Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Definition	Stylobate.
Description	The Temple Stylobate forms the north boundary of Trench 23. Chiefly uncovered during the 1993 season, it consists of rectangular, sandstone blocks, reasonably well preserved. Within Trench 23, there is a small anomaly along the south edge of the Stylobate — it appears that three of the original blocks (with a total east-west width of 1.33 m) were cut into approximately 0.30 m south to north, to a depth of 0.20 m. The cutting is not completely regular — while the west corner is a 90o angle, the east is obliquely cut. Nothing was found within this space, so the purpose of this cutting remains a mystery. Perhaps it is contemporary with the later cuttings made into the east and west faces of the Stylobate column bases, which presumably held a screening wall between the columns.
Top (m)	Average elevation: 905.626 m.
Stage	Stage 1
Phase	II
Stage Description	Stylobate, West Interior Anta and West Porch columns built.
Phase Description	Phase II: First period of major Nabataean construction at the Great Temple complex in the 1st c. BCE. The...
Architectural or Soil Locus?	Architectural