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Bottom (m) Bottom elevation: Unknown.
Phase Description Phase V: Late Nabataean CE 1st c. redesign and repairs, including the addition of the Theater, intercolumnar...
Phase V
Stage Stage 2
Description The diagonally-dressed, sandstone blocks are preserved to a height of six courses in the west (* 892.83 m). The wall is not well-preserved in the east and is in need of restoration. On south side of this wall is a line of plaster most visible in the east, * 891.24. This plaster is at the same elevation as the threshold in the South 'Adyton' Wall (1.90 m in width and at an elevation of * 891.22 m) and is most likely associated with the floor discussed in Locus 5, hard-packed fill/bedding.
Top (m) Top elevation (preserved): 912.186 m at northeast, 911.756 m at center, 912.386 m at southwest.
Size Dimensions: 6.10 m in length (east-west), 1.02 m (north-south) in width.
Stage Description Secondary construction of the intercolumnar walls, vaulted chambers and Central Arch.
Definition South 'Adyton' Wall (Trenches 26, 27 and 35).
Architectural or Soil Locus? Architectural
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus TR 26 Locus 4 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Temple/Trench 26, Trench 27 Part I and Trench 35 Part I". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/d90aad52-b90d-458a-6ee4-bf08bf5ff7b2> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2wd3zj4n

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