Corinth Basket New Apotheke: D. Kokolopoulos and E. Lambraki Field, context 63

Collection:		Corinth
Type:		Basket
Name:		New Apotheke: D. Kokolopoulos and E. Lambraki Field, context 63
Area:		New Apotheke: D. Kokolopoulos and E. Lambraki Field
Title:		Room 5 - Deposit above foor 70
Category:		Deposit
Notebook:		1111
Context:		63
Date:		2016/06/07
Stratum:		15% tiles; 15% stones: 10% medium pebbles, 2% cobbles, 3% coarse pebbles
Description:		The soil color is dark reddish black. The soil compaction is hard. The soil is well sorted. It is silty clay.
Notes:		- 63 is better sorted, with fewer inclusions and is more reddish soil than 55 and 62; 63 is harder than 55 and 62. - Finds collected: glass, stone vessel, bone, shell bezel - After excavation of context 55 still seem to be slightly elevated above floor surface (due to presence of tiles in matrix below), therefore further excavation needed in room to reach floor level and context 63 opened. - Mixed: red and black soil - small amount of ash - More ash in W. side (abuttting western wall) - Basin found in NE corner of room - Coordinates of basin: -298. 087 E, 1485.413 N, 58.533 H - Excavating context 63, it seems that we are now moving down on a floor level, as the earth underneath the ecvavated area is more reddish and well-consolidated with fewer inclusions. - Worked shell (bezel for ring?) found near N. wall in center. - Coordinates of besel: -300.248 E, 1485. 566 N, 58.463 H. - Base of overturned and broken pottery vessel discovered next to E. end of threshold in NW corner of room; this is partially underneath a boulder; more fragments of stone vessel found in this context , including one large fragment with piece of iron still attached. Small finds: glass, stone vessel, bone, shell bezel, bronze belt tongue 8/6/16 - More fragments of stone vessel (pietra olare) revealed in SW corner of Room 5, likely in situ, as these seam to be resting on a floor surface. These were photographed. - Patch of ashy grey soil revealed next to E. wall (wall 52) along middle of wall; this may be a hearth. - Upon excavation of 63 to the W. edge of the room, it seems that structure 64, a built stone feature, extends all the way to wall 50, at least on its N. side. This may be a staircase landing. - Upon excavation of entire room, we seem to still be slightly elevated above floor surface in some areas, particularly in S. half of room; this will be excavated as a new context 10/6/16 Bone: 20 pieces, 0.10 kg NA-154: Pietra Ollare (Photo: digital_2017_0235) NA-155: Pietra Ollare (Photo: digital_2017_0237) NA-160: Pietra Ollare (Photo: digital_2017_0236)
Context Pottery:		Fineware. slipped plain glazed (1100-1300), plate. 2 rims. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. pithos2 rims. 13 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. triangular rim stew pot (1100-1270)4 rims. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. plain glazed, unslipped (800-1100), mug. 1 handle. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. slipped plain glazed (1100-1300), pitcher. 2 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. roman8 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. collar rim stew pot (1000-1100)3 rims. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. pre-Roman4 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. slipped plain glazed (1100-1300), bowl. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. slipped plain glazed (1100-1300), lamp. 1 rim. 1 handle. 2 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. slipped plain glazed (1100-1300), cup. 1 handle. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. ww plain (700-1120), bowl. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. stamnos. 5 rims. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. sgraffito I, slipped painted (1160-1180), bowl. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. plain glazed, basin. (saved to lot) .
Pottery Summary:		25 frag(s) 0.306 kg. (60% saved) fineware.
		466 frag(s) 10.305 kg. (6% saved) coarseware.
		110 frag(s) 1.144 kg. (6% saved) cooking ware.
Context Artifacts:		worked shell ring bezel; glass translucent light green bs 2 rim 1; pietra ollare plain bs 3 (as in context 132); glass translucent white bs 1; pietra ollare grooved rim 2 bs 4 (as in context 77 and 70)
Period:		Late Byzantine (1059-1210 AD)
Chronology:		3rd quarter of 12th cent.
Grid:		-297.613--301.903E, 1481.096-1485.729N
XMin:		-301.903
XMax:		-297.613
YMin:		1481.096
YMax:		1485.729
City:		Ancient Corinth
Country:		Greece
Masl:		58.419-58.498m.