Rasson and Seigne (1989) reported on excavations of a cistern at the Temple of Zeus. They identified two separate seismic destruction events—one in the 7th century CE and another in the 8th. The earlier event caused a partial collapse of the cistern roof. Beneath this collapse layer, ceramics from the Umayyad period indicated that the earthquake likely struck in the mid-7th century CE. Gawlikowski (1992:358) reported additional evidence for a 7th-century CE earthquake from a vaulted corridor on the lower terrace, where a herd of goats and a kid goat were buried. The presence of a Byzantine coin with an Arab countermark suggests the event occurred after the establishment of Muslim rule. According to Gawlikowski, the age of a kid indicates that the cataclysm took place in May–June. These findings support identifying the earlier earthquake with the Jordan Valley Quake(s).