| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Combined with | Loci 7 and 8. |
| Underlies | Fill Locus 1. |
| Overlies | Locus 11, the West Walkway floor. |
| Stage Description | Distyle temple columns and flooring installed in the area of the West Corridor. |
| Description | All the ten sandstone drums of the Doug Column were found in situ. Plaster was found adhering to its surface and plaster/mortar was also found as an adhesive in between the drums. This column does not appear to need stabilization, but a shell of plaster has broken away from the parent column face. |
| Stage | Stage 1 |
| Phase | II |
| Top (m) | Opening level: None taken. |
| Location | This is the sixth from the north on the Temple West. |
| Phase Description | Phase II: First period of major Nabataean construction at the Great Temple complex in the 1st c. BCE. The... |
| Bottom (m) | Closing level: 904.556 m. |
| Definition | The Doug Column |
| Architectural or Soil Locus? | Architectural |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 9 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Temple/Trench 56". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/cad1f302-6385-4d12-16f2-189a07aac9ba> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2j104s78
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