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Description Fairly well-built wall of hewn and dressed sandstone blocks, oriented north south and built against the north end of the East Cryptoporticus Wall of the East Triple Colonnade of the Lower Temenos, and the south end of the narrowing wall Locus 11. Its posited function was as a cross-wall, constructed to create a “cell” in the cryptoporticus junction area that could be filled with debris. This was done in order to strengthen and preserve the East Triple Colonnade after an earthquake event in the 2nd century CE.
Stage Description Blocking cross-walls between Cryptoporticus wall ends and Portico Wall. Widening of Portico Wall.
Location In east of trench.
Overlies Locus 31.
Bottom (m) Closing elevation: 892.494 m in south.
Underlies Locus 19.
Size Approx. 2.00 m.
Phase Description Phase VII: Roman mid CE 2nd c. repairs following a more collapse. Building of the Propylaeum Central...
Abuts Loci 7, 11.
Top (m) Opening elevation: 896.418 m in south.
Stage Stage 11
Definition Later Cross Wall in East
Phase VII
Combined with None.
Architectural or Soil Locus? Architectural
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 10 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Propylaeum/Trench 99". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/29b3b134-7d17-427c-479f-29344ee6d97a> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2ht2qz30

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