Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Designator	Fill
Context rating	Tertiary
General remarks	Locus 186 is a fill locus located directly south of wall Locus 159 in the northern portion of the trench and running along its east to west face. It ends up against the outdoor burnt surface of Locus 171.
Strat below	175
Strat abuts	159, 180, 171, 178
Strat is cut by	174
Top depth north-west	587.58
Top depth north-east	587.54
Top depth south	587.53
Bottom depth west	587.44
Bottom depth east	587.45
Dimension length	4.0
Dimension width	1.05
Start date	2007-06-30
End date	2007-07-02
Color	7.5 YR 4/3 Brown
Texture	silt
Composition	silt with pebbles some ash and very little mudbrick debris.
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.