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Phase Description
Architectural or Soil Locus? Soil
Combined with Loci 10 (south), 12, 13, 15, 22, and 24.
Stage Stage 5
Top (m) Opening elevation: 893.703 m.
Description This locus is defined as the top 0.15 m. of the fill deposit lying at a lower level than the West Cryptoporticus East floor level (Locus 25) in a 2.60 m north south-by-4.30 m east west section of robbed-out pavers. The fill consisted of compacted silt and sand of a fine texture that was as moist as Locus 22. Its Munsell Color range was around 7.5 YR 5/3-5/4 Brown. A small amount of pottery, bone, metal and vegetal remains were found.
Phase
Location Central, portion of robbed out pavers.
Underlies Locus 13.
Overlies None.
Stage Description Early collapse and robbing-out.
Bottom (m) Closing elevation: 893.553 m.
Definition Fill deposit lower than surface of Floor Locus 25 in area of missing pavements North of the pier between the 17th and 19th arches toward the north
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 23 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Lower Temenos/Trench 97". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/98aa97db-9e6d-438c-ecf4-e4c634757899> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2x065q36

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