• Figure 11 from Tholbecq et al (2019:36-37)
  Figure 11
  
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  Stratigraphy at the base of the western péribole (περίβόλος) of the Temple
  
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  Vue de la base de la stratigraphie du péribole occidental du temple
  
  Tholbecq et al (2019) - © MAFP
• Figure 12 from Tholbecq et al (2019:36-37)
  Figure 12
  
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  View of the Strata F1082
  
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  Vue de la couche F1082
  
  Tholbecq et al (2019) - © MAFP

Tholbecq et al (2019:36-37) attributed a destruction layer (see Figures 11 and 12) to the southern Cyril Quake of 363 CE based on excavations of the western Temple Staircase (peribola) in Zone F of Qasr al Bint. The dating is approximate - to the 3rd or 4th century CE - apparently based on pottery fragments (North African Sigillata) and oil lamps. Colluvium atop the destruction layer suggests partial abandonment of the site after the destructive earthquake.

Jones(2021) speculated that Qasr al-Bint may have been damaged due to a 6th century CE earthquake.

Renel (2013: 349) has proposed that the post-363 occupation at Qasr al-Bint was abandoned in the early 5th century, possibly as a result of a major flood (Paradise, 2011). Nonetheless, it is possible that Qasr al-Bint was abandoned due to the 5th century flood but also damaged during the late 6th century earthquake.

The destruction layer can be observed in the photographs below:

• Figure 11 from Tholbecq et al (2019:36-37)
  Figure 11
  
  English
  
  Stratigraphy at the base of the western péribole (περίβόλος) of the Temple
  
  French
  
  Vue de la base de la stratigraphie du péribole occidental du temple
  
  Tholbecq et al (2019) - © MAFP
• Figure 12 from Tholbecq et al (2019:36-37)
  Figure 12
  
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  View of the Strata F1082
  
  French
  
  Vue de la couche F1082
  
  Tholbecq et al (2019) - © MAFP

• Earthquake Archeological Effects chart
  Earthquake Archeological Effects (EAE)
  
  Rodríguez-Pascua et al (2013: 221-224)
  of Rodríguez-Pascua et al (2013: 221-224)

Effect	Description	Intensity
Collapsed Walls	Collapse/Destruction Layer suggests wall collapse	VIII+

The archeoseismic evidence requires a minimum Intensity of VIII (8) when using the Earthquake Archeological Effects chart of Rodríguez-Pascua et al (2013: 221-224). Korzhenkov et al (2016) found evidence for two earthquakes at Qasr Bint and estimated an Intensity of IX (9) for both earthquakes. In all likelihood, one of the two earthquakes of Korzhenkov et al (2016) would have been the Southern Cyril Quake of 363 CE.

Korzhenkov, A. et.al., 2016, Следы землетрясений в затерянном городе (Earthquake trails in a lost city), Nature 43

Tholbecq, L., et al. (2019). Mission archéologique française à Pétra. Rapport des campagnes archéologiques 2018-2019.

Paradise, T. 2011. The Great Flood of Petra: evidence for a 4th–5th AD century catastrophic flood. Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 55: 43–56.

Renel, F. 2013. L’abandon du Secteur du Qasṛal-Bint à Pétra: nouveaux éléments Archéologique. In, al-Hmoud, F. (ed.), Studies in the History and Archaeology of Jordan XI: Changes and Challenges: 349–58. Amman: Department of Antiquities of Jordan.

Zayadine (1985: 249). Recent excavations and restoration at Qasr el Bint of Petra. Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 29

Figure	Image	Description	Source
4a	Figure 4a Qasr Bint the extension of the upper parts of the walls relative to the lower rows of blocks Korzhenkov et al (2016)		Korzhenkov et al (2016)
4b	Figure 4b Qasr Bint traces of two earthquakes. The lower layer of well-processed blocks after the first earthquake is built with blocks of the worst processing. However , this part of the wall was turned clockwise during the second earthquake. The intensity of both earthquakes is at least 9 points on the MSK-64 scale. Korzhenkov et al (2016)	rotated blocks	Korzhenkov et al (2016)
8	Figure 8 Qasr Bint Cracked floor slabs above the corridors in the temple of the Daughter of the Pharaoh. Arrows show the systematic bending deformation of the walls. Dashed lines fix the position of the walls before the onset of seismic vibrations. Korzhenkov et al (2016)	wall bending	Korzhenkov et al (2016)