Corinth Basket Temple E, Southeast, context 747

Collection:		Corinth
Type:		Basket
Name:		Temple E, Southeast, context 747
Area:		Temple E, Southeast
Title:		Lower lense of large pit in SW of Room 9
Category:		Deposit
Notebook:		1109
Context:		747
Date:		2015/05/13
Lot:		Lot 2015-004
Stratum:		35% inclusions with ,many fine, angular pebbles, manh many small medium bones, large amount, large amount of ash and charcoal, few cobbles
Description:		The soil color is very dark reddish brown. The soil compaction is firm. The soil is poorly sorted. It is clayey silt.
Notes:		Coins 164 (Villehardouin CORINTVM), 180 (Byzantine, Alexis I), 181 (Byzantine, anonymous folles), 183 (illegible), 184 (Frankish?), 185 (illegible), 186 (Frankish?), 187 (illegible), 196 (Byzantine, Nicopherous III), 199 (Byzantine, anonymous folles) (sieve) - 163, 198, and 202 are not coins Arbitrary change in context numbers, but a continuation of the large pit (cut 733, fills 717, 726, & 773 (?)). The contents of the fill were the same as 726 with many animal bones, charcoal pieces, and pieces of pottery, both large and small. It appears that the large pit was rapidly filled with a rather mixed, but consistent deposit. Context 747 was dug and sieved over the course of four days. The bottom of the large pit was mostly revealed by the removal of 747. A portion of soil above the partially collapsed cistern may also be part of the pit and will be dug as 773. All coins were found in the sieve. Note 1 - The southern-most part of the pit is stepped inward (c.. 29 cm) at the level of this context Note 2 - Bottom in uneven and slopes to the east Note 3: Takis found a join in the glass between Context 726 and 747 on 25/5/2015; it is very likely that there are also joins between the two contexts in the pottery. 3/06/2015 (L. Kennedy, R. Valente) All animal bones lotted with pottery, 31.6 kg, not examined.
Context Pottery:		Coarseware. matt painted, flask. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. slipped plain glazed (1100-1300), bowl. 14 rims. 39 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. matt painted, pithos. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. protomaiolica, slipped (1260-1325), bowl. 4 rims. (saved to lot) .triangular rim; Fineware. protomaiolica, slipped (1260-1325), plate. 6 rims. 11 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. late painted sgraffito, bowl. 46 rims. 29 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .no overglaze; Fineware. protomaiolica, slipped (1260-1325), pitcher. 2 rims. 1 handle. 8 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. matt painted, pitcher. 4 rims. 32 handles. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. slip and glaze painted, bowl. 2 rims. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. protomaiolica, slipped (1260-1325), flaring bowl. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. matte painted, basin. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. folded rim1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. vertical rim stewpot (1270-1320)5 rims. (saved to lot) .folded rim; Fineware. slipped plain glazed (1100-1300), pitcher. 2 rims. 2 handles. 21 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. glaze painted IV, slipped (1220-1260), bowl. 3 rims. 8 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. thickened rim stewpot (900-1000)8 rims. 2 handles. 14 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. glaze painted IV, slipped (1220-1260), bowl. 16 rims. 12 bodysherds. 3 complete profiles. (saved to lot) .no overglaze
Pottery Summary:		697 frag(s) 7.87 kg. (100% saved) fineware.
		3626 frag(s) 39.97 kg. (100% saved) coarseware.
		1101 frag(s) 11.16 kg. (100% saved) cooking ware.
Context Artifacts:		iron lumps 78 (saved to lot); charcoal 918 (saved to lot); shell 12 (saved to lot); glass waster blue green 1 (saved to lot); fish bones 17 (saved to lot); iron tool shafts? (L. 0.074, Th. 0.019 and L. 0.076, Th. 0.016) and square in cross section 2 (saved to lot); iron fused nail chunks 3 (saved to lot); bronze sheet (L. 033, W. 0.28) previously coin 198 (saved to lot); glass clear colorless bottle base 2 and olive green base 2 as MF 7444 (2 bases, one in each color) (saved to lot); iron arrowhead 2 (L. 0.34 like MF-3961 and L.049 like MF-6213) (saved to lot); iron discoid object 1 (saved to lot); iron bar (L. 0.75, W. 0.24) (saved to lot); iron nail complete square shaft (L. between 0.026-0.092) 12, complete round shaft 3 (L. 0.036, 0.034, 0.044), complete flat shaft 1 (L. 0.032) head and square shaft 35, head and shaft round 10 (saved to lot); Iron bar with corner 1 (saved to lot); iron nail heads 10, nail shaft square 31, nail shaft round 5, nail shaft flat 10, nail ends round shaft 3, nail ends square shaft 6, nail ends flat 3, iron tack complete 2 (L. 0.018, L. 0.014) (saved to lot); Iron hooks or flat loops 2 (saved to lot); bronze lump 12 (saved to lot); Animal bones with small finds 5 (saved to lot); bronze plaque 6 (saved to lot); fish bones 13 (saved to lot); iron nail with square shaft in iron sheet (p.L. nail 0.54, p.W. sheet 0.48) (saved to lot); possible crochet hook (heavily corroded and missing half down the shaft) (L. 0.022) 1 (saved to lot); bronze circular buckle (Diam. 0.033) as MF-1549 but missing tongue and larger size (saved to lot); obsidian blade (L. 0.036) (saved to lot); glass clear olive green bs 7, colorless rim 5, bs 31 (2 with trail), base 2, blue green bs 4, blue rim 1, bs 4, green bs 4, purple bs 2 (saved to lot); glass clear colorless punted beaker as MF-14171 rim 2, bs 17, base 2, partially melted (wasters or recycling) bs 15 (saved to lot); Iron chain link (incomplete) 1 (L. 0.54) as MF-4092d (saved to lot); iron hook 1 (L. 0.026, W. of hook 0.016) (saved to lot); Iron ring or loop 1 (diam. 0.014) (saved to lot); bronze plaque, heavily corroded (with pottery) (saved to lot); piece of bronze vessel (L. 0.050, W. 0.030) 1 (saved to lot); bronze tack end 1 (saved to lot); steatite button, purple, single groove at top, 1 (saved to lot); conical steatite button, single groove 1 Diam. 0.018)as MF-8320 (saved to lot); glass clear olive green bottle as MF-7444 base 2, bs 21 (saved to lot); bronze strips 2 (saved to lot); bronze link (Outer diam. 0.014, inner diam. 0.008) (saved to lot); Iron crucible 1 (L. 0.75, W. 0.58) (saved to lot); bronze nail round shaft 1 (saved to lot); iron plaques 15 (saved to lot)
Period:		Frankish (1210-1458 AD)
Chronology:		Fourth quarter of the 13th century
Grid:		130.8-127.5E, 1079.99-1083.88N
XMin:		127.5
XMax:		130.8
YMin:		1079.99
YMax:		1083.88
Site:		Corinth
City:		Ancient Corinth
Country:		Greece
Masl:		83.96-84.45m.
References:		Image: digital 2015 0683 Coins (13)