Corinth Basket: Nezi Field, context 6860
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Basket
Name:   Nezi Field, context 6860
Area:   Nezi Field
Context Type:   Fill
Title:   Fill in covered portion of Drain
Category:   Deposit
Notebook:   1104
Context:   6860
Page:   0
Date:   2010/05/06
Stratum:   20% sherds, pebbles
Description:   Top slope of the context is level. The soil color is dark reddish brown. The soil compaction is firm. The soil is moderately sorted. It is clayey silt.
Notes:   6860 is located under 6856 and west of 6861. It was also partly overlied by 6861. The soil is like 6832 except wetter and slightly darker, containing the same mix of sherds and pebbles. We stopped upon hitting the same tile fill below 6854 and 6861. 6860 is located under 6856 and west of 6861. This deposit was partially overlied by 6861, which was dug before 6860 despite having the context number after it.
Context Pottery:   Fineware. AfRS2 bodysherds. ; Fineware. LRC; Fineware. Preroman4 bodysherds.
Pottery Summary:   8 frag(s) 0.2 kg. (0% saved) fineware.
    151 frag(s) 1.95 kg. (0% saved) coarseware.
    23 frag(s) 0.33 kg. (0% saved) cooking ware.
Context Artifacts:   iron nail 1; iron slag; lap lac 1 (saved to lot); iron slag 1; Bone- indeterminate of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 3 example(s).; Bone- innominate of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 1 example(s).; Bone- limb bone, undiff. of Aves, md (Bird - Medium) - 2 example(s).; Bone- limb bone, undiff. of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 6 example(s).; Bone- metapodial of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 example(s).; Bone- metatarsal of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- proximal humerus of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 1 example(s).; Bone- rib of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 4 example(s).; Bone- scale of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 example(s).; Bone- tooth of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 2 example(s).; Bone- vertebrae of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 1 example(s).
Period:   Late Roman (5th -6th c AD)
Chronology:   mid-6th
Grid:   280.17-279.64E, 1029.65-1030.11N
XMin:   279.64
XMax:   280.17
YMin:   1029.65
YMax:   1030.11
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
Masl:   83.11-83.38m.
References:   Image: digital 2010 1067
Coin: 2010 60