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Description Rubble-built "bench," shelf, or step, constructed against the north face of the exedra apse and "split" in half by the earlier central platform, locus 41. It is made of rough sandstone blocks and reused elements (such as architectural fragments), leveled with chinking stones and founded on soil (locus 35). Clearly a later feature, its function is unknown.
Bottom (m) Closing levels: 879.8 m at nw.
Definition "Bench."
Stage Description Architectural additions and repairs made to the East Exedra including re-plastering and the construction of the intercolumnar walls.
Top (m) Opening levels: 879.99 m at nw.
Stage Stage 3
Phase Description Phase X: Site abandonment post major collapse dating to the Byzantine period from the CE 4th to 5th c....
Phase X
Architectural or Soil Locus? Architectural
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 42 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Lower Temenos/Trench 52". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/ad67f750-d483-4efb-abfa-d09067df49b3> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2hm59v28

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