Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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Phase Description | Phase V: Late Nabataean CE 1st c. redesign and repairs, including the addition of the Theater, intercolumnar... |
Phase | V |
Definition | Wall between the West 'Adyton' and the West Staircase. |
Stage Description | Construction of the temple intercolumnar and interior cella walls, floor and central staircase and the Central Arch. |
Bottom (m) | Bottom elevation: 905.626 m at northwest), 905.396 m at southeast. |
Description | Locus 22 is constructed of sandstone ashlars with a course of sloping, ashlar stone on top which acts as the base for a sloping, vaulted ceiling. The wall is preserved to the height of 11 courses on its east face and 13 courses on the west face. There is a 1.0 m wide door in the wall at the base of the staircase leading into the West 'Adyton' and a window built into the wall opposite the arched window of Wall Locus 42 allowing light and air to pass between the West Staircase and the West 'Adyton.' (See Trench 9 1994 and Trench 22 Final Reports for additional documentation.) |
Top (m) | Top elevation: 911.476 m at south. |
Stage | Stage 1b |
Size | Measurement: 9.4 m in length (north-south), 1.22 m in width (east-west). |
Architectural or Soil Locus? | Architectural |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 22 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Temple/Trench 22 Part II". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/52b45250-e58a-428a-b85d-4aaabb3b5495> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2tb16s2n
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