| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Basket | |
| Name: | Nezi Field, context 6788 | |
| Area: | Nezi Field | |
| Context Type: | Fill | |
| Title: | Leveling fill | |
| Category: | Deposit | |
| Notebook: | 1104 | |
| Context: | 6788 | |
| Page: | 0 | |
| Date: | 2010/04/23 | |
| Lot: | Lot 2010-021 | |
| Stratum: | 30% inclusions: pottery fragments, bone and small stones | |
| Description: | Top slope of the context is level. The soil color is dark brownish brown. The soil compaction is compact. The soil is poorly sorted. It is silty clay. | |
| Notes: | 6788 is a leveling fill, in which are two large marble blocks first found in context 6774. The context is quasi-rectangular and encompasses a little over half of the center room. The nature of the context as it relates to other contexts is somewhat unclear; unlike the previous contexts, 6774, 6780 and 6786 which contained a large amount of fineware and animal bones, much of this context seems to contain coursewares thus far. After further excavation we uncovered more large blocks with an opening in the SE corner of the context near wall 10086. The evidence suggests a possible drain, with the large stones functioning as covering slabs. As Thanassis dug around the blocks, they appeared to be staggered, and a further cavity became visible just to the north of them. The blocks appear to have fallen in, as appears from their positioning. As Thanassis dug further around and to the west of the slabs, more cavities emerged. There is no shortage of pottery and small stones. 22-4-10 addendum: After 1.5 days of excavation we have uncovered more large blocks and cavities beneath them that seem to be oriented NW-SE. One of them is an overturned geison block which was found lying on a possible marble paver. SW and adjacent to this we uncovered the top of a possible column drum with an offset empolium or mill stone. 23-4-10 addendum: Further excavation has revealed a collection of architectural blocks in what may be a dump or sewer drain. We have identified one geison block and two column drums/millstones, and also cut half-columns used as cover slabs. We put this context on hold so that the blocks may be drawn by the architect, and we decided to move to the south to excavate some higher reddish soil (6813). The context was closed because the first session of the 2010 excavations ended, although subsequent excavation in the same area may reveal more blocks and similar pottery. | |
| Context Pottery: | Fineware. Hellenistic, bowl. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. unslipped plain glaze, bowl. 1 rim. ; Fineware. afrs stamp E2 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. lrc 3F1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. afrs form 594 rims. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. mwj fractional, mwj. 6 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. mug. 1 rim. ; Cooking ware. basin. 1 rim. ; Cooking ware. perforated stand, chafing dish. 1 bodysherd. ; Cooking ware. bowl. 7 rims. ; Cooking ware. cloche lid. 9 rims. ; Fineware. afrs unidentified45 bodysherds. ; Coarseware. gaza, amphora. 1 rim. ; Coarseware. basin (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. table amphora, amphora. 1 handle. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. late roman, amphora. 3 rims. 4 handles. 1 bodysherd. ; Coarseware. pedestal, plate. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. afrs stamp A1 bodysherd. ; Coarseware. niederbieber4 handles. 3 bodysherds. ; Fineware. preroman217 bodysherds. ; Fineware. early roman89 bodysherds. ; Cooking ware. basin. 2 rims. ; Fineware. attic matt painted, bowl. 1 rim. (saved to lot) . | |
| Pottery Summary: | 398 frag(s) 2.18 kg. (3% saved) fineware. | |
| 2244 frag(s) 84.7 kg. (0% saved) coarseware. | ||
| 977 frag(s) 12.44 kg. (0% saved) cooking ware. | ||
| Context Artifacts: | bronze rod 1 bronze lump 12 sliver 2; shell unidentified 1; marble relief frag 1 (saved to lot); stone lap lac stopper diameter 0.02m 1; iron lump 1; stoppers cut down from revetment 2; lamps attic post-glazing handle 2 attic glazed handle 1 base 5 shoulder 2 bs 2 type 27 shoulder 2 other 5; shell lima lima 2; glass colorless bs 2 green bs 2 yellow bs 1 blue bs 4 yellow-green bs 4 bs 1 complete ring base base 1 diameter 0.05 similar to MF 9234 rose bs 1 yellow-green thickened rim 1 as Jalame 7 thickened rim 1 as Jaleme 8; lead lump 1; iron pyrites one; tessera blue glass 1; revetment marble 11 lap lac 3; revetment black and pink 1; shell murex 2; glass 11; tc figurine roman 1; glass green bottle rim rim 1 similar to Jaleme 295 yellow-green bs 1 with thin striations similar to Antonaras 297, 299; iron lump 7 nail 9cm nail 5.4cm nailhead 1; bone needle similar to Corinth XII pl.147a; Bone- cranial of Mammalia, lg (Mammal - Large) - 19 example(s).; Bone- epiphysis indeterminate of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 1 example(s).; Bone- femur of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- horncore of Mammalia, lg (Mammal - Large) - 1 example(s).; Bone- horncore of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 2 example(s).; Bone- humerus of Mammalia, lg (Mammal - Large) - 1 example(s).; Bone- humerus of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 5 example(s).; Bone- humerus of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 2 example(s).; Bone- indeterminate of Mammalia, lg (Mammal - Large) - 36 example(s).; Bone- innominate of Mammalia, lg (Mammal - Large) - 3 example(s).; Bone- innominate of Mammalia, lg (Mammal - Large) - 1 example(s).; Bone- innominate of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 1 example(s).; Bone- limb bone, undiff. of Mammalia, lg (Mammal - Large) - 59 example(s).; Bone- limb bone, undiff. of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 54 example(s).; Bone- limb bone, undiff. of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 8 example(s).; Bone- mandible of Mammalia, lg (Mammal - Large) - 27 example(s).; Bone- mandible w/teeth of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- mandible w/teeth of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 2 example(s).; Bone- maxilla of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- metacarpal of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- metacarpal of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 2 example(s).; Bone- metapodial of Mammalia, lg (Mammal - Large) - 9 example(s).; Bone- metapodial of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 12 example(s).; Bone- metatarsal of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 2 example(s).; Bone- metatarsal of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 2 example(s).; Bone- phalanx of Mammalia, lg (Mammal - Large) - 3 example(s).; Bone- radioulna of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- radius of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 5 example(s).; Bone- rib of Mammalia, lg (Mammal - Large) - 17 example(s).; Bone- rib of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 38 example(s).; Bone- scapula of Mammalia, lg (Mammal - Large) - 18 example(s).; Bone- scapula of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 16 example(s).; Bone- tarsal, calcaneus of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 2 example(s).; Bone- tibia of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 7 example(s).; Bone- tooth of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 4 example(s).; Bone- tooth of Mammalia, lg (Mammal - Large) - 19 example(s).; Bone- tooth of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 11 example(s).; Bone- ulna of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 3 example(s).; Bone- ulna of Mammalia, lg (Mammal - Large) - 1 example(s).; Bone- vertebrae of Mammalia, lg (Mammal - Large) - 3 example(s).; Bone- vertebrae of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 21 example(s). | |
| Period: | Early Byzantine (610-802 AD) | |
| Chronology: | 8th cent. CE with archaic to 6th cent. CE mixture | |
| Grid: | 281.48-277.56E, 1028.18-1030.51N | |
| XMin: | 277.56 | |
| XMax: | 281.48 | |
| YMin: | 1028.18 | |
| YMax: | 1030.51 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| Masl: | 83.06-83.99m. | |
| References: | Report: Nezi Field 2010 by Rob Nichols, Marty Wells (2010-04-28 to 2010-04-29) Object: C 2010 4 Coins (6) |
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