Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Stage Description	Main construction of the Bath Complex.
Seals	None.
Phase Description	Phase VI: Late Nabataean pre CE 106 minor collapses and repairs. Probable early collapse of the Baroque Room...
Definition	Floor of the pool
Stage	Stage 2
Abuts	Locus 57.
Top (m)	Opening elevation: 898.85 m.
Description	Locus 56 is the floor of the ‘covered pool.’ This locus was only partially exposed, as only a sondage in the pool was undertaken to leave some of the upper floor covering intact. 3.10 m north south by 1.45 m east west of the floor was exposed, which consisted of roughly three rows of sandstone pavers (not exactly laid into rows, however). The pavers are expertly carved and laid in hydraulic plaster. The smallest paver is 40 cm by 55 cm, while the largest is 160 cm north south and of unknown width. Part of the original construction of the pool, Locus 56 is phased to Stage 2, the main construction of the Bath Complex.
Overlies	None.
Preserved Height	Unknown.
Underlies	Loci 1, 38, 39, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55.
Cuts	None.
Combined with	Loci 10, 12, 13, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 40, 44, 47, 48, 57, 58, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 79.
Phase	VI
Size	3.10 m north south -by- 1.45 m east west (exposed).
Bottom (m)	Closing elevation: Unknown.
Bonds to	None.
Location	North.
Architectural or Soil Locus?	Architectural