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Definition Roof Tile Layer
Architectural or Soil Locus? Soil
Description Locus 2 is a layer of fill (soil color Munsell 7.5 YR 4/6) that contains large, even distribution of roof tiles. Over 700 roof tiles or fragments thereof were recovered from this locus alone. Unlike the overlying collapse level, this locus contained no large ashlars or other masonry fragments.
Phase Description Phase VIII: Brief (?) period of abandonment marked by a thin layer of (largely) chocolate brown soil...
Phase VIII
Underlies Locus 1.
Bottom (m) Closing Levels: 905.607 m (N), 905.577 m (E), 905.471 m (S), 905.431 (W).
Top (m) Opening Levels: 905.977 m (S).
Location Entire room.
Stage Stage 7
Stage Description Second abandonment period marked by the deposition of fine, relatively rubble-free soil over the reuse and abandonment periods.
Overlies Loci 3, 8.
Combined with None.
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 2 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Temple/Trench 55A". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/3f55fd22-ddde-47a3-856b-b0fea450e763> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k23x8c34q

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