Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Architectural or Soil Locus?	Soil
Description	Fluvial layer comprised of pink (Munsell 7.5 YR 7/4), loose silt. Second fluvial layer, much higher amounts of pottery than in Locus 1. Loose sandy soil with small inclusions. Less large stones found than in Locus 1.
Top (m)	Opening levels: 906.755 m in center.
Phase	XI XII XIII
Phase Description	Phase XII: Use levels, robbing and abandonments continue. Phase XI: Further collapse post CE 5th c., possibly the result of the earthquake of CE 512. The east Porch columns and Central Arch collapse and fluvial deposits continue ... Phase XIII: Major collapses continue into the Islamic period.
Combined with	Locus 9.
Stage	Stage 8
Stage Description	Secondary collapse from major seismic activity. Columns collapse.
Bottom (m)	Closing levels: 906.095 m at north, 906.115 m at south.
Definition	Fluvial Layer 1a