Corinth Basket: Nezi Field, context 7031
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Basket
Name:   Nezi Field, context 7031
Area:   Nezi Field
Context Type:   Fill
Title:   Fill between Wall
Category:   Deposit
Notebook:   1104
Context:   7031
Page:   0
Date:   2010/05/21
Lot:   Lot 2010-018
Stratum:   20% sherds, tiles, 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:   7031 is bellow 6997 between walls 5446 and 7001. The soil has some ash mixed in it in the northeast and about 5% half baked mud brick clumps. In the southwest corner six and a half faience beads were found with an iron round piece and a possible ring. We stopped upon revealing a possible bothros cut in the cneter of the context and hitting a lighter layer to the north and south of the possible cut we hit a dirt floor, possible connected to the floor to the east. Two coins were found.
Context Pottery:   Coarseware. glass clear blue bs 1 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. esb, bowl. 1 rim. 2 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. glass clear colorless bs 8 (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. mwj17 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. glass clear green rim 1 as Isings form 16 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. cnidian pitcher1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. bone pin 1 similar to MF 3710, bone tool frgt. 1 (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. interior glazed basin1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. imitation thinwalled mug1 complete profile. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. thyniaterion1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. unid red slip, bowl. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. thin-walled beaker7 rims. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. preroman18 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. esb, bowl. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. glass blue clear bs 5, rim 1 (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. cassarole1 rim. 3 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. white slip bowl3 rims. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. round mouth pitcher2 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. frying pan1 complete profile. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. dresell 7211 amhora1 handle. 2 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. stewpot1 rim. (saved to lot) .
Pottery Summary:   26 frag(s) 0.25 kg. (100% saved) fineware.
    228 frag(s) 5.68 kg. (100% saved) coarseware.
    297 frag(s) 2.42 kg. (100% saved) cooking ware.
Context Artifacts:   fainance bead 7; glass colorless clear base 1; iron ring 1; iron nail 29, blade 1, hinge 1, lump 4; terracotta figurine 3; iron bead 1; unid lamp painted shoulder 1, nossle 2, discus 2; leade piece 1; iron hook 1; type 27 lamp, nossle 1; bronze key 1 as MF 6264, sheet 5; Bone- cranial of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 12 example(s).; Bone- distal humerus of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 2 example(s).; Bone- distal humerus of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 example(s).; Bone- distal tibia of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- fibula of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- hyoid of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 1 example(s).; Bone- indeterminate of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 7 example(s).; Bone- indeterminate of Osteich/Chondrichthyes (Fish - Unid) - 1 example(s).; Bone- innominate of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 7 example(s).; Bone- limb bone, undiff. of Aves, md (Bird - Medium) - 4 example(s).; Bone- limb bone, undiff. of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 17 example(s).; Bone- mandible w/teeth of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 2 example(s).; Bone- metapodial of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 3 example(s).; Bone- proximal radius of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 4 example(s).; Bone- radius of Mammalia, lg (Mammal - Large) - 2 example(s).; Bone- rib of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 24 example(s).; Bone- scapula of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 12 example(s).; Bone- scapula of Mammalia, sm (Mammal - Small) - 1 example(s).; Bone- scapula of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 2 example(s).; Bone- shaft metatarsal of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- shaft radius of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 4 example(s).; Bone- shaft, distal humerus of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 2 example(s).; Bone- tooth of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 2 example(s).; Bone- ulna of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- ulna of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 example(s).; Bone- vertebrae of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 19 example(s).
Period:   Early Roman (44BC-1/2 2nd c AD)
Chronology:   late 1st-early 2nd
Grid:   273.73-272.73E, 1020.75-1022.42N
XMin:   272.73
XMax:   273.73
YMin:   1020.75
YMax:   1022.42
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
Masl:   84.94-85.15m.
References:   Image: digital 2010 1140
Image: digital 2010 1141
Image: digital 2010 1142
Objects (10)
Coin: 2010 111
Coin: 2010 112