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Location West side of south boundary of the trench.
Size 0.71 m north south-by-0.92 m east west.
Stage Description Construction of the entrance corridor and steps.
Description Locus 20 formed the western half of the southern boundary of the corridor. It was composed of eight courses of dressed sandstone ashlars set in dirt/soil. It abuts the South Perimeter Wall Extension (Locus 19) at an angle, and is abutted by the southern portion of the west wall. (Locus 8). See SP94 Locus 4.
Underlies None.
Definition South Wall of Residential Quarter
Phase V
Stage Stage 5
Phase Description Phase V: Late Nabataean CE 1st c. redesign and repairs. The East 'Cistern' is used for storage and possibly...
Abuts Loci 8, 19.
Preserved Height 2.34 m.
Overlies None.
Top (m) Opening Elevation: A – 0.00 m.
Bonds to None.
Bottom (m) Closing Elevation: A – 2.34 m.
Architectural or Soil Locus? Architectural
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 20 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Upper Temenos/Special Project 111". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/1221027f-e05c-400d-4299-c61d5668730c> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k22j6hf8x

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