Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Designator	Sounding Level
Context rating	Tertiary
Strat below	5202, 5203
Strat above	5223, 5224
Top depth center	585.31
Dimension length	1.0
Dimension width	1.0
Start date	2005-05-16
End date	2005-05-29
Color	5YR/7/6 Reddish Yellow
Texture	Soft and fine silt
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.