Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Designator	Pit
Context rating	Primary
General remarks	We excavated the locas as a pit eventhough the fill was within a pot. The contents were ashy and filled with organic material. The pot is standing perfectly upright, leading me to believe that it is being held up by something on a surface below. NOTE: Upon furhter excavating, we determined this whole locus to be a pit with an upright pot holder within it. THe potholder contained the fill that we kept for a float sample, while the pot holder itself was surrounded by densly packed pot sherds.
Strat within	4098
Top depth center	588.37
Bottom depth center	588.14
Dimension length	0.33
Dimension width	0.45
Start date	2007-06-10
End date	2007-06-12
Color	5YR 2.5/1
Texture	Soft/fine
Composition	Ash / grain
Description remarks	The top half of the pit was darker and ashier than the bottom. Bottom = 5YR 6/1
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.