Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Architectural or Soil Locus?	Soil
Overlies	unexcavated earth.
Description	This is a Munsell Brown soil (7.5 YR 4/4). The original goal of the locus was to isolate the wall by excavating 1.00 m to the East of the western boundary of the wall to a level equal to the pavement in the East Walkway, and then to remove any dirt still covering the wall. The width of 1.00 m was decided upon, as that was slightly wider than the East Walkway Wall, which was suggested to be coeval in construction. However, as Locus 3 isolated the maximum width of the wall the area, work was stopped before the Locus reached a depth equal to the walkway floor. The soil composition of the locus was similar soil to Loci 1 and 2, though slightly more moist. As with Locus 2, Locus 3 contained some Nabataean painted pottery along with assorted other sherds. Though, unlike Locus 2, the handle of a large storage vessel was found along with a stucco fragment.
Stage	Stage 2
Stage Description	Abandonment and overburden and collapse.
Phase	XI XII X IX XIII
Phase Description	Phase XII: Use levels, robbing and abandonments continue. Phase IX: Major CE 363 earthquake leads to the collapse of major temple architectural elements including... Phase XI: Further collapse post CE 5th c., possibly the result of the earthquake of CE 512. The east Porch columns and Central Arch collapse and fluvial deposits continue ... Phase X: Site abandonment post major collapse dating to the Byzantine period from the CE 4th to 5th c, Upper... Phase XIII: Major collapses continue into the Islamic period.
Bottom (m)	Closing levels: -1.725 m below SD SP71a in the north, -1.70 SD SP71 a at south.
Definition	Beside the East Walkway Wall
Top (m)	Opening levels: -1.225 m below SD SP71 a in the north, -1.19 SD SP71 a at south.