Corinth Basket Nezi Field, context 33

Collection:		Corinth
Type:		Basket
Name:		Nezi Field, context 33
Area:		Nezi Field
Title:		plow zone, earlier phase
Category:		Deposit
Notebook:		1100
Context:		33
Page:		0
Date:		2007/04/24
Stratum:		10-15% inclusions, medium pebbles and many coarse pebbles (angular and subrounded).
Description:		Top slope of the context is slight down to the W. Bottom slope of the context is slight down to the WThe soil color is dark yellowish brown. The soil compaction is firm. The soil is moderately sorted. It is sandy silt.
Notes:		At long last we are clearing the last of the plow furrows. Andreas began picking at B33 after completing B30. Billy and Thanasis are just now finishing B27 (the SE quadrant). The north raised ridge was excavated along with this basket. It should be noted that the section of the ridge north of B30 is being excavated separately as B34. This is because B30 was already complete when we decided that the north ridge was the same soil as the furrowed area. When I say "north ridge" I mean a buildup of earth north of the last plow furrow, a buildup which then drops off sharply. Andreas and Vangelis finished digging this quadrant on the morning of the 24th. This layer is composed of the same soil as the other areas cut by the plow furrows. A modern cigarette lighter appeared in the pottery basket when I wasn't looking. I'm relatively sure that it belongs to one of the workmen, who tossed it in (to throw it away? as a joke?). I was highly amused. No architectural remains were found in this quadrant of the layer. In the NE corner we dug down to a layer of stones (large pebbles and small cobbles) which have been visible to the side for some time (see Lydia's note on ??). Due to a misunderstanding, the younder Andreas began to dig into the stone-filled layer which we had intended to excavate separately. This was discovered at about 11:00 by Lydia and Alicia. Basket 33 is thus contaminated, so I am very pleased with the decision to excavate the furrowed area in quadrants. The two workemn named Andreas then simply carted the rest of the stones away, since the stones were highly disturbed by that time, and of no further use to us.
Context Pottery:		Fineware. grottaglie; Fineware. pl gr gl1 handle. 1 bodysherd. ; Fineware. painted porcelain1 bodysherd. ; Fineware. pre-early modern16 bodysherds. ; Fineware. imitation porcelain1 bodysherd. ; Fineware. glazed cooking1 rim.
Pottery Summary:		23 frag(s) 0.13 kg. (0% saved) fineware.
		78 frag(s) 2.14 kg. (0% saved) coarseware.
		15 frag(s) 0.16 kg. (0% saved) cooking ware.
Context Artifacts:		iron strip frag. Flat L. 0.027 1; iron nail incomplete head missing 1; shell unid 1; iron nail complete head intact 2; glass clear light green BS 1; glass clear colorless BS 1 clear greenish BS 1; iron nail incomplete heads intact 2
Period:		Early Modern (1831-1949 AD)
Chronology:		mid 19th C
Grid:		279-271E, 1002-1004.51N
XMin:		271
XMax:		279
YMin:		1002
YMax:		1004.51
Site:		Corinth
City:		Ancient Corinth
Country:		Greece
Masl:		87.64-87.96m.
Is Above:		38
Is Below:		22
References:		Report: Nezi Field 2007 by Lydia Herring, Josh Langseth, Kris Lorenzo (2007-04-09 to 2007-05-18) Report: Nezi Field 2007 by Lydia Herring, Josh Langseth, Kris Lorenzo (2007-04-09 to 2007-04-27)