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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Covers Loci 6, 7
Architectural or Soil Locus? Soil
Bottom (m) Bottom Elevation: 898.236 m (north of the balk)
Stage Description Deposition of later collapse material and the accumulation of topsoil.
Covered by Locus 1
Stage Stage 2
Phase XI
Description Description: A sand/pebble fill (Munsell 7..5YR6/4) similar to Locus 7. Some confusion was present on the part of the honorable excavators, since Locus 6 was enclosed by Loci 2-3 and 7. Material samples taken: P2, B1 and Charcoal 2.
Phase Description Phase XI: Further collapse post- CE 5th c., possibly the result of the earthquake of CE 512. Major collapses...
Size Dimensions: Entire trench
Definition Pebble/Sand Fill
Top (m) Top Elevation: 898.646 m
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 3 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Lower Temenos/Trench 16 Part II". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/f9b92a24-dcb4-40ca-14b2-4291c0f93606> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k22j6hm7p

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