Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Architectural or Soil Locus?	Soil
Phase	XIV XI XII X IX XIII
Location	East side of Trench 97.
Underlies	None.
Top (m)	Opening elevation: 898.400 m (average).
Phase Description	Phase XII: Use levels, robbing and abandonments continue. Phase X: Site abandonment post major collapse dating to the Byzantine period from the CE 4th to 5th c.... Phase XIV: Modern period marked by Bedouin activity and the accumulation of recent debris. Phase XI: Further collapse post- CE 5th c., possibly the result of the earthquake of CE 512. Major collapses... Phase IX: Major CE 363 earthquake leads to the collapse of the West Colonnade directly on top of the... Phase XIII: Major collapses continue into the Islamic period.
Stage Description	Major collapse.
Overlies	Locus 28.
Bottom (m)	Closing elevation: 896.898 m (average).
Combined with	for collapse elements – Loci 2, 8, 9, 10, 19, 20, and 21; for fill – 2.
Description	This is a sedimentation deposit that accumulated between the top surface of Wall Locus 28 and the current level of the Lower Temenos. It extends the length of Trench 97, from the north balk of Trench 79 of the 2001 excavation until the north balk of the 2004 excavation where the West Cryptoporticus East intersects the Propylaeum. The compacted soil consisted of fine silt and sand, with the Munsell range between 7.5YR 6/4 (Light Brown) and 7.5YR 5/6 (Strong Brown). The deposit included a selection of small artifact types, including two superb glass fragments with intact rim sections. Many architectural elements were also recovered, including a significant number of limestone fragments from Elephant-headed capitals. Note: Assignment of this locus to Stage 6 is primarily in reference to the collapsed architectural elements; deposition of the fill is more appropriately assigned to Stages 6–8.
Stage	Stage 6
Definition	Fill deposit from surface to the extant top course of the east wall of the West Cryptoporticus East (Locus 28), including the overburden. [Originally defined as two loci, but combined on 7 June 2004 when it was realized the deposit overlay a single wall.]