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Location In east of trench.
Description Sandstone wall of hewn and dressed stones, oriented north south and running between the north face of the East Cryptoporticus Wall and the south face of the Portico Wall. Perhaps a low wall that functioned to mark the east boundary of the Propylaeum area, or as a threshold or retaining wall for floor features in both the “Paved Room” on the east and the cryptoporticus junction, its lower courses are unexcavated, being obscured by the earth steps and hard-packed surface (Locus 20) of the west and the west curb (Locus 32) on the east. Later walls Loci 10 and 11 are founded on it.
Size Approx. 4.20 m.
Overlies Unknown.
Stage Stage 5
Definition East Wall
Phase Description Phase IV: Nabataean Grand Design: 1st c. BCE to CE 1st c. building of the full Propylaeum, including the...
Abuts Locus 32.
Underlies Loci 11, 12.
Top (m) Opening elevation: 892.404 m.
Phase IV
Bottom (m) Closing elevation: Unknown.
Combined with None.
Stage Description Construction of foundations and string courses/retaining walls.
Architectural or Soil Locus? Architectural
Suggested Citation

Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 31 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Propylaeum/Trench 99". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/dc431bd6-ae57-4baa-7240-39430a5a46ba> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2cr5wt6x

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