Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Top (m)	Opening Elevation: A – 1.85 m.
Bottom (m)	Closing Elevation: A – 2.32 m.
Underlies	Loci 1, 6.
Overlies	Unknown.
Phase	I
Bonds to	Loci 3, 4.
Definition	West Temenos Retaining Wall
Stage	Stage 1
Location	At the west boundary of the trench, underneath the West Walkway Wall (Locus 6).
Size	0.35 m north south-by-0.51 m east west.
Stage Description	Initial construction of Temenos Platform.
Description	Locus 5 represents the West Temenos Retaining Wall, which was the reason the trench was opened. The small portion exposed was composed of medium rubble set in dirt, that bonded with the rubble fill of the platform. For more details of the whole wall as excavated, please consult SP108 2005.
Phase Description	Phase I: Preparation: 1st c. BCE subterranean canalization is installed and the bedrock leveled with a coarse yellow soil.
Abuts	Locus 2.
Architectural or Soil Locus?	Architectural