Corinth Basket Temple E, Southeast, context 94

Collection:		Corinth
Type:		Basket
Name:		Temple E, Southeast, context 94
Area:		Temple E, Southeast
Title:		Circular stone feature in courtyard
Category:		Structure
Notebook:		1108
Context:		94
Date:		2014/04/15
Description:		Structure materials: Limestone, conglomerate, tiles. Material size: Stones: 0.26x0.26x0.15; tiles: 0.07x0.02. Material finish: Roughly hewn. Material construction: Random coursed. Material bonding: None.
Notes:		Structure 94 is built of stone and circular. Its eastern circumfrence is truncated by Wall II (NB 853, pg 11), which is also known as the west wall of Unit 2 Room 3. The stones are well preserved on the northern and southern circumfrences, but on the western it is only preserved at a lower course. The relationship between the structure and the wall is unclear due to the reconstruction of the wall and the martyr we have left. A 1995 summary says that the structure is applied to the west face of the wall; since the construction does not bond with the wall, it was concluded to be later in date. (NB 881, pg 8). The stones of the structure were first revealed in 1992 (B. 32, NB 853, pg 43). They were first thought to be a break in the wall turning towards the NW. They then turned to excavate around the stones. The first conclusion was a hearth that cut into the road surface within the NW passage; therefore they did not excavate the western exten to preserve the road (B.33 NB 853, pg 44). They opened a second basket, B. 34 (NB 853, pg 45), to remove the layer within the hearth and revealed a patched earth floor with "abundant bone." They believed the patched floor revealed to be another road surface. There was no further work donw in the 1992 season around the structure. The next reference to the structure appears in NB 881 pg 8 in an architectural summary of the Frankish period. At this point was was called a storage bin/silo. The full N-S/E-W diameters were exposed, but only part of the stone structure was uncovered. It was decided at this time that it could not be a hearth due to the lack of ash and burning. A storage bin/silo was suggested but without fill explanation. Also excavation between 1992 and the 1995 summary could not be located. During the current excavations we removed more fill within the structure (Deposit 96) which revealed the lower course of stones. There are roughly 1-3 courses depending on the material used. The preserved height varies from 0.19 to 0.39m. It sits on another courtyar surface. Therefore this structure does not appear to be for storage or a silo. In the construction of the structure, several stones were reused including a column drum and a circular stone that was cut in half. Deposit 117 lays on the structure, especially in the west and south. Thus it appears that after it was built part of it was robbed out and then the leveling fill (Deposit 117) was placed for a subsequent courtyard surface.
Period:		Frankish (1210-1458 AD)
Chronology:		later 13th
Grid:		109.03-107.04E, 1060.7-1063.37N
XMin:		107.04
XMax:		109.03
YMin:		1060.7
YMax:		1063.37
Site:		Corinth
City:		Ancient Corinth
Country:		Greece
Masl:		85.53-86.1m.