Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Bottom (m)	Closing depth: 900.016 m at north; 900.906 m at south.
Architectural or Soil Locus?	Soil
Top (m)	Opening depth: 900.036 m at north; 900.936 m at south.
Definition	Thin, sandy layer.
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...
Description	Locus 9 is a very thin and patchy sand layer found immediately above the stairs. It is a compacted sand, color 5YR 4/4 (reddish brown) and is relatively free of inclusions. A coin was found here.
Stage Description	Major destruction level marked by the accumulation of later fill following the disuse of the complex.
Stage	Stage 6