Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Designator	Fill
Context rating	Tertiary
General remarks	This locus is a dirt fill at the south end of the trench. There is a visible color difference in the soil color (possible collapsed wal); ash present. The feature extends from the south baulk in a NE direction and its SW edge is contained within the south baulk.
Strat below	158
Strat abuts	143, 159, 161
Strat remarks	the western end of this locus is contained within the west trench baulk
Top depth center	586.36
Bottom depth center	586.26
Dimension length	2.6
Dimension width	1.0
Start date	2007-06-17
End date	2007-06-21
Color	10 YR 3/3 Dark brown
Texture	silt
Composition	sand, ash, silt, small pebbles
Description remarks	soft dirt, easily excavated, large quantities of ash intermixed with sand and dirt fill; when excavated, forms a channel-like feature (drainage?)
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.