Corinth Basket: Nezi Field, context 6685
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Basket
Name:   Nezi Field, context 6685
Area:   Nezi Field
Context Type:   Fill
Title:   Fill
Category:   Deposit
Notebook:   1104
Context:   6685
Page:   0
Date:   2010/04/08
Stratum:   25% inclusions: more tile fragments and bone, small shells
Description:   Top slope of the context is moderate down to the W. The soil color is dark pinkish brown. The soil compaction is weakly cemented. The soil is moderately sorted. It is silty sand.
Notes:   6685 is the continuation of the triangular fill area of 6684, which directly overlies it in the southeast corner of the room near the easter door. This deposit had larger tile fragments and more bone than the previous context. 6685 was closed when the soil became more compact.
Context Pottery:   Coarseware. Byzantine, pitcher. 1 bodysherd. ; Coarseware. Byzantine, amphora. 3 bodysherds. ; Fineware. preroman2 bodysherds. ; Fineware. premedieval1 bodysherd. ; Cooking ware.
Pottery Summary:   3 frag(s) 0.01 kg. (0% saved) fineware.
    69 frag(s) 0.92 kg. (0% saved) coarseware.
    21 frag(s) 0.12 kg. (0% saved) cooking ware.
Context Artifacts:   bone sus canine 1; Bone- distal humerus of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 3 example(s).; Bone- radioulna of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- rib of Mammalia, lg (Mammal - Large) - 1 example(s).; Bone- scapula of Mammalia, sm (Mammal - Small) - 1 example(s).; Bone- tibia of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- tibiofibula of Mammalia, lg (Mammal - Large) - 1 example(s).
Period:   Late Byzantine (1059-1210 AD)
Chronology:   npd
Grid:   281.531-280.894E, 1029.634-1030.197N
XMin:   280.894
XMax:   281.531
YMin:   1029.634
YMax:   1030.197
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
Masl:   84.29-84.5m.
References:   Report: Nezi Field 2010 by Rob Nichols, Marty Wells (2010-04-28 to 2010-04-29)