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Bottom (m)
  • Closing Elevation: 891.534 m.
  • Closing elevation: 891.534 m.
Combined with Locus 6 the West Buttress.
Location In the south of the trench abutting the Locus 4 north south wall.
Abuts North south Locus 4 wall.
Underlies Locus 1 earth collapse and debris.
Overlies Unknown.
Description This buttress projects from the Locus 4 wall to the west.
Size 0.67 mm east west-by-0.32 m north south.
Phase Description Phase VII: Roman mid CE 2nd c. repairs following a more collapse. Building of the Propylaeum Central...
Stage Description The original doorways are modified with the installation of vertical iron bars. Thresholds are built up.
Top (m) Opening elevation: 893.824 m.
Phase VII
Cuts None.
Stage Stage 4d
Bonds to None.
Definition East Buttress in the southeast
Architectural or Soil Locus? Architectural
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 5 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Propylaeum/Trench 96". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/e31fbbfb-4b3e-4efe-d290-ff61af81527c> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2fj2jx2m

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