Corinth Basket South Stoa, context 41

Collection:		Corinth
Type:		Basket
Name:		South Stoa, context 41
Area:		South Stoa
Context Type:		deposit
Title:		well fill, 1st deposit from top
Category:		Deposit
Notebook:		1109
Context:		41
Date:		2015/05/14
Lot:		Lot 2015-087
Stratum:		15% cobbles and coarse pebbles of varying shapes
Description:		Top slope of the context is level. The soil color is dark brownish brown. The soil compaction is firm and loose. The soil is poorly sorted. It is clayey sand.
Notes:		Characteristics: 41 is more compact than 40 The soil is moist and compact and appears to have very few finds. The soil is very consistent and we are changing contexts arbitrarily at ca. 25 cm. Two 10 l. samples of soil saved for water sieve, 10%. Another hand/foot hold was found on the west side. Compact soil with same inclusions as above. Sounds slightly hollow. Bucket count: 8+7+5
Context Pottery:		Coarseware. Corinthian A, amphora. 2 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. attic, unid. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .5th cent?; Fineware. semi glazed bowl. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. archaic, kotyle. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. Roman, casserole. (saved to lot) .2nd c. AD; Fineware. Hellenistic, saucer. 1 rim. 2 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. lekane. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .cl-hell; Cooking ware. Hellenistic, stewpot. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. Corinthian B, amphora. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. miniature one-handled cup. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. pyre saucer. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Classical3 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .miscellaneous; Fineware. olpe. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. Rhodian, fractional amphora. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. cyma kantharos. 2 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Plainware. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. Dressel/Italian?, amphora. 1 rim. 1 bodysherd. ; Cooking ware. Hellenistic, round mouthed pitcher. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. Hellenistic, lid. 2 rims. (saved to lot) .
Pottery Summary:		41 frag(s) 0.05 kg. (100% saved) fineware.
		61 frag(s) 0.3 kg. (100% saved) coarseware.
		35 frag(s) 0.1 kg. (100% saved) cooking ware.
Context Artifacts:		terracotta, figurine fragment, leg and drapery?, 1 (saved to lot); charcoal, box 1 (saved to lot); cement chunks, 4 (saved to lot); shell, land snail, 5 (saved to lot); shell, cardia, 2 (saved to lot); andesite, millstone, 2; bone, unid, 20 (saved to lot); slate, 1 (saved to lot); iron, unidentified, 2 (saved to lot); lamp Type X, cooking fabric, base 1 (saved to lot); tc fig, hair, 1 (saved to lot); iron, nail, 1 (saved to lot); shell, flesh-eater, 3 (saved to lot)
Period:		2nd c. A.C.
Chronology:		with much earlier material
Grid:		327.8-327.1E, 1085.25-1086.05N
XMin:		327.1
XMax:		327.8
YMin:		1085.25
YMax:		1086.05
Site:		Corinth
City:		Ancient Corinth
Country:		Greece
Masl:		80.59-80.83m.
References:		Image: digital 2015 1041