Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Architectural or Soil Locus?	Soil
Top (m)	Top elevation: 906.356 m at north, 907.916 m at south.
Description	This is a destruction debris layer, with not very coarse, loose soil (Munsell 5YR 6/4) and no inclusions, save for architectural fragments which are legion. It is situated over the entire trench, though it was only a thin layer in the north before this area became Locus 8, destruction debris. It does not seem in any way distinct from this debris layer.
Phase	XI XII X IX XIII
Phase Description	Phase XII: Use levels, robbing and abandonments continue. Phase IX: Major CE 363 earthquake leads to the collapse of major temple architectural elements including... Phase XI: Further collapse post CE 5th c., possibly the result of the earthquake of CE 512. The east Porch columns and Central Arch collapse and fluvial deposits continue ... Phase X: Site abandonment post major collapse dating to the Byzantine period from the CE 4th to 5th c, Upper... Phase XIII: Major collapses continue into the Islamic period.
Stage Description	Major destruction and abandonment. Accumulation of fill containing 150 architectural fragments and fine, loose sand.
Bottom (m)	Average bottom elevation: 906.306 m at north, 906.586 m at south.
Stage	Stage 8
Definition	Destruction debris.