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Overlies or is part of the Locus 6 wall.
Bottom (m) Closing Elevation: 894.437 m.
Definition A Flagstone Platform east of the Locus 2 Main Stairway
Abuts Loci 2 and 6 walls.
Combined with Probably with Locus 6.
Top (m) Opening elevation: 894.437 m.
Underlies Locus 2 wall and Locus 4 collapse and debris.
Phase Description Phase VII: Roman mid CE 2nd c. repairs following a more collapse. Building of the Propylaeum Central...
Location To the east of the main Propylaea Steps.
Phase VII
Description This may have served as part of the foundation for the construction of the main Propylaea Steps. In antiquity it was probably covered with well-hewn ashlars, because it is rough and has an irregular surface, indicating that its upper course(s) are missing.
Cuts None.
Stage Description Following the collapse of the Propylaeum East south gallery cryptoporticus, the Central Propylaeum Staircase is built and Wall K is completely razed.
Bonds to Unknown.
Stage Stage 5a
Size 1.80 m north south-by-0.80 m east west. It measures 5.55 m in width.
Architectural or Soil Locus? Architectural
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 5 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/e4a054e4-40a1-42a4-5e32-a72265fd3e7c> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2w958h73

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