Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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Architectural or Soil Locus? | Soil |
Size | Measurements: 2.65 m in length (north-south), 2.65 m in width (east-west); 0.76 m in depth (southeast). |
Phase | |
Description | Fill/Debris within the Theater from the top of the preserved height of the Cavea down to the level of the lowest tier of seating in the central west Cuneous Locus 7 and the west Cuneous Locus 9. This locus consists of large stone architectural debris with sandy fill equal to Loci 6 and 13 below it. The vast majority of architectural fragments found in this locus belong to columns and their capitals which fell from the West Colonnade. Several fragments of decorative plaster were found white fluted plaster from the columns and green painted wall plaster from the Theater itself (see Locus 13 above). (Seq. 47007). |
Phase Description |
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Stage | Stage 4 |
Definition | Fill/debris. |
Relations | Covered by Fill/Locus 1. Built up to and covers the upper half of the Scalaria Loci 8 and 11 and the Cunei Loci 7 and 9. Covers the Locus 6 Fill/Debris. Equal to Loci 6 and 13 Fill/Debris. |
Top (m) | Top elevation: NW, 908.246 m at the southwest, 908.256 m at the southeast. |
Bottom (m) | Bottom elevation: 907.856 at the northwest, 907.496 m at the southeast. |
Stage Description | Major collapse of the temple structure and the accumulation of architectural debris over the orchestra floor and the lower Theater seats. |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 4 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Temple/Trench 47". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/fdc149f2-93a0-43f6-f581-7cd923499bee> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2xg9q71j
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