Corinth Basket: Nezi Field, context 5153
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Basket
Name:   Nezi Field, context 5153
Area:   Nezi Field
Title:   Pit fill, 1st layer from top
Category:   Deposit
Notebook:   1100
Context:   5153
Page:   0
Date:   2007/06/07
Stratum:   light reddish brown soil with 40% pebbles and little ash
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 loose. The soil is moderately sorted. It is silty sand.
Notes:   This basket removes a small pit of reddish soil filled with small pebbles. Below it is black soil. It seems to be part of a pit which also includes an ashy deposit to the NE B5154. It cuts through the floor surface revealed in B5129. Maybe a garbage pit?
Context Pottery:   Fineware. Pre-Roman2 handles. ; Fineware. Thin walled, cup. 1 handle.
Pottery Summary:   3 frag(s) 0.01 kg. (0% saved) fineware.
    3 frag(s) 0.03 kg. (0% saved) coarseware.
    2 frag(s) 0.01 kg. (0% saved) cooking ware.
Context Artifacts:   bronze lump 2; lamp Type 27 handle 1 shoulder 1; iron nail round head square shank 2, shank 1
Period:   Early Roman (44BC-1/2 2nd c AD)
Chronology:   npd
Grid:   268.3-267.5E, 1017.6-1018.2N
XMin:   267.5
XMax:   268.3
YMin:   1017.6
YMax:   1018.2
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
Masl:   85.37-85.49m.
Is Above:   5155
Is Below:   5129
References:   Report: Nezi Field 2007 by J. Matthew Harrington and Theodora Kopestonsky (2007-05-21 to 2007-06-08)