Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Designator	Pit
Context rating	Tertiary
General remarks	Fill on N side of wall/feature L5087. Appears to be a portion of plaster-lined pit L5085.
Strat below	5054
Strat above	5125, 5132
Strat abuts	5087
Strat equals	5085
Top depth center	587.18
Bottom depth center	586.93
Dimension length	0.8
Dimension width	0.4
Start date	2002-07-06
End date	2002-07-16
Color	10 YR 6/3
Texture	Ash-very fine; loam-coarse
Composition	Ashy/loamy mixed fill
Description remarks	Blending to more normal (less ash) soil-like material. Ash could just be a by-product of the nearby ash pit from during earlier excavations
Tentative Date	Uncertain
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.