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Stage Description Blocking cross-walls between Cryptoporticus wall ends and Portico Wall. Widening of Portico Wall.
Abuts Loci 6, 7.
Definition Later Cross-Wall in South
Underlies Locus 19.
Top (m) Opening elevation: 896.838 m in center, 895.872 m in east.
Phase Description Phase VII: Roman mid CE 2nd c. repairs following a more collapse. Building of the Propylaeum Central...
Overlies Locus23.
Stage Stage 11
Phase VII
Bottom (m) Closing elevation: G-0.31 m in west, G-0.30 m in east.
Combined with None.
Size Approx. 4.10 m.
Location In south of trench.
Description Fairly well-built wall of hewn and dressed sandstone blocks, oriented east west and built against the north ends of the Middle and East Cryptoporticus Walls of the East Triple Colonnade of the Lower Temenos. Its posited function was as a cross-wall, constructed to create a “cell” in the cryptoporticus junction area that could be filled with debris. This was done in order to strengthen and preserve the East Triple Colonnade after an earthquake event in the 2nd century CE.
Architectural or Soil Locus? Architectural
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 4 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Propylaeum/Trench 99". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/ecafcd85-fd5f-43fa-57e7-7f25e128edc3> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2sb45k2c

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