Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Is Cut by	Cave 1, Cave 2 and Upper Cave in the Residential Quarter.
Underlies	None.
Phase	I
Stage Description	Early quarrying of bedrock.
Definition	Bedrock Escarpment at the south of the Residential Quarter
Bottom (m)	Closing Depth: Unknown.
Abuts	Locus 4 south façade wall, Locus 87 doorway to Cave 1, Locus 55 south pier, Locus 48 doorway to Cave 2, Locus 42 Cave 2 north wall, Locus 46 Room 8 north wall/ Room 7 south wall.
Bonds to	None.
Overlies	Presumably Itself.
Phase Description	Phase I: Preparation: 1st c. BCE quarrying and leveling of the bedrock beneath the Upper Temenos. Some...
Description	This is the continuation of the bedrock escarpment excavated by Martha Sharp Joukowsky in Trench 77 in the 2000 season in the east and found again in the west in the 2001 season in Trench 83. Used as a natural protection from potential fallout from the hillside, the bedrock was scaled back during the construction of the temple and its surrounding plazas. This bedrock escarpment is now known to contain several caves, including Cave 1 and Cave 2. It extends further to the west and probably contains quite a few more caves with associated architecture.
Stage	Stage 0
Top (m)	Opening Depth: Unknown.
Architectural or Soil Locus?	Architectural