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Description Flat level of rocks, approximately two-thirds with flat horizontal surfaces and one-third ragged. Just below a large number of thick, large floor or hypocaust tiles and a few roof tiles. Could possibly have been an elevated floor which fell into the trench at this level.
Phase XI
Stage Description Destruction and abandonment. Deposition of later collapse material and the accumulation of topsoil.
Definition Large stones and large floor/hypocaust tiles.
Bottom (m) Closing elevation: 899.166 m asl (bottom of the rocks), closed excavation at 898.856 m asl.
Phase Description Phase XI: Further collapse post- CE 5th c., possibly the result of the earthquake of CE 512. Major collapses...
Top (m) Opening elevation: 899.256 m asl at north, 899.186 m asl at south (tops of rocks).
Stage Stage 6
Architectural or Soil Locus? Architectural
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 21 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Lower Temenos/Trench 31 and Special Project 41". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/8f3b8352-798e-4659-75fa-4c9a5542c286> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k20z78q0n

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