Corinth Basket Nezi Field, context 5325

Collection:		Corinth
Type:		Basket
Name:		Nezi Field, context 5325
Area:		Nezi Field
Context Type:		Fill
Title:		leveling fill
Category:		Deposit
Notebook:		1101
Context:		5325
Page:		0
Date:		2008/04/22
Lot:		Lot 2008-080
Stratum:		20% cobbles: spherical angular; roof tiles, bones, pottery, a little charcoal, some plaster towards the bottom of the context
Description:		Top slope of the context is level. The soil color is dark reddish brown. The soil compaction is soft. The soil is poorly sorted. It is clayey silt.
Notes:		We are excavating this layer to figure out whether this is an interior or exterior space, how the w and s walls relate to the n older wall and what was the floor level associated with each. Also, if this goes down as fair as it looks, it could interact with the floor surrounding level dug by the 1960's excavation, and perhaps tell us more about the pit dug into the middle of this room. A little to the north, across the E-W partition wall, we excavated several clay floors and reddish fill similar to this reinforcing the idea this leveling fill, as does the heterogenious mix of pottery, roof tiles, stones and loose soil. Many more ceramic tiles as one advances N along this context. What are its relationships to the sides of the central pit? On the west side, before there was a 45 degree slope, but excavating this level has turned it into a cut straight down and 1.04 m. across. Our pickman says that the walls of the pit are the same fill context and he excavates them as well. A more compact pile abutting the southern wall turned out to be roof tiles lying at random angles was left unexcavated. No evidence of a foundation trenchs. 5325 contains a variety of bone from cattle, sheep/goat, and bird. All body elements are represented. Our digging down to the level left by the 60's excavation showed that they stopped with out finding a hard level, as their stopping point, now hard packed by time, interfaces with soft soil in our fill, in an arbitrary line almost due north at a reading of 265 E. We stopped digging here and will let next session's crew take over due to lack of time It appears that the deposit overlies 5325 may be a continuation of 5325. Boundaries:Diffuse boundary with layer below: comes down on a similar reddish brown layer with roof tiles and inclusions.
Context Pottery:		Cooking ware. inwardly slopping rim stewpot (950-150)1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. stewpot. 2 rims. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. stewpot. 2 rims. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. ww plain (700-1120), dish. 1 rim. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. pitcher. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. ww plain (700-1120), bowl. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. triangular rim stew pot (1100-1270)1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. plain glazed, unslipped (800-1100), chafing dish. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. amphora. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. pitcher. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. triangular rim stew pot (1100-1270)4 rims. ; Cooking ware. triangular rim stew pot (1100-1270)1 rim. ; Coarseware. amphora. 1 rim. 2 handles. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. amphora. 1 handle. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. pitcher. 1 handle. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. premedieval41 bodysherds. ; Coarseware. pitcher. 1 handle. (saved to lot) .
Pottery Summary:		46 frag(s) 0.3 kg. (9% saved) fineware.
		494 frag(s) 8.1 kg. (2% saved) coarseware.
		119 frag(s) 1.6 kg. (5% saved) cooking ware.
Context Artifacts:		shell murex 5; chert 2; glass clear no color 1; lamp type 27 1; revetment white 5; antefix 1; glass clear light blue 1; opus sectile roundel (saved to lot); tile with signature 1; bronze fragments 4; beach souvenir sherd 1 (saved to lot); Bone- complete carpometacarpus of Aves, md (Bird - Medium) - 1 example(s).; Bone- distal+shaft metapodial of Equus sp (Horse, Ass Family) - 1 example(s).; Bone- distal+shaft metatarsal of Capra hircus (Goat - Domestic) - 1 example(s).; Bone- distal+shaft radius of B. taurus (Cattle) - 1 example(s).; Bone- distal+shaft tibia of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 2 example(s).; Bone- fragment cranial of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 3 example(s).; Bone- fragment mandible of Oryctolagus cuniculus (Rabbit - Domestic) - 1 example(s).; Bone- fragment phalanx, 3rd of B. taurus (Cattle) - 1 example(s).; Bone- fragment scapula of Ruminant, sm (Ruminant, sm) - 8 example(s).; Bone- maxilla (cranial) cranial of Felis catus (Cat - Feral House) - 1 example(s).; Bone- most (nearly complete) mandible of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- most (nearly complete) metatarsal of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- proximal+shaft metacarpal of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- proximal+shaft ulna of B. taurus (Cattle) - 1 example(s).; Bone- proximal+shaft ulna of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- shaft femur of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- shaft metapodial of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 3 example(s).; Bone- shaft tibia of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- shaft tibia of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 2 example(s).; Bone- shaft, distal femur of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- shaft, distal humerus of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 example(s).; Bone- shaft, distal tibia of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 2 example(s).; Bone- shaft, proximal femur of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 2 example(s).; Bone- shaft, proximal humerus of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 4 example(s).
Period:		Late Byzantine (1059-1210 AD)
Chronology:		1st quarter 12th century
Grid:		264.5-261.8E, 1039.15-1042.5N
XMin:		261.8
XMax:		264.5
YMin:		1039.15
YMax:		1042.5
Site:		Corinth
City:		Ancient Corinth
Country:		Greece
Masl:		83.8-84.86m.
References:		Report: Nezi Field 2008 by Thanos Webb (2008-04-07 to 2008-06-13) Object: C 2008 5