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Overlies Three courses and the Locus 9 Landing platform.
Bonds to The Locus 4 Wall
Bottom (m) Closing Elevation: At Trench 88 Sub Datum 1 to 0.43 m in depth or 892.221 m.
Underlies Locus 1 earth and debris.
Definition East Doorway Leading Into the West Cryptoporticus
Abuts The Locus 4 Wall to the south and the Locus 7 Wall to the north.
Top (m) Opening elevation: Trench 88 Sub Datum 1 is located on the North block of this doorjamb at 892.651 m.
Location In the east of Trench 88 near the south upper steps Locus 10.
Size This east west doorway feature leading into the West Cryptoporticus is comprised of an upper surface of two white sandstone or limestone ashlars set side by side above three lower ashlar courses. The doorjamb, therefore, is four courses in height in the south and two courses in the north. The doorjamb measures 2.21-to-2.25 m in length-by-1.05 m in height-by- 0.435 m in depth. Its base lies 0.87 m below Trench 88 Sub Datum 1 point or at 891.781 m.
Combined with All the construction wall loci of this Trench 88. Loci 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13.
Description This east doorway jamb consists of two, extant north and south well-worn headers wet laid in plaster. The north block measures 1.02 m in length-by-0.30 0.35 m in width. The larger south block measures 1.73 m in length-by-0.305 m in width. These threshold ashlars overhang the lower courses of the jamb wall by approximately 0.28 m. There are two post holes a north and a south post hole that are carved into the upper surface of the south block—the south hole is set 0.185 m from its south end and it is situated a bit further back or to the west than its north counterpart. It measures 0.70-0.60 m in length-by an approximate width of 0.305 m. Wooden doors opening inward could be closed and locked when necessary. In front of the doorway is an ashlar entry stone measuring 1.72 in width-by-0.56 m in depth-by-0.15 m in thickness. It is 0.68 m below Trench 88 Sub Datum 1 or at an elevation of 891.971 m.
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 2 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Propylaeum/Trench 88". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/cd26ec6e-3cc1-4e2e-fb3e-41b7cfce2ace> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k28w3hg53

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