| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Description | A rough bedding layer of limestone and sandstone flags and fragments, running n-s between and under the string course/plinth that underlies the west engaged column of the exedra and the south end of the western stylobate. It functioned either as bedding for the stylobate, which was robbed out at this point, or for the west edge of a floor laid out before the exedra mouth. Only the top was uncovered, but it does not seem to continue eastward beyond the line of the west stylobate. |
| Stage Description | Construction of the East Exedra and the East Triple Colonnade. |
| Top (m) | Opening levels: 898.671 at c. |
| Phase Description | Phase IV: Nabataean Grand Design: 1st c. BCE to CE 1st c. The full Lower Temenos is constructed, complete... |
| Definition | Stylobate/floor bedding. |
| Stage | Stage 1 |
| Bottom (m) | Closing levels: Unknown. |
| Phase | IV |
| Architectural or Soil Locus? | Architectural |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 52 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Lower Temenos/Trench 52". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/6a3900da-6f58-4bd5-aa62-b33cb24c55f1> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2cv4mg0w
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