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Underlies Locus 11 debris and collapse.
Abuts The threshold of Doorway#2, Locus 19 and the north south wall of Locus 9.
Overlies The Threshold Locus 19 of Room 2 Doorway #2.
Definition West Face of Room 2 Doorway #2 of the Portico Wall Facing Locus 15
Description The height of this doorway has been downsized by the addition of another doorjamb built at later time. It was built up in antiquity.
Location To the center northwest of Room 2.
Phase Description Phase VII: Roman mid CE 2nd c. repairs following a more collapse. Building of the Propylaeum Central...
Size Doorway #2 measures 1.33 m east west width-by-1.10 m in interior height. Its exterior height is 1.66 m. Its preserved height is 1.30 m on the interior. The depth of its doorjamb is 0.075 m.
Phase VII
Cuts None.
Bottom (m) Closing Elevation: Exterior 891.778 m.
Stage Description Following the collapse of the Propylaeum East south gallery cryptoporticus, the Central Propylaeum Staircase is built and Wall K is completely razed.
Combined with Can be combined with the construction of Rooms 1 and 3 of Doorways #1 and #3.
Top (m) Opening elevation: 893.448 m.
Bonds to None, except the continuation of the Portico Wall and the east face of Room 1 Doorway #1.
Stage Stage 5a
Architectural or Soil Locus? Architectural
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 14 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Propylaeum/Trench 95". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/62038d47-dc58-4566-b7ad-cc868460f077> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2rj4jq4f

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