Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Stage Description	Disuse of the cistern and deposition of debris.
Underlies	Locus 19, test trench fill.
Architectural or Soil Locus?	Soil
Bottom (m)	Closing Elevation: northeast 4.81 m below Sub datum SP 85 G or 898.082 m; southeast 5.01 m below Sub datum SP 85 F or 898.252 m.
Size	1.80 m in north south length-by-1.45 m in east west width-by-1.00 m in depth.
Location	Along east wall of cistern in south, but not as far as the area where the shaft opens into the cistern.
Phase	XI XII X IX XIII
Phase Description	Phase X: Site abandonment after major collapse dating to the Byzantine period from the CE 4th to 5th c. New... Phase IX: Major CE 363 earthquake leads to the collapse of large architectural features and the primary... Phase XII: Use levels, robbing and abandonments continue. Upper levels of fluvial wash are deposited. Rooms A and B are abandoned. Phase XIII: Major collapses continue into the Islamic period. Phase XI: Further collapse post-CE 5th c., possibly the result of the earthquake of 512. Fill accumulates...
Stage	Stage 3
Definition	Fourth layer from top of test trench (1.00 m)
Description	With this layer of fill we began to uncover many large sandstone chunks and pieces of ashlars, which we tied to the end of our rope and lifted out of the cistern with a pulley. The Munsell of the soil was 7.5YR4/3, Brown. Aside from the usual mix of artifactual material, many roof tiles were again found when we excavated this locus.
Top (m)	Opening Elevation: northeast 3.81 m below Sub datum SP 85 G or 899.082 m; southeast 4.01 m below Sub datum SP 85 F or 899.252 m.
Overlies	Locus 21, test trench fill.