| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Basket | |
| Name: | Nezi Field, context 5118 | |
| Area: | Nezi Field | |
| Title: | Foundation trench for pithos in room F, E half. | |
| Category: | Deposit | |
| Notebook: | 1100 | |
| Context: | 5118 | |
| Page: | 0 | |
| Date: | 2007/06/01 | |
| Lot: | Lot 2007-030 | |
| Stratum: | B5118 contains ca. 5-10% of small subangular pebbles. | |
| Description: | Top slope of the context is moderate down to the E. Bottom slope of the context is moderate down to the EThe soil color is light yellowish brown. The soil compaction is loose. The soil is moderately sorted. It is sandy silt. | |
| Notes: | B5118 is the excavation of the cut that surrounds the pithos. The cut was first identified while excavating B5112. On the SW side of the pithos and after removing ca. 0.25 of dirt, a small piece of plastic was found. It is not however considered contamination of the deposit. More likely this plastic was carried there by insects. The main problem while excavating B5118 was that after the removal of a significant amount of dirt around the pithos we were worried that the pithos would fall apart, since its body has several cracks and at the moment it is held place only by the dirt which surrounds it. It is decided to excavate as deep as possible and then stop while the pithos is still intact in order to photograph it and sketch it. As excavation proceeds deeper around the pithos more fragments of roof tiles are excavated. These were probably used in the lower part of the fill in order to better stabilize the pithos in position. It is decided to stop at this point because digging any deeper might cause the pithos to collapse. | |
| Context Pottery: | Fineware. Attic black glazed, plate. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. AfRS form 501 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. pre-Roman46 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Corinthian relief, bowl. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. bowl as Hesp 1995 no. 362 rims. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. Nied 77, amphora. 1 handle. 2 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Arretine1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) . | |
| Pottery Summary: | 51 frag(s) 0.11 kg. (4% saved) fineware. | |
| 215 frag(s) 3.38 kg. (0% saved) coarseware. | ||
| 111 frag(s) 0.68 kg. (2% saved) cooking ware. | ||
| Context Artifacts: | wall plaster red 1, black 1 (saved to lot); lamp Hellenistic 1 (saved to lot); bone unid 4 (saved to lot); roof tile 1 (saved to lot); iron nail head 1, shank 1, lump 1 (saved to lot); iron nail 1, square shaft, complete L. 0.071 (saved to lot); lamp type 27 handle 1 (saved to lot); marble mortar 1 (saved to lot); iron blade 1, preserved L. 0.095, th. 0.006 (saved to lot); marble revetment, purple and white 1, white and orange veined 1, Carystos 1, white 1, burnt white 1 (saved to lot); diamond tile 1 (saved to lot) | |
| Period: | Middle Roman (2/2 2nd c-4th c AD) | |
| Chronology: | 250-350 AD | |
| Grid: | 274.6-271.05E, 1018.7-1020.3N | |
| XMin: | 271.05 | |
| XMax: | 274.6 | |
| YMin: | 1018.7 | |
| YMax: | 1020.3 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| Masl: | 85.14-85.69m. | |
| Is Below: | 5112 | |
| References: | Report: Nezi Field 2007 by Ioannis Sapountzis (2007-05-18 to 2007-06-07) Images (16) Coin: 2007 393 Coin: 2007 398 |
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