Corinth Basket Nezi Field, context 7146

Collection:		Corinth
Type:		Basket
Name:		Nezi Field, context 7146
Area:		Nezi Field
Context Type:		Pit
Title:		Bothros Fill
Category:		Deposit
Notebook:		1104
Context:		7146
Page:		0
Date:		2010/06/08
Lot:		Lot 2010-34
Stratum:		rooftiles, ceramic sherds, bone, glass, coins, ca. 60% inclusions, some charcoal and ash
Description:		The soil color is light brownish grey. The soil compaction is soft. The soil is poorly sorted. It is silty sand.
Notes:		This bothros is below floor 7143 and was also cut by the bothros almost directly above it, which truncated this floor. This bothros is larger and extends farther to the east, and it is possible that the later bothros was placed here because the earlier bothros had created a depression in the surface. This bothros cut the smaller pit in the SW, 7129, and it was likely truncated by the wall, though there is no obvious foundation trench. In the southern portion of the room NE of the courtyard, this bothros runs south as far as wall 5741, which in all liklihood cut this. We found a foundation trench for an earlier phase of wall 5741 to the west of this bothros, and this bothros cut the trench, so should date to after the construction of the wall.
Context Pottery:		Cooking ware. inwardly sloping rim stewpot (950-150)1 rim. 1 handle. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. ww plain (700-1120), quatrefoil cup. 1 rim. 3 handles. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. premedieval38 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. pitcher. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. ww plain (700-1120), pedestal plate. 5 rims. 4 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. ww painted incised, cup. 1 rim. 2 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. ww painted (700-1120), chafing dish. 1 handle. 14 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. triangular rim stew pot (1100-1270)1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. plain glazed, unslipped (800-1100), chafing dish. 1 rim. 8 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. collar rim stew pot (1000-1100)4 rims. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. pitcher. 3 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .
Pottery Summary:		94 frag(s) 0.5 kg. (100% saved) fineware.
		1179 frag(s) 11.9 kg. (100% saved) coarseware.
		227 frag(s) 2.15 kg. (100% saved) cooking ware.
Context Artifacts:		shell venus veracosa 1; iron nail 2 lump 3; Bone- 6 of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 2 example(s).; glass clear blue 10bs 2r 1h 2base, green 1bs; ceramic loomweight 1; Bone- cranial of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 67 example(s).; Bone- distal ephiphysis metapodial of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 2 example(s).; Bone- distal ephiphysis metapodial of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 example(s).; Bone- distal ephiphysis tibia of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- head femur of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 1 example(s).; Bone- head humerus of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 1 example(s).; Bone- horncore of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 7 example(s).; Bone- innominate of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- innominate of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 4 example(s).; Bone- innominate of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 1 example(s).; Bone- innominate of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 3 example(s).; Bone- limb bone, undiff. of Aves, md (Bird - Medium) - 3 example(s).; Bone- limb bone, undiff. of Mammalia, lg (Mammal - Large) - 5 example(s).; Bone- limb bone, undiff. of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 132 example(s).; Bone- mandible of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 21 example(s).; Bone- mandible w/teeth of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 7 example(s).; Bone- mandible w/teeth of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 2 example(s).; Bone- maxilla of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 10 example(s).; Bone- maxilla of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 6 example(s).; Bone- maxilla of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 example(s).; Bone- metapodial of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 2 example(s).; Bone- metapodial of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 5 example(s).; Bone- metatarsal of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- phalanx of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 4 example(s).; Bone- premaxilla (cranial) cranial of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 4 example(s).; Bone- proximal femur of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 1 example(s).; Bone- proximal radius of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 2 example(s).; Bone- radioulna of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 4 example(s).; Bone- radius of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 3 example(s).; Bone- radius of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 1 example(s).; Bone- rib of Mammalia, lg (Mammal - Large) - 4 example(s).; Bone- rib of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 25 example(s).; Bone- sacrum of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 2 example(s).; Bone- scapula of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 4 example(s).; Bone- scapula of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 24 example(s).; Bone- scapula of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 3 example(s).; Bone- shaft femur of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 3 example(s).; Bone- shaft humerus of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 example(s).; Bone- shaft, distal humerus of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 6 example(s).; Bone- shaft, distal humerus of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 example(s).; Bone- shaft, distal metacarpal of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 2 example(s).; Bone- shaft, distal tibia of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 2 example(s).; Bone- shaft, proximal metacarpal of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 4 example(s).; Bone- shaft, proximal tibia of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 3 example(s).; Bone- tarsal of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 2 example(s).; Bone- tarsal, astragalus of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- tarsal, astragalus of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 example(s).; Bone- tarsal, calcaneus of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 2 example(s).; Bone- tarsal, calcaneus of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 example(s).; Bone- tooth of B. taurus (Cattle) - 1 example(s).; Bone- tooth of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 28 example(s).; Bone- tooth of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 8 example(s).; Bone- ulna of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 4 example(s).; Bone- ulna of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 5 example(s).; Bone- vertebrae of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 5 example(s).; Bone- vertebrae of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 16 example(s).; Bone- vertebrae of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 12 example(s).; Bone- vertebrae, axis of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 1 example(s).
Period:		Middle Byzantine (802-1058 AD)
Chronology:		late 11th
Grid:		274.3-272.18E, 1036.12-1037.6N
XMin:		272.18
XMax:		274.3
YMin:		1036.12
YMax:		1037.6
Site:		Corinth
City:		Ancient Corinth
Country:		Greece
Masl:		83.73-84.2m.
References:		Report: Nezi Field 2010 by Charlotte Maxwell-Jones (2010-05-31 to 2010-06-18) Coin: 2010 131 Coin: 2010 132 Coin: 2010 133 Lot: LOT 2010 34