Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Architectural or Soil Locus?	Soil
Phase	V
Stage	Stage 2
Definition	Soil and Rubble Fill Beneath Locus 16
Phase Description	Phase V: Late Nabataean CE 1st c. redesign and repairs. The East 'Cistern' is used for storage and possibly...
Overlies	None.
Top (m)	Opening Elevation: T – 1.20 m.
Size	0.61 m north south-by-0.92 m east west.
Description	Locus 17 represents the lowest excavated level of SP111. It was a combination of soil and course rubble with a Munsell Color of 7.5YR 4/4. The soil itself was fine and hard packed. Inclusions were few, as were small rocks. This level seems to be the first level of fill for constructing the steps, and seems to be a part of the fill supporting the East Wall (Locus 18).
Underlies	Loci 2, 3, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18.
Bottom (m)	Closing Elevation: T – 1.30 m.
Stage Description	Rubble and soil fill for the steps.
Location	The footprint of Loci 2 and 3, the second and third steps from the bottom (north).