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Overlies East-west Stairway (Jean Stairs).
Phase Description Phase V: Late Nabataean CE 1st c. redesign and repairs, including the addition of the Theater, intercolumnar...
Phase V
Definition North wall of East-West Stairway (Jean Stairs)
Stage Description Construction of the intercolumnar walls and internal staircases.
Stage Stage 2
Combined with Loci 4, 5, 7, and 12.
Bottom (m) Closing level: Ranges between (bottom) 886.87 and (top) 889.23 m, depending on the east west stairs.
Description This is a finely made wall of regularly hewn ashlars, which were plastered with white stucco. The ashlars were wet-laid. Each course of blocks was cut to the same height, but the lengths of the ashlars were of different sizes.
Top (m) Opening level: 910.526 m.
Location This is the north wall of the east-west stairway (Jean Stairway).
Underlies Locus 1 fill.
Architectural or Soil Locus? Architectural
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 3 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/92706488-771b-4537-35f6-4ea6c3ec7b9c> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2ff3vk7m

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