| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Size | Unknown. |
| Location | Northeast; technically outside of the trench. |
| Overlies | Unknown. |
| Stage | Stage 2 |
| Underlies | Topsoil. |
| Abuts | Loci 15, 38, 39. |
| Description | Stair bedding for a staircase, built up against the Portico Wall string course and wall courses, and leading to the doorway discovered in the east end of the Portico Wall. Made of chunks of sandstone mortared together, it was discovered in cleaning operations on the Roman Street and not fully excavated. |
| Stage Description | Portico Wall foundation and string courses. |
| Definition | Stair Bedding |
| Top (m) | Opening elevation: 891.564 m. |
| Phase Description | Phase II: First period of major Nabataean construction at the Great Temple complex in the 1st c. BCE. Portico... |
| Phase | II |
| Bottom (m) | Closing elevation: Unknown. |
| Architectural or Soil Locus? | Architectural |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 40 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/f7698a84-a30d-4002-ca7d-b61050dccaee> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2tx3dt26
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