in, being fully filled when the main collapse occurred. | |
| Top (m) | Opening elevation: 900.10 m. |
Contents (10 items)
Seq. 105352 (Sequence)
Seq. 105353 (Sequence)
Seq. 105354 (Sequence)
Seq. 105355 (Sequence)
Seq. 105361 (Sequence)
Seq. 105362 (Sequence)
Seq. 105363 (Sequence)
Seq. 105367 (Sequence)
Seq. 105406 (Sequence)
5-F-1(1686) (Small Find)
Item Notes
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Suggested Citation:
Martha Sharp Joukowsky, Eleanor A. Power, Marshall C. Agnew. "Petra Great Temple Excavations: Locus 12 (Locus)" (Released 2007-11-12). Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed.) Open Context. <http://opencontext.org/subjects/F82E574D-6FB0-4EB4-241C-5B9CDB8FA3A2>
Linked Items (10 items)
Locus 10 ( combined with )
Locus 11 ( combined with )
Locus 13 ( combined with )
Locus 41 ( combined with )
Locus 84 ( combined with )
Locus 86 ( combined with )
Locus 9 ( combined with )
Locus 1 ( underlies )
Locus 3 ( underlies )
Locus 6 ( underlies )
Associated People (3 items)
Martha Sharp Joukowsky ( Editor ) , Eleanor A. Power ( Observer ) , Marshall C. Agnew ( Observer )
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