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Bottom (m) Closing Levels: 895.34 m.
Phase Description Phase IV: Nabataean Grand Design: 1st c. BCE to CE 1st c. building of the full Propylaeum, including the...
Description An enigmatic feature—strange, wedge shaped sandstone blocks indicate that perhaps a groin vault springer stood here. This would make sense, if it were the junction of two passages running in different directions. The feature has been badly damaged, however, by collapsing column drums of Locus 16 (see below).
Size Dimensions: 0.60 m long-by-0.32.00 m wide-by-0.50 m high.
Location Southwest.
Stage Description Full Propylaeum and north colonnade constructed.
Definition Corner Springer, Junction of the South Cryptoporticus of the Propylaeum and the West Cryptoporticus of the East Colonnade
Stage Stage 1
Overlies Locus 22.
Phase IV
Underlies Unknown.
Combined with None.
Top (m) Opening Levels: 896.68 m.
Architectural or Soil Locus? Architectural
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 12 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Propylaeum/Trench 82". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/8403c343-201f-4851-36d3-6ad14b9764ee> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2s46s04v

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