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Item: Locus 18
Class: Locus
Number of Views: 6
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Description (14 properties)

Location In the south center 89, south of Cave 1 and small anteroom.
Architectural or Soil Locus? Soil
Bottom (m) Closing Depth: 906.990 m.
Definition Cave 1 major destruction
Stage Description Major destruction period.
Top (m) Opening Depth: 907.895 m.
Combined with Locus 17 Soil in Anteroom to 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.
Stage Stage 7
Definition Cave 1 Major Destruction
Phase IX
Description This small soil locus contained a tremendous amount of Nabataean painted fine ware ceramics. Like Locus 17, it too probably consists of washed down sediments from above.
Underlies Locus 13 Soil in front of Cave 1.
Overlies Locus 31 bedrock cut floor for Cave 1.

Contents (18 items)

Arch. Element
Arch. Frag. 10002 (Arch. Element)
Arch. Element
Arch. Frag. 9847 (Arch. Element)
Arch. Element
Arch. Frag. 9848 (Arch. Element)
Arch. Element
Arch. Frag. 9849 (Arch. Element)
Arch. Element
Arch. Frag. 9850 (Arch. Element)
Arch. Element
Arch. Frag. 9851 (Arch. Element)
Arch. Element
Arch. Frag. 9852 (Arch. Element)
Arch. Element
Arch. Frag. 9964 (Arch. Element)
Arch. Element
Arch. Frag. 9966 (Arch. Element)
Arch. Element
Arch. Frag. 9977 (Arch. Element)
Arch. Element
Arch. Frag. 9978 (Arch. Element)
Sequence
Seq. 94073 (Sequence)
Sequence
Seq. 94109 (Sequence)
Sequence
Seq. 94114 (Sequence)
Sequence
Seq. 94133 (Sequence)
Small Find
2-L-1(1052) (Small Find)
Small Find
2-M-23(1151) (Small Find)
Sequence
Seq. 89164 (Sequence)


Item Notes

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Suggested Citation:
Martha Sharp Joukowsky, Emma Susan Libonati, José I. Fusté. "Petra Great Temple Excavations: Locus 18 (Locus)" (Released 2007-11-12). Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed.) Open Context. <http://opencontext.org/subjects/FBFBB7DE-D1BB-4F76-CFB2-0CF49DD77BBC>

Associated People (3 items)

Martha Sharp Joukowsky ( Editor ) , Emma Susan Libonati ( Observer ) , José I. Fusté ( Observer )



User Generated Tags (1)

(200 BCE - 360 CE)

Editor's Note: Date ranges are approximate and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of data contributors. These dates are provided only to facilitate searches.


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