Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Designator	Sounding Level
Context rating	Tertiary
General remarks	This is the new locus given to the sounding in the SW corner of the trench
Strat below	5224
Strat above	5230
Top depth center	584.49
Bottom depth center	584.24
Dimension length	1.0
Dimension width	1.0
Start date	2005-06-04
End date	2005-06-06
Color	5YR/5/4 Reddish brown
Texture	Soft, a little sandy silt
Description remarks	Description was made when the soil was too moist.
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.