Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Architectural or Soil Locus?	Soil
Definition	Sediment.
Stage Description	Accumulation of fill debris.
Phase	XI XII X IX XIII
Stage	Stage 3
Phase Description	Phase XII: Use levels, robbing and abandonments continue. Phase X: Site abandonment post major collapse dating to the Byzantine period from the CE 4th to 5th c.... Phase XI: Further collapse post- CE 5th c., possibly the result of the earthquake of CE 512. Major collapses... Phase IX: Major CE 363 earthquake leads to the collapse of the West Colonnade directly on top of the... Phase XIII: Major collapses continue into the Islamic period.
Bottom (m)	Closing depth: 898.736 m (average).
Description	The nature of this fill was homogeneous. It is sandy with little or no cultural materials — no ashlars. When sherds were collected they were small 0.03 m — they were probably broken into small fragments by plow action. At the end of the season, this trench was backfilled to protect the pavers from further deterioration.
Top (m)	Opening depth: 899.516 (?) m to 899.556 m at northwest and southwest, 898.566 m at northeast and southeast.