| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Description | This column consists of 10 irregularly cut (in height) sandstone drums. (See 1998 drawing #12. This column stands 6.05 m above the West Corridor floor. Yellow plaster of 1.00 m in height adhered to a large part of the column for only two or three days before it fell. |
| Bottom (m) | Closing level: 905.372 m. |
| Top (m) | Opening level: 911.422 m. |
| Overlies | Locus 17, West Corridor floor bedding |
| Underlies | None. |
| Combined with | Loci 10, 6, and 8. |
| Location | Between the Doug Column and the Leigh-Ann Column. |
| Stage Description | Distyle temple columns erected. |
| Stage | Stage 1 |
| Phase | II |
| Phase Description | Phase II: First period of major Nabataean construction at the Great Temple complex in the 1st c. BCE. The... |
| Definition | Geoffrey Column |
| Architectural or Soil Locus? | Architectural |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 6 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Temple/Trench 59". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/743abd03-1687-4371-0f5e-960acbfcb819> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k20c5238b
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