Corinth Basket NB982 B87 P154

Collection:		Corinth
Type:		Basket
Name:		NB982 B87 P154
Area:		Panaghia north
Category:		Basket/zembil
Notebook:		982
Context:		87
Page:		154
Date:		2007/04/12
Lot:		Lot 2007-001
Stratum:		Cistern 2006-01 fill. Light yellowish brown, fine grained soft with 10% inclusions ranging from fine pebbles to boulders. Sandy clay.
Notes:		This basket is a continuation of basket 86 begun after an arbitrary stop. Several small finds in the 1st pass include wall plaster and a small shell. Our soil description changed slightly from the previous basket but this seems to be the result of an overnight rain that made the soil slightly moist. We have not noticed any real stratigraphic change yet. With each pass taken by the workmen, a bag of soil was collected for water sieving. A few small bits of charcoal have been uncovered. In the second pass small chunks of mudbricks were discernable. Removed a large cobble from the NW corner. Two passes were taken before closing this basket arbitrarily. Numerous chunks of tile fragments were found throughout the basket, very similar to basket 86. There was one tile fragment that was almost complete. Numerous bits of wall cement lining from the interior of the cistern were found in the basket. The cement lining is brittle and breaks very eaily. Charcoal bits were found throughout the basket; one large charcoal chunk measured 3.5x3cm. Furthermore, a few pieces of bone collected seemed completely burned. Small finds within this basket included: 3-4 wasters, a metal tack/nail (?), small wall plaster fragments, corroded metal fragments, bone and shell fragments, corroded metal fragments, bone and shell. All soil was dry-sieved with the exception of 2 bags collected for water-sieving. Guy Sanders suggested that the size of the cement fragments indicate that they are from floor cement rather than wall. After we took elevations of the bottom of this basket, we realized that there was about a 10 cm difference in elevation at two points. This is the result of our workmen and does not indicate any real slope in the stratum.
Context Pottery:		Fineware. Ray based kotyle rim 2 bs 1 handle 1 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Kantharos foot 1 (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. Lekane base 1 rim 2 including 1 with perforations for suspension (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. Corinthian B toe 1 handles 2 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Bowl with bevelled rim rim 2 (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. Chytra rim 1 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Lekanis lid bs 1 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Saucer rim 4 (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. Corinthian A bs 3 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. EH bowl with incurving rim base 1 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Tall trefoil oinochoe base 2 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Lekanis bowl rim 2 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Blister ware bs 5 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Handle ridged jug neck 1 rim 1 (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. Flanged chytra rim 1 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Conventionalizing miniature koytle rim 1 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Miniature kotyle rim 1 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Miniature bowl cp 1 base 2 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Semi-glazed bowl bs 1 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Bell krater rim 1 foot 1 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. G or PC oinochoe base 1 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Calyx kantharos bs 1 rim 1 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Small trefoil oinochoe rim 1 (saved to lot) .
Pottery Summary:		170 frag(s) 0.98 kg. (100% saved) fineware.
		330 frag(s) 8.06 kg. (100% saved) coarseware.
		143 frag(s) 0.89 kg. (100% saved) cooking ware.
Context Artifacts:		Wall plaster fragments 2 red max. L. 0.014 W. 0.013 Th. 0.006 (saved to lot); Black stone tesserae 1 (saved to lot); Avis 1 (saved to lot); Roof tiles 5 (saved to lot); Shell mys 1 unidentified 2 (saved to lot); Iron tack fragments 4 circular head max. Diam. head 0.025 L. 0.021 (Sim. To C. XII. 1034) (saved to lot); Iron nail shank 1 L. 0.057 W. 0.010 (Sim to C. XII. 1025) (saved to lot); Small carnivore mandible 1 (saved to lot); Flat iron fragment 1 corroded L. 0.038 W. 0.018 Th. 0.004 (saved to lot); Chert 1 reddish brown L. 0.032 W. 0.025 Th. 0.007 (saved to lot); Iron slag fragments 8 max L. 0.055 max. W. 0.03 (saved to lot); Bronze clumps corroded 6 max. L. 0.016 W. 0.012 Th. 0.011 (saved to lot); Roof tile fragments 58, 14.4 kg; Sus maxilar 1 (saved to lot); Cut horn core 1 (saved to lot); Iron lumps 4 (saved to lot); Bl gl lamp rim 1 (saved to lot)
Period:		3rd c. B.C.
Chronology:		Mid 3rd c. B.C.
Grid:		411.93-410.11E, 974.97-976.19N
XMin:		410.11
XMax:		411.93
YMin:		974.97
YMax:		976.19
Site:		Corinth
City:		Ancient Corinth
Country:		Greece
Masl:		90.15-90.47m.
References:		Coin: 2007 25 Notebook Page: NB 982, spread 89 (pp. 153 - 154)