| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Basket | |
| Name: | South Stoa, context 286 | |
| Area: | South Stoa | |
| Context Type: | deposit | |
| Title: | Pit, third stratum from top | |
| Category: | Deposit | |
| Notebook: | 1110 | |
| Context: | 286 | |
| Date: | 2016/04/06 | |
| Lot: | Lot 2016-011 | |
| Stratum: | Very similar or identical to soil of context 285 | |
| Description: | Top slope of the context is level. The soil color is dark greenish brown. The soil compaction is loose. The soil is moderately sorted. It is sandy silt. | |
| Notes: | We change contexts from 285 because the soil began to get harder. The pit is very close to uniformly circular, with a diameter of .84-.87 m. As we continue, the soil is remaining the same dark greenish brown color with inclusions of charcoal, glass, and bone. In addition, medium-large stones occur in the fill, ranging from ca. 10 cm to the occassional ca. 30 cm. A gaming die is found in the sieve. There is a porous, light reddish material both in chunks and disintegrated in the soil, perhaps hydraulic plaster? -- one sample is kept. As we continue, the soil seems to get more clayey and perhaps moister; this context seems to have slightly more clay than 285 (perhaps contributing to its comparative hardness). Upon consultation, we clear and close this context for logistical reasons -- it will be reexcavated at a later date. Note that in both 285 and 286, occasional tiles or pithos pieces were uncovered but not kept with the pottery. The large architectural block in the SE corner of the room was removed during excavation of context 286. | |
| Context Pottery: | Fineware. pre-Roman1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. slipped plain glazed (1100-1300)29 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. glaze painted IV, slipped (1220-1260)2 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. combed pitcher wavy line, pitcher. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .possibly Ottoman; Fineware. Roman7 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. early champs levee fine, slipped style VI (1170-1200), dish ?. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Plainware. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. light on dark IV, slip painted (1225-1260), bowl. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. Frankish folded rim, casserole. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. unslipped plain glazed, pitcher. 2 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. matte painted, pitcher. 3 handles. 15 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. metallic ware ?, pitcher. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. twelfth century6 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. triangular rim stew pot (1100-1270)2 rims. (saved to lot) . | |
| Pottery Summary: | 56 frag(s) 0.25 kg. (100% saved) fineware. | |
| 444 frag(s) 2.35 kg. (100% saved) coarseware. | ||
| 72 frag(s) 0.46 kg. (97% saved) cooking ware. | ||
| Context Artifacts: | glass clear green folded rim, 1 (saved to lot); charcoal, 3 (saved to lot); marble base moulding, 1 (saved to lot); iron attached to ceramic bs, 1 (saved to lot); iron nail square shank, 1 (saved to lot); glass clear colorless with blue railing Frankish beaker (as MF 94-21) rim, 2 (saved to lot); glass (saved to lot); terracotta tesserae, 2 (saved to lot); glass clear greenish bs, 1 (saved to lot); iron nail nailhead, 1 (saved to lot); glass clear bluish bs, 1 (saved to lot); glass clear bluish bs, 4 (saved to lot) | |
| Period: | Frankish (1210-1458 AD) | |
| Chronology: | but possibly Ottoman (1 sherd) | |
| Grid: | 343.8-342.5E, 1086.2-1087.3N | |
| XMin: | 342.5 | |
| XMax: | 343.8 | |
| YMin: | 1086.2 | |
| YMax: | 1087.3 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| Masl: | 79.95-80.33m. | |
| References: | Image: digital 2016 0074 Image: digital 2016 0077 Coin: 2016 3 |
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