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Bottom (m) Closing Elevation: 891.517 m.
Definition North south West Wall of Trench 96, east wall of Trench 95
Overlies Unknown.
Combined with Trench 95, Locus 9 and Locus 6.
Size The maximum height at the north is 2.79 m and its minimum height is 2.175 m. This wall is 9.825 m in length-by-1.206 m in width.
Location In the Room 3 west—this is the east wall of Trench 95 Room 2.
Phase Description Phase VII: Roman mid CE 2nd c. repairs following a more collapse. Building of the Propylaeum Central...
Description This is the partition wall between Rooms 2 (Trench 95) and Room 3 of Trench 96. The ashlars are well cut, many are diagonally dressed and they are well laid.
Phase VII
Stage Description Building of the north south walls creating Propylaeum East Rooms 1, 2 and 3 with entrances from the street.
Cuts None.
Underlies Locus 1 collapse and debris.
Top (m) Opening elevation: 894.302 m.
Abuts The Portico Wall and Pier Trench 95 Locus 15 to the west and Pier Trench 96. Locus 2 to the east and the west opening in the south of the Room 3 by the balk.
Bonds to None.
Stage Stage 4c
Architectural or Soil Locus? Architectural
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 8 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Propylaeum/Trench 96". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/a010ff88-84cf-497f-633d-601d07de5fac> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2154ph1n

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