Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Architectural or Soil Locus?	Soil
Underlies	Locus 18.
Definition	Compacted soil layer adhered to Locus 18
Description	A compacted layer of soil consisting of clay, silt, and sand with a Munsell Color range between 10 YR 6/4 (Light Yellowish Brown) and 6/6 (Brownish Yellow). This locus is not pervasive throughout the sounding, and is visible only in the east and south balks. The soil in Locus 18 above adheres to that in this layer. Locus 19 may be the lower portion of a single sedimentation deposit that includes Locus 18 (see Locus 18 description). The color range suggests that this is limestone soil, and thus originates outside of the valley. This thin layer may represent the outer edges of the last flooding event to reach this far south of the current wadi bed. No artifacts were retrieved.
Bottom (m)	Closing elevation: lowest 891.721 m.
Location	Southeast corner, central sondage, between Loci 3 and 6.
Phase	I
Overlies	Locus 20.
Preserved Height	variable, see balk sketches.
Combined with	Loci 18, 20, 21.
Stage	Stage 7
Stage Description	Sedimentation.
Phase Description	Phase I: Preparation: 1st c. BCE early subterranean canalization installed. The bedrock beneath the Lower Temenos is leveled.
Size	0.59 m north south-by-0.82 m east west.
Top (m)	Opening elevation: highest 891.771 m.