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Overview In the Lower Temenos, large, white, hexagonal pavers were positioned above an extensive canalization system which has been traced from the Temple Forecourt under the Lower Temenos to the Wadi Musa. At the Southern end of the Lower Temenos, at one time, a central stairway led up to the Upper Temenos. At one point in Petra's history, earthquakes rocked the columns and capitals, which tumbled down from the Upper Temenos into this area — their fragments and other detritus were buried here. Later in Petra's history, the Central Stairway went out of use and two lateral stairways were built, on the east and west, leading from the Lower Temenos up to the Upper Temenos and the Temple proper.
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Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Lower Temenos from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/e41a7a26-46fe-4cbe-ddce-4fcb166c05fb> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2w37tf04

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