Bianchi (2019:210) reports that during the final architectural phase of the Memorial to Moses basilica on Mount Nebo, “the two upper rows of the synthronon and the masonry of the apse in the presbytery were restored.” In discussing the cause of this restoration, Bianchi (2019:210) notes that “the large amount of pottery and marbles with sharp fractures recovered in the excavation, as well as the disorderly arrangement of stones in the external apse buttress suggest that a brutal destruction occurred in the site,” which is “related probably to the earthquake of 749 AD.” At the same time, Bianchi (2019:210) cautions that “the morphology of this structure may have been affected by the geological instability of the northern slope.” Chronologically, Bianchi (2019:210) concludes that “the second half of the eighth century well agrees with the chronology of the pottery recovered beneath the upper rows of synthronon,” noting that most of the sherds date to the late Umayyad period, with a smaller number attributable to the Abbasid era. An inscription dated to 762 CE in a Chapel that was part of the Monastery of the Theotokos may reflect post-quake rebuilding efforts and provide a terminus ante quem (Piccirillo & Alliata, 1998:209-216).