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Abuts Locus 5 platform, Locus 7 West Doorway Wall #1 of the Portico Wall.
Definition Wall extending under the Locus 2 Wall on which Locus 2 was constructed
Overlies Unknown.
Stage Description Reconfiguration of the Portico Wall with doorways. A north south wall along the side of the central staircase is constructed in the west.
Size 10.25 m north south-by-0.50 m east west.
Bottom (m) Closing Elevation: 891.457 m the closing elevation of its excavation.
Phase Description Phase VII: Roman mid CE 2nd c. repairs following a more collapse. Building of the Propylaeum Central...
Description On the east fronting ashlars of the east face generally average 0.50 m in width. One large block in this wall measures 1.61 m in length-by-0.45 m height-by- 0.40 m in depth. In contrast, the third ashlar from the south measures 0.70 m in length-by-0.46 m in height.
Top (m) Opening elevation: 894.097 m.
Phase VII
Cuts None.
Stage Stage 5b
Combined with Room 1 Locus 7 West Doorway #1 Wall.
Bonds to None.
Underlies Loci 4 and 10 collapse and debris.
Location In the west of Trench 95, forming the west perimeter of the trench.
Architectural or Soil Locus? Architectural
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 6 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Propylaeum/Trench 95". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/e37a72e4-e553-47d1-b5f1-f619576a6638> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k28g8pw2v

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