| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Phase Description | Phase V: Late Nabataean CE 1st c. redesign and repairs, including the addition of the Theater, intercolumnar... |
| Stage Description | Temple second story constructed at the rear of the structure. Intercolumnar walls, staircases, Central Arch and East and West Vaulted Chambers built. |
| Description | Very thick, east-west wall extending through northern portions of Trenches 15 and 9. Composed of large (up to 0.90 m), sandstone blocks, mostly hewn, a few dressed and a few unhewn. It is ca. 1.4 m thick and four courses wide. It is not very well-preserved in either trench; slightly more of it exists in Trench 9. The two inner courses are particularly poorly laid. |
| Phase | V |
| Top (m) | High elevation: 910.906 m. |
| Stage | Stage 2 |
| Definition | Wall. |
| Bonds to | Locus 22, wall. |
| Bottom (m) | Low elevation: 909.166 m. |
| Architectural or Soil Locus? | Architectural |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 17 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Temple/Trench 15 Part I". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/4ba0c7ca-1545-40d3-92cb-e06cf26d7074> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2tq61b2f
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