Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Designator	Fill
Context rating	Primary
General remarks	Locus 140 is an Ubaid fill locus in the NW portion of the trench. It is situated between Wall 131 and surface 129, and is bordered by an emerging wall in the Northeast corner of the trench (Locus 139).
Strat below	130
Strat above	144
Strat abuts	129, 139, 138, 131
Top depth north	588.75
Top depth south	588.73
Bottom depth north	588.62
Bottom depth south	588.61
Dimension length	2.5
Dimension width	1.5
Start date	2007-06-12
End date	2007-06-12
Color	7.5 YR 4/3 Brown
Texture	silt
Composition	Silt with pebbles, mudbrick debris and ash
Tentative Date	Ubaid
Has note	Contexts excavated in trenches were recorded using the "locus system." A locus is any discrete three-dimensional entity excavated in a trench. The key to the locus system is the recognition that a locus is any one thing. Differences in soil composition or texture are therefore as important as, for example, the difference between a pit and a wall. If two entities were distinct, they were considered separate loci and were therefore assigned separate locus numbers. It should also be noted that every context excavated in a trench was given a locus number and thus the trench itself is made up completely of excavated loci.