| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Phase Description | Phase V: Late Nabataean CE 1st c. redesign and repairs, including the addition of the Theater, intercolumnar... |
| Phase | V |
| Stage | Stage 2 |
| Top (m) | Opening Levels: 906.696 masl. |
| Description | The well-constructed wall of the orchestra. It is slightly more than hemisphericalmore "horseshoe" shapedand preserved to four courses (approximately 0.30 m thick). Its limestone and sandstone blocks are diagonally dressed and tightly fitted together. There are traces of mortar between the stones, and plaster at the base of the wall (overlapping the orchestra floor; see Locus 7 above). |
| Stage Description | Construction of the Theater and its support structure. |
| Definition | The Orchestra Wall |
| Bottom (m) | Closing levels: Unknown. |
| Architectural or Soil Locus? | Architectural |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 9 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Temple/Trench 62". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/1566165a-8c96-43d6-5965-6907d07994c4> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2x63kp3n
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