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Description Enigmatic cut in the center of the orchestra wall (therefore, in the southeast corner of Trench 62). It is an irregular cut, approximately 0. 22 m by 0.27 m, plugged with a small square stone. The stone was not removed this season, nor was the hole explored, but from its strange shape and arrangement it seems likely that it was not part of the original construction of the orchestra wall. This feature is placed in Phase III because it seems to postdate the original Theatron architecture, but it could in fact be later.
Phase Description Phase VII: Roman mid-CE 2nd c. collapse and repairs. The Pronaos floor pavers robbed and the Theater stage...
Stage Stage 3
Stage Description Stage platform added.
Definition Hole in Center of Orchestra Wall
Top (m) Opening Levels: 906.116 masl.
Phase VII
Bottom (m) Closing Levels: 905.896 masl.
Architectural or Soil Locus? Architectural
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 29 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Temple/Trench 62". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/61c30fa0-2496-4e1a-f280-67ccfeabd351> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k20p15633

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