Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
---|---|
Seals | None. |
Top (m) | Opening elevation: 901.891 m. |
Preserved Height | Varies because there is an appreciable downward slope from south to north, but it is approximately 0.26 m in variation. |
Bottom (m) | Closing elevation: 901.625 m. |
Overlies | Unknown. |
Underlies | Loci 30, 35, 40, 41, and is delimited by Locus 47 the early terrace wall. |
Location | West of the Cistern-Reservoir. |
Abuts | The west balk, Loci 35, 43, 30, 40, 41 and 42. |
Description | This chiseled out bedrock shelf slants from the south to the north. This may have been purposeful to channel the natural water flow before the Cistern-Reservoir was constructed. It continues under the west balk to the west. |
Stage Description | Manipulation of bedrock. |
Bonds to | Loci 32, 36, and 37. |
Stage | Stage 1 |
Size | 3.50 m-by-6.00 m in the east. |
Cuts | None. |
Combined with | Loci 32, 36, and 37. |
Phase Description | Phase Pre-Site Phase I: Early use of caves. |
Definition | Bedrock floor to the west of the Cistern-Reservoir |
Phase | Pre-Site Phase I |
Architectural or Soil Locus? | Architectural |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 39 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Upper Temenos/Special Project 110". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/90a7962f-7681-4024-ef45-6407d8646e64> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2vd6z02b
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