| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Description | Foundation course underneath the combined Pierre Anta/Loa Engaged Column (and their bases), approximately 4.20 m long-by-1.35 m wide. Extending north south, only the tops of the small sandstone blocks of this leveling course are visible; they are well-cut and diagonally dressed, however. The stylobate of the interior colonnade (Locus 73), though set lower than this foundation course, may nevertheless be part of a unified feature of stylobate and plinth supporting the Phase I interior columns and antae. |
| Definition | Foundation of the Pierre Anta/Loa Engaged Column |
| Stage | Stage 1 |
| Phase | II |
| Stage Description | Temple distyle columns erected. |
| Top (m) | Opening Levels: 905.566 masl. |
| Phase Description | Phase II: First period of major Nabataean construction at the Great Temple complex in the 1st c. BCE. The... |
| Bottom (m) | Closing levels: Unknown. |
| Architectural or Soil Locus? | Architectural |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 78 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Temple/Trench 62". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/dad60b7d-0536-4155-338a-d35a02e63426> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2th8kx9r
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