Corinth Basket: New Apotheke: D. Kokolopoulos and E. Lambraki Field, context 46
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Basket
Name:   New Apotheke: D. Kokolopoulos and E. Lambraki Field, context 46
Area:   New Apotheke: D. Kokolopoulos and E. Lambraki Field
Title:   Room 5 - Cleaning
Category:   Deposit
Notebook:   1111
Context:   46
Date:   2016/06/03
Stratum:   20% stones: 10% coarse pebbles, 5% medium pebbles, 5% cobbles; 30% tiles
Description:   The soil color is light yellowish black. The soil compaction is hard. The soil is poorly sorted. It is silt.
Notes:   - New context opened in Room 5 after Room 3 closed. This room is located to the N. of Room 2, although it is not adjacent, but separated by another room.
- Cleaning pass dig through entire room; surface had been exposed sinse last excavated a year ago, and so is very dry and hard.
- In SE corner revealed under excavated earth was round patch of blacker earth approximately .75 m wide. This is surrounded by more reddish earth, which is possibly floor surface, although still uncertain. This round patch of blacker earth is a possible hearth. Behind round patch was left patch of mixed earth and tile, left from previous excvation in area, when was revealed.
- 46 is lighter and less compact than 55 and 48.
- Excavation of earth revealed area of rocks and tiles in layer below, in corner of room; this may be the top of a destruction level.
NA-141: Measles ware bowl
Context Pottery:   Fineware. ; Fineware. plain glazed, unslipped (800-1100), chafing dish. 1 rim. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. slipped plain glazed (1100-1300), bowl. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. plain glazed, unslipped (800-1100), pitcher. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. measles, slipped slip painted sgraffito (1140-1160), bowl. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. triangular rim amphora (1100-1260), pitcher. 2 rims. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Roman2 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. matt- painted amphora1 handle. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. ww plain (700-1120), pitcher. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .gouged; Fineware. blue frit, pitcher. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. triangular rim stew pot (1100-1270)2 rims. (saved to lot) .
Pottery Summary:   11 frag(s) 0.17 kg. (100% saved) fineware.
    106 frag(s) 2.51 kg. (4% saved) coarseware.
    14 frag(s) 0.19 kg. (7% saved) cooking ware.
Period:   Byzantine
Chronology:   3rd quarter of 12th cent.
Grid:   -297.613--301.947E, 1481.096-1485.729N
XMin:   -301.947
XMax:   -297.613
YMin:   1481.096
YMax:   1485.729
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
Masl:   58.547-58.686m.