Corinth Basket Nezi Field, context 6286

Collection:		Corinth
Type:		Basket
Name:		Nezi Field, context 6286
Area:		Nezi Field
Context Type:		Fill
Title:		Well fill, top deposit
Category:		Deposit
Notebook:		1103
Context:		6286
Page:		0
Date:		2009/05/06
Lot:		Lot 2009-088
Stratum:		20% large cobbles-rounded, spherical, angular; small-medium boulders-rounded, spherical, angular; pebbles-rounded, angular; sherds, tile fragments, small plaster bits, shell
Description:		Top slope of the context is level. The soil color is dark pinkish black. The soil compaction is firm. The soil is very poorly sorted. It is sandy silt.
Notes:		6286 was opened as the fill inside well 6288. This well was revealed during the 1961 excavation season (Well OA/107; NB 229, p. 109) but the fill was dug for "less than a meter". Before opening this context, the level of the fill was approx 30 cm below the top of the stones around the top of the well. We took out approx 45 cm of soil before opening 6286 in order to assure we removed any contaminating back fill. None of material from the cleaning was saved. The soil of 6286 is quite dark, with very few inclusions. Although the color of the soil did not change, we decided to close 6286 when we began encountering larger boulders and many large mammal bones. We also began encountering more glazed fine ware. Examples of multiple cattle (one of the cattle is juvenile) and articulated horse phalanges (which suggest it was deposited with skin on), also unique species (for N. of Nezi) such as mouse, horse. The articulated horse foot indicates that some of the material was a primary deposit although some of it appears to be trash (secondary deposit).
Context Pottery:		Coarseware. pitcher. 1 handle. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. stamnos. 1 rim. 1 handle. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. protomaiolica, slipped (1260-1325), bowl. 1 rim. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. premedieval2 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. zeuxippus sgraffito, slipped painted (1240-1260), bowl. 6 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. white frit, plate. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. late sgraffito, slipped style VII (1250-1300), bowl. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. gunsenin III amphora (1200-1300)1 handle. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. slipped plain glazed (1100-1300), bowl. 1 rim. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. glaze painted IV, slipped (1220-1260), plate. 2 rims. (saved to lot) .
Pottery Summary:		25 frag(s) 0.22 kg. (100% saved) fineware.
		129 frag(s) 1.5 kg. (100% saved) coarseware.
		18 frag(s) 0.14 kg. (100% saved) cooking ware.
Context Artifacts:		shell cockel 1 (saved to lot); glass clear yellow ring foot 1 (saved to lot); tile 1 (saved to lot); suspension lamp handle 1 (saved to lot); shell Eobania verticulatum 1 (saved to lot); iron nail 1 (saved to lot); shell rumina 1 (saved to lot); Bone- carpal/tarsal of Mammalia, lg (Mammal - Large) - 1 example(s).; Bone- cranial of B. taurus (Cattle) - 3 example(s).; Bone- cranial of B. taurus (Cattle) - 4 example(s).; Bone- cranial of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 5 example(s).; Bone- cranial of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 4 example(s).; Bone- cranial of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 13 example(s).; Bone- femur of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- humerus of B. taurus (Cattle) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- humerus of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- humerus of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- indeterminate of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 19 example(s).; Bone- indeterminate of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 3 example(s).; Bone- limb bone, undiff. of Aves, md (Bird - Medium) - 1 example(s).; Bone- limb bone, undiff. of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 7 fragment(s). ; Bone- limb bone, undiff. of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 1 example(s).; Bone- mandible of B. taurus (Cattle) - 1 example(s).; Bone- mandible of B. taurus (Cattle) - 1 example(s).; Bone- mandible of B. taurus (Cattle) - 2 example(s).; Bone- mandible of B. taurus (Cattle) - 1 example(s).; Bone- mandible of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- mandible of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 4 example(s).; Bone- mandible of Rodentia, sm (Rodent - Small) - 1 example(s).; Bone- metapodial of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- Not in Table - 1 example(s).; Bone- phalanx of Equus sp (Horse, Ass Family) - 2 example(s).; Bone- radioulna of B. taurus (Cattle) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- radius of B. taurus (Cattle) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- radius of B. taurus (Cattle) - 2 fragment(s). ; Bone- radius of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- rib of B. taurus (Cattle) - 1 example(s).; Bone- tibia of B. taurus (Cattle) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- tarsal, astragalus of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 example(s).; Bone- tarsal, calcaneus of B. taurus (Cattle) - 1 example(s).; Bone- tarsometatarsus of Gallus gallus (chicken) - 1 complete example(s). ; Bone- tibia of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 complete example(s). ; Bone- tibia of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- tooth of B. taurus (Cattle) - 3 example(s).; Bone- ulna of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 1 example(s).; Bone- vertebrae of B. taurus (Cattle) - 2 example(s).; Bone- vertebrae of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- vertebrae of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 1 example(s).; Bone- vertebrae of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 5 example(s).; Bone- vertebrae of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 example(s).
Period:		Frankish (1210-1458 AD)
Chronology:		1280 +/- 10
Grid:		276.78-276.35E, 1030.45-1031.06N
XMin:		276.35
XMax:		276.78
YMin:		1030.45
YMax:		1031.06
Site:		Corinth
City:		Ancient Corinth
Country:		Greece
Masl:		83.95-84.31m.
References:		Report: Nezi Field 2009 by Martin Wells, Katie Rask, Dreya Mihaloew (2009-05-18 to 2009-05-19) Coin: 2009 123