Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Basket | |
Name: | Nezi Field, context 148 | |
Area: | Nezi Field | |
Title: | Pit fill fourth stratum from top | |
Category: | Deposit | |
Notebook: | 1100 | |
Context: | 148 | |
Page: | 0 | |
Date: | 2007/05/21 | |
Lot: | NB1100 B148 | |
Stratum: | Inclusions; 15% pebbles, 5% large stones. Small (less than 2%) specks of charcoal. Fewer roots than previous basket | |
Description: | Top slope of the context is level. Bottom slope of the context is level down to the The soil color is light reddish brown. The soil compaction is soft. The soil is very poorly sorted. It is sandy silt. | |
Notes: | This basket (148) sits directly below 147 in the south half of the pit. We started a new layer because the soil had many bits of charcoal and the soil appears more silty and lighter than the previous basket. There are larger rocks and less roots. To the north of this basket sits the reddish chunk of soil. It seems that this layer continues down without cutting into this. We have found two pieces of worked marble in this basket. We are seeing more stone inclusions in this layer. It is filled with rocks of various sizes. We have come down on a harder patch in the southern most point of the pit that looks like the reddish patch to the north but Bill asserts that the soil is not the same in the two. The soil in the center of the pit is softer and whiter than that above. We think that the hard patch to the north sits on top of this. There are tiles sticking out of the north edge of this basket and so we will dig to the north and take the hard, red patch off next. It has started to rain. The northern red soil seems to slide down gradually and this basket sits on top of it. Now we have decided to begin the next basket in the south because it appears as if the northern patch slides under the southern patch. Small finds from sieve; coin, iron, gold tessera, spindle hooks, glass, bronze. | |
Context Pottery: | Fineware. medalions, slipped style III (1170-1200)1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. metallic ware, unslipped (1275-1335), bowl. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. glaze painted Iv, slipped (1110-1130)1 rim. 5 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. plain glazed, unslipped (800-1100), beaker. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. slipped plain glazed (1100-1300)1 rim. 16 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. matte painted, bowl. 1 rim. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. frit green1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. ww polychrome (1050-1120) (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. undecorated, basin. 1 complete profile. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. RMR, slipped (1275-1325)1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. aegean sgraffito, slipped painted (1240-1260)1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Venetian I2 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. glaze painted Iii, slipped (1110-1130)1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. matte painted, stamnos. 14 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. pre-roman25 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. ww polychrome (1050-1120), cup. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. light on dark IV, slip painted (1225-1260)1 rim. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. light on dark Iv, slip painted (1100-1125)1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. ww plain (700-1120), mug. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. matte painted, pitcher. 2 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. fine incised, slipped style V (1170-1200)1 rim. (saved to lot) . | |
Pottery Summary: | 93 frag(s) 0.42 kg. (100% saved) fineware. | |
646 frag(s) 8.22 kg. (4% saved) coarseware. | ||
223 frag(s) 2 kg. (0% saved) cooking ware. | ||
Context Artifacts: | bronze shaft squared max. p. l. 0.025 1 (saved to lot); iron nail shafts max. p. l. 0.044 4 (saved to lot); revetment schisty marble 2 white 1 (saved to lot); bone sus mandible 2 maxilla 1 (saved to lot); bone bos phalange 1 (saved to lot); marble sculpture scales from wreath? 1 (saved to lot); glass metallic blue handles? 2 (saved to lot); glass clear brown bowl rim 1 (saved to lot); iron nail heads 6 (saved to lot); shell murex 1 (saved to lot); glass clear yellow max. p. l. 0.028 similar to MF 7518 rim 1 base 1 bs 4 (saved to lot); glass clear green max. p. l. 0.021 handle 1 rim 1 (saved to lot); glass clear yellow max. p. L. 0.024 rims 2 bs 4 (saved to lot); bronze spindle hook p. l. 0.019 (similar to Corinth XII p. 176 no. 1225, pl. 78) 1 (saved to lot); bone unid ca 75 (saved to lot); carbon lumps 2 (saved to lot); glass black base, 2 bs max. p. l. 0.024 1 (saved to lot); bone ovis mandible 1 molar 2 calcaneus 1 astragalus 2 epistropheus 1 ulna 2 (saved to lot); iron lump max. p. W. 0.004 1 (saved to lot); bronze flake max. p. L. 0.019 1 (saved to lot); bone implement p. L. 0.054 (similar to Corinth XII p. 195, no. 1487, plate 89) (saved to lot); iron nails max. l. 0.03 2 (saved to lot); glass opaque yellow max. p. l. 0.026 similar to MF 7599 rim 1 bs 2 (saved to lot) | |
Period: | Frankish (1210-1458 AD) | |
Chronology: | late 13th century | |
Grid: | 271.8-270.09E, 1007.02-1009.39N | |
XMin: | 270.09 | |
XMax: | 271.8 | |
YMin: | 1007.02 | |
YMax: | 1009.39 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
Masl: | 86.22-86.67m. | |
Is Above: | 150 | |
Is Below: | 147 | |
References: | Report: Nezi Field 2007 by Lina Kokkinou and Angela Ziskowski (2007-05-21 to 2007-06-09) Image: digital 2007 0435 Image: digital 2007 0436 Image: digital 2007 0437 Object: MF 2007 10 Coin: 2007 217 Coin: 2007 292 |