Corinth Basket: Nezi Field, context 5049
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Basket
Name:   Nezi Field, context 5049
Area:   Nezi Field
Title:   Floor surface, Rm F, W
Category:   Deposit
Notebook:   1100
Context:   5049
Page:   0
Date:   2007/05/10
Lot:   Lot 2007-027
Stratum:   Light reddish brown soil with 10% inclusions: stones and sherds, including large sherds.
Description:   Top slope of the context is slight down to the N. Bottom slope of the context is slight down to the NThe soil color is light reddish brown. The soil compaction is soft. The soil is poorly sorted. It is sandy silt.
Notes:   We are excavating the top layer of the room N of Room F, West Half.
After removing this context, there appears to be a foundation trench for the eastern 'potatostone' wall of this room, as well as a clay floor, and a possible pit. We will start excavating the possible foundation trench first.
Context Pottery:   Coarseware. MWJ1 handle. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. LRC Form 3 type C with duck stamp1 complete profile. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. late roman amphora 21 rim. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .
Pottery Summary:   3 frag(s) 0.2 kg. (100% saved) fineware.
    13 frag(s) 0.38 kg. (100% saved) coarseware.
    17 frag(s) 0.1 kg. (100% saved) cooking ware.
Context Artifacts:   tile 1 (saved to lot); stone? disc pierced in center Diam. .0185 fragment 1 (saved to lot); sombrero lid 1 (saved to lot); iron nails round shank incomplete 2 (saved to lot); wall plaster painted Hellenistic red 1 (saved to lot); bone unid 1 (saved to lot)
Period:   Late Roman (5th -6th c AD)
Chronology:   2/2 5th c.
Grid:   271.08-266.26E, 1020.39-1022.21N
XMin:   266.26
XMax:   271.08
YMin:   1020.39
YMax:   1022.21
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
Masl:   85.56-85.72m.
Is Above:   5056
Is Below:   5006
References:   Report: Nezi Field 2007 by Heidi Broome-Raines (2007-04-30 to 2007-05-18)
Object: C 2007 33
Coin: 2007 117