Corinth Basket New Apotheke: D. Kokolopoulos and E. Lambraki Field, context 85

Collection:		Corinth
Type:		Basket
Name:		New Apotheke: D. Kokolopoulos and E. Lambraki Field, context 85
Area:		New Apotheke: D. Kokolopoulos and E. Lambraki Field
Title:		Room 7 - Ashy Deposit in Northern Section
Category:		Deposit
Notebook:		1111
Context:		85
Date:		2016/06/09
Stratum:		Large tile fragments 15% or more (around 0.15 x 0.10 x 0.02, some larger); some ash content; 5-10% pottery.
Description:		Top slope of the context is uneven. The soil color is dark yellowish brown. The soil compaction is soft. The soil is moderately sorted. It is silt.
Notes:		We opened context 85, having distinguished soil to the south of much higher clay content (perhaps bounded by a possible wall) from the darker and softer soil to the North. There was a concentration of ash in the NW corner, and in the second pass, a concentration of ash in the SE corner as well; toward the bottom of the context, ash was distributed more or less throughout. A lot of tile fragments were at the top of the context, but inclusions altogether became drastically less dense the further down we excavated. We closed this context after reaching a subtle change to a more reddish soil. Three iron nails, four pieces of glass, and an iron object were found. A roof tile and a terracotta lamp were also collected amongst the pottery. 21/6/16 TB and EJ: Door hinge or padlock collected from this context dates to the Late Byzantine period (1059-1210 CE). NA-26: large iron door hinge NA-27: small iron door hinge
Context Pottery:		Fineware. sgraffito III2 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. sloping1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. plain glazed, unslipped (800-1100), chafing dish. 1 handle. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. amphora, amphora. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .high-swung handles; Cooking ware. ww, kettle. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. pitcher. 7 rims. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. handmade?1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. triangular rim stew pot (1100-1270)2 rims. 1 handle. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. measles, slipped slip painted sgraffito (1140-1160), plate. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. collar rim stew pot (1000-1100)6 rims. 2 handles. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. ww cut (700-1120), pitcher. 1 handle. (saved to lot) .
Pottery Summary:		11 frag(s) 0.23 kg. (45% saved) fineware.
		492 frag(s) 10.93 kg. (2% saved) coarseware.
		83 frag(s) 1.58 kg. (17% saved) cooking ware.
Context Artifacts:		Glass clear light greenish blue Rim 1; Door hinge or padlock (L 0.143) as MF-2009-12; see Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 1005-1008.; Glass clear colorless BS 3; Iron nail with square shank (incomplete). L 0.037m; Iron nail with square shank (complete). L 0.067m; Glass clear green BS 1; Bent iron strip with a piercing for attachment at one end. 0.043 x 0.013 x 0.002m.; Metal object; possible door bolt or key (L 0.074m); Glass clear light blue BS 1; Ambiguous iron object (heavily corroded).; Iron object (furniture attachment?) 0.06 x 0.019 x 0.022m. Rectangular inset on bottom with a depth of 0.005m, and a handle-like protrusion with a height of 0.011m.
Period:		Late Byzantine (1059-1210 AD)
Chronology:		3rd quarter of the 12th century
Grid:		-292.96--296.31E, 1492.08-1493.68N
XMin:		-296.31
XMax:		-292.96
YMin:		1492.08
YMax:		1493.68
City:		Ancient Corinth
Country:		Greece
Masl:		58.17-58.35m.