Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Architectural or Soil Locus?	Soil
Overlies	Unknown.
Stage	Stage 3
Phase	I
Underlies	Locus 1.
Definition	Soil and rubble fill
Bottom (m)	Closing elevation: 905.312 m.
Top (m)	Opening elevation: 905.522 m.
Location	In the South Passageway west, east of the West Walkway Wall.
Stage Description	Quarrying of the bedrock and leveling of the temple southwest.
Combined with	Loci 12, 18 and 24.
Description	Locus 3 is a leveling layer containing large unhewn ashlars contained in a 5YR5/6 yellowish red compacted sandy soil matrix of coarse consistency. Small quantities of pottery were present. This locus was only excavated to a depth of 0.21 m to ascertain the nature of the deposit; the bottom was not reached.
Phase Description	Phase I: Preparation: 1st c. BCE quarrying and leveling of the bedrock beneath the Upper Temenos. Some...