Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Architectural or Soil Locus?	Soil
Combined with	Locus 8.
Phase	XI XII XIII
Phase Description	Phase XII: Use levels, robbing and abandonments continue. Phase XI: Further collapse post CE 5th c., possibly the result of the earthquake of CE 512. The east Porch columns and Central Arch collapse and fluvial deposits continue ... Phase XIII: Major collapses continue into the Islamic period.
Top (m)	Opening levels: 906.113 m at north, 906.115 m at south.
Bottom (m)	Closing levels: 905.96 m at north, 906.035 m at south.
Definition	Fluvial Layer Fluvial layer
Stage	Stage 8
Stage Description	Secondary collapse from major seismic activity. Columns collapse.
Description	The soil from this second fluvial layer is a Pale Red (Munsell 7.5 YR 6/3) and is similar in levels and composition to Locus 8. Locus 9 contains the area immediately under the level of the stacked stones (Locus 14) on both sides of the stones. Loose sandy soil with small inclusions.