| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Architectural or Soil Locus? | Soil |
| Top (m) | Opening elevation: 907.796 m at northwest, 908.296 m at northeast, 908.256 m at southwest, 908.396 m at southeast, 907.556 m at center. |
| Stage Description | Post-abandonment collapse containing an Islamic coin dating to post CE 610 (Mameluk period(?)). |
| Description | This is a layer of 2.5YR 6/4 yellow, compact soil with small stones measuring 5.66 m-x-4.67 m. The artifacts found in this locus included two iron nails, bones and pottery fragments, consisting of rims, bases and body sherds with black, off-white, red, green and brown painting, slips and washes. |
| Stage | Stage 4 |
| Bottom (m) | Closing elevation: 906.856 m at northwest, 884.726 m at northeast, 906.876 m at southwest, 905.736 m at southeast, 905.766 m center. |
| Definition | Soil/fill. |
| Phase Description | Phase XIII: Major collapses continue into the Islamic period. |
| Phase | XIII |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 7 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Temple/Trench 40". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/2578a4e5-e09f-4b17-01cd-adb20d8fa637> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2zc81j2p
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