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Abuts Locus 8, Part II Corridor Wall.
Combined with Part I) Construction of the West Corridor Wall Locus 2 and Doorway 3 Doorjambs, Loci 4, 5 and Threshold Locus 14; Part II) Construction of the West Corridor Wall Locus 8; Part III) Construction of the West Corridor Wall Locus 13 and Doorway 4, and Doorjamb Locus 12. Locus 14 — Threshold Block between Doorjambs Loci 4 and 5 of Doorway 3, Part II. Locus 17 — Threshold Block between Locus 11 south Doorjamb and Locus 12 north Doorjamb.
Phase Description Phase IV: Nabataean Grand Design: 1st c. BCE to CE 1st c. The tetrastyle in antis temple is built, including...
Definition North Doorjamb, Doorway 4, Part III.
Bottom (m) Bottom elevation: 2.50 m below Point E or 887.11 m.
Overlies Locus 17, the Threshold Ashlar.
Underlies Locus 10 earth overburden, Part III.
Stage Stage 1
Top (m) Top elevation: 1.10 m below Point E or 885.51 m.
Phase IV
Stage Description Construction of the West Corridor Wall.
Size The height is 2.30 m, the average width is 0.40 m and the thickness of each block is 0.310 m.
Location This is the north doorjamb of Doorway 4 in the West Corridor Wall, but it was excavated as a Part III component and is a Part II termination point for Locus 2, the West Walkway west face of the West Corridor Wall (= West Walkway East Wall).
Architectural or Soil Locus? Architectural
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 12 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Temple/Trench 63". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/2fc777dd-dcb4-4b20-5b00-c0b5b4b1ac34> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2fr00242

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