| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Architectural or Soil Locus? | Soil |
| Combined with | Locus 37. |
| Stage Description | Burning in the south. Soil deposit contains thousands of plastered ceramic tiles. |
| Description | Locus 51 consists entirely of Reddish Gray, ashy soil (Munsell 10 R 5/1) and burned, plastered tiles. It rests directly above the pavement, extending south from the East Walkway wall to 2.34 m west of East Walkway Wall (Locus 31). The corresponding areas of the East Corridor Wall (Locus 28) show signs of burning. |
| Top (m) | Opening levels: 905.984 m. |
| Phase Description | Phase IX: Major CE 363 earthquake leads to the collapse of major temple architectural elements including... |
| Definition |
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| Phase | IX |
| Stage | Stage 5b |
| Bottom (m) | Closing levels: 905.534 m. |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 51 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Temple/Trench 73". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/e5df6033-6c75-427f-2d27-2ab864cff64a> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2bc42q65
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