| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Underlies | Fill of Locus 1. |
| Combined with | Loci 7 and 8. |
| Bottom (m) | Closing level: 905.356 m. |
| Overlies | Locus 11, the West Walkway floor. |
| Stage Description | Distyle temple columns and flooring installed in the area of the West Corridor. |
| Location | This is the fifth column from the north, which demarcates the east face of the West Corridor Inter-Columnar Wall (Locus 10). It stands parallel to Loci 7 and 8. |
| Stage | Stage 1 |
| Phase | II |
| Top (m) | Opening level: None taken. |
| Phase Description | Phase II: First period of major Nabataean construction at the Great Temple complex in the 1st c. BCE. The... |
| Definition | The Peter Column |
| Description | This column has eight original sandstone drums; one drum was added in 1997. |
| Architectural or Soil Locus? | Architectural |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 8 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Temple/Trench 56". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/262f23d9-3089-4cc2-bf16-135975e50f61> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k20r9w00c
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