Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Architectural or Soil Locus?	Soil
Stage Description	Reuse and the construction of the Byzantine platform north of the West Exedra.
Stage	Stage 3
Top (m)	Opening depth: 899.376 m.
Phase Description	Phase X: Site abandonment post major collapse dating to the Byzantine period from the CE 4th to 5th c....
Description	This is the floor surface which overlies the rough sandstone footing, either as a floor itself, or as additional bedding for a stone floor, now robbed out. It is at an elevation to allow it to articulate well with the bottom step of the stairs excavated last season. Unfortunately, it was not recognized over the entire of the West Exedra; it was either overcut through, or was already missing. Either seems an almost equal possibility, as where it was recognized it was in poor condition. Either its condition was too deteriorated to recognize, or its deterioration was a function of damage in antiquity. In the area where it was recognized clearly, approximately two-fifths of a ceramic vessel was found in pieces lying on the surface of the floor. It was identified by D. Johnson as Late Roman A ware; therefore, it may provide dating information for the floor and its associated platform.
Bottom (m)	Closing depth: 899.326 m.
Phase	X
Definition	Hard-packed floor surface.