| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Description | This locus, 2.25-x-2 m of sandstone is found east of Anta pier Locus 2, and is slightly higher than the bedding, Locus 6 of the Pronaos. Six sandstone blocks that extend north- to-south appear to be the top risers of an earlier stairway of the smaller distyle in antis, Temple complex. They abut both the anta pier Locus 2 and Wall Locus 3. As shown in the top plan, these stones were integrated into the East Corridor bedding. No further excavation was conducted in the East Pronaos this season. |
| Definition | Top riser for a possible earlier stairway. |
| Stage | Stage 1 |
| Phase | II |
| Stage Description | East Interior Anta built. |
| Top (m) | Average elevation: 905.413 m. |
| Phase Description | Phase II: First period of major Nabataean construction at the Great Temple complex in the 1st c. BCE. The... |
| Underlies | Soil/Fill, Locus 1. |
| Architectural or Soil Locus? | Architectural |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 8 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Temple/Trench 48". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/1b98a3c6-bbf5-4e3e-11db-8671769c0f34> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2qz2b46c
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