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Phase Description Phase V: Late Nabataean CE 1st c. redesign and repairs, including the addition of the Theater, intercolumnar...
Phase V
Stage Stage 2
Bottom (m) Closing Levels: 905.476 masl at center, 905.416 masl at southwest.
Description The paved floor of the Theatron orchestra. It is constructed of well-cut and laid rectangular limestone pavers of varying sizes ("typical" pavers measure approximately 0.30 m-by-0.50 m). The floor runs up to and abuts the orchestra wall on the south, the sandstone curb of the pulpitum on the north, and the limestone curb/threshold on the east. There is damage in the center and southwestern areas of the pavement, exposing the bedding underneath.
Stage Description Construction of the Theater and its support structure.
Definition The Orchestra Floor
Top (m) Opening Levels: 905.576 masl at northwest, 905.506 masl at center, 905.466 masl at southwest.
Architectural or Soil Locus? Architectural
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 7 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/2acf1d39-b02c-46ae-4a30-4afccb36451e> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k21g0st20

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