Corinth Basket: South Stoa, context 53
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Basket
Name:   South Stoa, context 53
Area:   South Stoa
Context Type:   deposit
Title:   Well fill, 8th deposit from the top
Category:   Deposit
Notebook:   1109
Context:   53
Date:   2015/05/15
Lot:   Lot 2015-087
Stratum:   15% small chunks of compacted yellow clay, 10% coarse pebbles and cobbles, a few flecks of carbon, some grey ash
Description:   Top slope of the context is even. The soil color is light yellowish brown. The soil compaction is firm. The soil is poorly sorted. It is sandy clay.
Notes:   Maybe softer than 52 but possibily the same
We changed contexts arbitrarily to begin this context. If there is no change, we will take a 25cm. The soil is, however, slightly softer than that above and contains some ash.The soil is, however, slightly sfter than that above and contains some ash. The context ends arbitrarily at the end of the day at ca. 20cm.
Context Pottery:   Coarseware. Corinthian B, amphora. 1 rim. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. basin. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .interior glaze; Fineware. Rom- Thinwalled ware, beaker. 1 rim. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. kantharos. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .WS ivy; Fineware. Rom- ESA, conical bowl. (saved to lot) .w/ WS flower; Fineware. flat rim plate. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. Roman, lid. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. mold made bowl. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .
Pottery Summary:   40 frag(s) 0.06 kg. (100% saved) fineware.
    40 frag(s) 0.3 kg. (100% saved) coarseware.
    35 frag(s) 0.14 kg. (100% saved) cooking ware.
Context Artifacts:   Tile 2 (saved to lot); Iron lump 1 (saved to lot); shell patella 1 (saved to lot); Lamp, type 19, shoulder 2 (saved to lot); Bone, unid 8 (saved to lot); Bronze (saved to lot)
Period:   Hellenistic
Chronology:   2/2 2nd to 1st c. BC
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:   79.07-79.28m.
References:   Coin: 2015 219