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Bottom (m) Closing Elevation: Same as the foundation or 0.14 m below the pavement or 892.511 m.
Description This floor pavement of well-set white sandstone pavers consists of 13 rows of pavers, which extend from the south balk to the Locus 13 step. The only anomaly is the fact that one paver is missing (see Locus 14). There is no way to estimate the former size of this pavement except to postulate that it once covered the PW west and north of Trench 81 as well as further west into Trench 87. Of interest was to ascertain if this pavement lies at the same elevation as the pavement excavated in Trench 79 2001. We posited it may possibly be of the same flooring but it lies at a 1.28 m difference in elevation, which probably precludes that it is the same flooring, unless steps are found to connect the two elevations.
Stage Stage 2
Top (m) Opening elevation: At the level of the Pavement or 892.651 m.
Abuts None, but perhaps the east and west doorway thresholds.
Phase Description Phase IV: Nabataean Grand Design: 1st c. BCE to CE 1st c. building of the full Propylaeum, including the...
Stage Description Construction of the upper courses of the Propylaeum Retaining Wall.
Combined with The major architecture in the south of Trench 81.
Bonds to We assume that this floor bonds with the major architectural elements of the south trench.
Size This flooring measures 6.55 m north south-by-3.95 m east west.
Phase IV
Location This locus is the fine well-preserved limestone pavement in the south of the trench, which extends from the trench east to the trench west.
Definition Limestone Pavement across from the betyls extending between the betyl wall and the Locus 2 southwest wall
Underlies Soil and debris of Loci 1 and 9 and Architectural Loci 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 12, and 14.
Overlies A foundation locus, excavated only in Locus 14 where the pavement is missing. Otherwise this foundation level was not excavated.
Architectural or Soil Locus? Architectural
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 10 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Propylaeum/Trench 81". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/97d2de85-f7f4-4ee0-58d8-6313943f2d10> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k20k2g17v

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