Corinth Basket Nezi Field, context 5252

Collection:		Corinth
Type:		Basket
Name:		Nezi Field, context 5252
Area:		Nezi Field
Context Type:		Fill
Title:		fill- part of 1961 martyr
Category:		Deposit
Notebook:		1101
Context:		5252
Page:		0
Date:		2008/04/17
Stratum:		50% fine pebbles to bolders, bone, ceramic, root, tile
Description:		Top slope of the context is uneven. The soil color is mixed. The soil compaction is firm. The soil is poorly sorted. It is sandy silt.
Notes:		We found black and reddish-brown soil and bluish soil in the scarp of the 1961 excavation. There were small to medium pebbles. There were also several cobbles and 1-2 bolders. We also found a coin. The blue soil was clearly visible on the scarp as a thick, 10 cm layer. This layer touches the reddish layers above (5247, 5253). This layer is heavily mixed and again we are not sure how to interpret this layer. Removal of this context brought the level down to the 1961 excavation in the courtyard. Initially, we expected the single context would be 3 distinct contexts, one of reddish brown, one blackish brown and one bluish brown. However, it quickly became apparent that these 3 soils were mixed together wth no discernable divisions that would indicate separate contexts. In particular, the bluish soil existed in patches scattered throughout contexts primarily along the eastern scarp, but also buried within the northern extremities of the context. It seems likely that this context represents some sort of debris fill on top of the pebble floor patches that became visible underneath. The variegated soil colors and the numerous inclusions of this layer re-enforce such a conclusion. In addition, this context abutts a similar, although less colorful, context full of inclusions to the north (5258). On the south, it abutts the soft soil full of tile debris and rubble (5264). In fact, the distinction between this context and 5258 to the north was based solely on the workman's impression.
Context Pottery:		Coarseware. amphora, high-swung handles. 1 rim. ; Fineware. pre-Medieval2 bodysherds. ; Coarseware. pitcher2 bodysherds. ; Fineware. ww plain (700-1120), thymiaterion. 1 bodysherd. ; Coarseware. amphora2 handles. 20 bodysherds. ; Fineware. ww plain (700-1120), beaker. 1 bodysherd. ; Coarseware. pitcher, trefoil mouth. 1 rim. ; Cooking ware. stewpot. 1 handle. ; Coarseware. tankard1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. amphora, w/ combed deconration. 1 bodysherd.
Pottery Summary:		5 frag(s) 0.06 kg. (0% saved) fineware.
		41 frag(s) 0.91 kg. (0% saved) coarseware.
		5 frag(s) 0.27 kg. (0% saved) cooking ware.
Context Artifacts:		glass clear light green BS 1; shell patella 1; glass clear dark greeen base 1; Bone- complete tarsal, astragalus of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 3 example(s).; Bone- fragment innominate, acet of Ruminant, sm (Ruminant, sm) - 1 example(s).; Bone- fragment maxilla of Canis lupus (Wolf - Gray) - 1 example(s).; Bone- fragment rib of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 2 example(s).; Bone- half premaxilla of B. taurus (Cattle) - 1 example(s).; Bone- most (nearly complete) metacarpal of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- most (nearly complete) vertebrae of Ruminant, sm (Ruminant, sm) - 2 example(s).; Bone- phalanx, 1st of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 example(s).; Bone- proximal+shaft humerus of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 2 example(s).; Bone- proximal+shaft ulna of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- scapula of Ruminant, sm (Ruminant, sm) - 1 example(s).
Period:		Late Byzantine (1059-1210 AD)
Chronology:		12th century NPD
Grid:		272.81-271.25E, 1031.67-1034.12N
XMin:		271.25
XMax:		272.81
YMin:		1031.67
YMax:		1034.12
Site:		Corinth
City:		Ancient Corinth
Country:		Greece
Masl:		84.79-84.96m.
References:		Report: Nezi Field 2008 by Jody Cundy and Megan Thompsen (2008-04-07 to 2008-06-13) Report: Nezi Field 2008 by Josh Gieske, Laurie Kilker (2008-04-07 to 2008-04-24) Coin: 2008 48