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Size 1.89 m north south-by-1.59 m east west.
Architectural or Soil Locus? Soil
Location In the west part of the sondage in front of the Locus 6 ­— Upper Temenos Retaining Wall.
Description A fine and loose burn layer with a Munsell Color of Dark Brown (7.5YR 3/2) which represents a burn layer in the west of the sondage before Locus 6 — Upper Temenos Support Wall. Inclusions of ceramic and bone material were recovered and the burn layer is consistent with the burn layer which has been found in the same area throughout the southwest section of the precinct.
Phase XI
Preserved Height 0.22 m
Definition Ash Layer in the West
Underlies Locus 1.
Top (m) Opening elevation: 904.609 m.
Bottom (m) Closing elevation: 904.389 m.
Stage Description Accumulation of wash.
Stage Stage 7
Combined with Locus 4.
Overlies Locus 4.
Phase Description Phase XI: Further collapse post-CE 5th c., possibly the result of the earthquake of 512. Fill accumulates...
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 3 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Upper Temenos/Special Project 108". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/9f7e22d6-ff41-44ce-44ae-3f4ac0ce8ee3> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2s75fw5h

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