Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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Phase Description | Phase V: Late Nabataean CE 1st c. redesign and repairs, including the addition of the Theater, intercolumnar... |
Underlies | None. |
Phase | V |
Stage | Stage 3 |
Overlies | Locus 29. |
Top (m) | Opening Levels: 911.128 m (central), 912.488 m (east), 912.458 m (west). |
Location | This wall extends along the northern boundary of the trench from the Fatma Column, Locus 10, to the Suleiman Column, Locus 12. |
Definition | South face of the intercolumnar wall between the Fatma and Suleiman Columns |
Relations | Built up to: Loci 10, 12. |
Bottom (m) | Closing Levels: 906.978 m. |
Stage Description | Intercolumnar walls built as well as the platform above the Central Arch. |
Description | This wall is preserved to 23 courses in height. It is 2.59 m in width and is constructed of small to medium sandstone ashlars with diagonal dressing. At a height of courses, 905.578 m, there is a window feature, measuring 1.22 m in width and preserved to a height of 1.35 m in the West and 1.40 m in the East. The window extends back the full thickness of the intercolumnar wall and appears to be a part of the walls original constructionperhaps intended to serve as a niche for an arch springer or other roofing element. |
Combined with | None. |
Architectural or Soil Locus? | Architectural |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 11 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Temple/Trench 85". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/8dcf5b81-86c8-4c77-8444-b1f52b47dabf> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k21n86b3x
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