Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Designator	Fill
Context rating	Tertiary
General remarks	Locus selected following the observation of a large patch of dark deposit revealed after the intial cleaning process. The locus was cut back and pit 5162 designated as a new locus.
Strat above	5164
Strat abuts	5154
Strat is cut by	5162
Top depth south-west	587.02
Bottom depth south-west	586.97
Start date	2004-07-05
End date	2004-07-06
Color	10YR 5/4 yellowish brown
Tentative Date	Cleaning Locus
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.