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Architectural or Soil Locus? Soil
Underlies Locus 112, topsoil.
Definition Rubble layer.
Description Locus 100 consists of a deep layer of loose fill with large stones and ashlars. Not much pottery was found, however, limestone capital architectural fragments were plentiful, ranging from acanthus leaves to pomegranates. The rest of the architectural fragments were mostly voussoirs and ashlar building blocks. A natural disaster may have cause a large amount of the Temple to collapse but it hard to tell. We do know, however, that the damage was extensive and that it occurred after the Temple was out of use.
Stage Description Major collapse denoted by thick layers of fill full of architectural fragments.
Stage Stage 5
Phase Description Phase IX: Major CE 363 earthquake leads to the collapse of major temple architectural elements including...
Top (m) Top elevation: 910.326 m.
Bottom (m) Bottom elevation: 906.006 m.
Phase IX
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 100 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Temple/Trench 15 Part II". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/143b6dc2-a7af-43fd-d158-01b64e59a580> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k29z9875b

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