| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Phase Description | Phase IV: Nabataean Grand Design: 1st c. BCE to CE 1st c. The remainder of the subterranean canalization is... |
| Stage | Stage 3 |
| Definition | Ashlars and stones (combined with Locus 37). |
| Phase | IV |
| Top (m) | Top elevation: 902.406 m at center. |
| Description | See Locus 37. North-south extension of the area reduced by the emergence of Locus 25, bedding. Found was a large collection of the same pottery (P8026) and 28 pieces of plaster, three of which were carved (St8005). This locus was the last excavated area in Special Project 4. Hexagonal Pavement (Upper Temenos) After the Upper Temenos was leveled, a hexagonal paving was laid out in front of the Temple. This floor was originally studied in Trench 1, 1993. This part of the phasing includes the floor itself, a layer of bedding and a layer of fill. |
| Stage Description | Major rebuilding following a period of minor destruction including the laying or repeated levels of rock and fill to build up the level of the Forecourt and covered by a sm... |
| Architectural or Soil Locus? | Architectural |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 49 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Upper Temenos/Special Project 4 Part II". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/3464046a-088c-4b9e-33e8-e18ad5884c99> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k27948d1k
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