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Bottom (m) Closing Elevation: Unknown—just the top of this feature was cleaned off.
Definition Early Wall not aligned with other walls
Top (m) Opening elevation: 891.342 m.
Overlies Unknown.
Combined with This same wall might be found should excavation proceed deeper below Locus 10.
Underlies Locus 11 and perhaps the Locus 9 wall.
Phase Description Phase Pre-Site Phase I: 1st c. BCE construction of early walls underlying the current architecture of the Propylaeum East and West.
Stage Stage 1
Cuts None.
Abuts Locus 9 Wall on the west, but stops short of continuing under Locus 8 in the east.
Location Extending on the diagonal across Room 2.
Stage Description Early Construction of early walls not aligned with other walls associated with the early construction of the Great Temple's Propylaeum.
Size This is a single course wall that extends from below Locus 11 from northwest to southeast. It measures 4.80 m in length and at its widest point is 0.70 m in width (the width of its largest ashlar).
Phase Pre-Site Phase I
Bonds to None.
Architectural or Soil Locus? Architectural
Description This is an irregular wall earlier than any of the wall systems now constructed in the Propylaeum East. We wonder if it has any relationship to the wall found in Trench 86 in the Propylaeum West. Interestingly. This wall may also be found under the floor level of Room 1, but as yet it is unexcavated.
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 20 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/787099ec-c9cd-4bb2-ffcf-ce6dd942c039> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k23b64x4z

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