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Architectural or Soil Locus? Soil
Description This wall is composed of hewn sandstone masonry. It probably served as the original façade wall of Cave 1, before the rest of the architecture north of Cave 1 was constructed. Originally there might have been a small roof leaning on this wall, on top of the front area of the cave, since holes for wooden beams were found above this wall, on top of the northernmost cut edge of Cave 1.
Abuts None.
Underlies None.
Definition Room 1 south wall/ Cave 1 façade wall
Overlies Bedrock.
Stage Description Major destruction period.
Phase Description Phase IX: Major CE 363 earthquake leads to the collapse of large architectural features and the primary...
Stage Stage 7
Phase IX
Bottom (m) Closing Depth: 907.006 m.
Top (m) Opening Depth: 908.736 m.
Location North of Cave 1.
Bonds to None.
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 19 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Upper Temenos/Trench 94". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/88b16d50-a98a-40c1-6cba-46938f12f94d> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2xg9q02w

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