Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Architectural or Soil Locus?	Soil
Bottom (m)	Closing Depth: 889.853 m.
Overlies	The foundation for the sidewalk.
Underlies	Locus 1 soil and debris.
Is Contiguous with	None but the Portico Wall foundation courses.
Top (m)	Opening Depth: At Sub datum SP88 1 or 890.053 m.
Stage	Stage 3
Stage Description	Burned deposits (offerings?) are made up against the north face of the Portico Wall.
Location	From Sub datum 1 in SP 88 this locus is 7.10 m east against the north face of the Portico Wall foundation.
Phase Description	Phase II: First period of major Nabataean construction at the Great Temple complex in the 1st c. BCE. Portico...
Phase	II
Size	0.63 m north south-by-1.78 m east west.
Definition	A pocket of ash containing Nabataean wares
Description	This deposit contains ash and cultural materials. It has a Munsell Reddish Black color 2.5YR 2.5/1. The soil is a greasy silty ash and it probably was a localized fire pit of the Nabataean period.