Corinth Basket NB982 B85 P150

Collection:		Corinth
Type:		Basket
Name:		NB982 B85 P150
Area:		Panaghia north
Category:		Basket/zembil
Notebook:		982
Context:		85
Page:		150
Date:		2007/04/11
Lot:		Lot 2007-001
Stratum:		Cistern fill. Light, yellowish brown. Hard fine grained with 40% inclusions, a few cobbles.
Notes:		This basket begins the fill from cistern 2006-01 in the previoulsy unexcavated half (western half of the cistern). A few small finds, small pieces of worked boned, shells, a few olive pits and a small coin at E 410.81, N 975.05, elevation 90.83. A bouldter in the northwest corner and a smaller cobble in the southeast corner were found in the fill. A small piece of charcoal (0.5 cm) was found in the northwest corner of the basket. A terracotta head was found at E 411.03, N 975.63, elevation 90.70. A second coin was found at E 410.44, N 975.22, elevation 90.74. Small finds included numerous bone fragments, a few fragments of worked bone, a few olive pits and a number of shells. A small lead weight, circular in shape was found in the sieved material. Three other bronze coins were found in the sieve and thus no coordinates were available. Basket 85 was closed after an arbitrary level was reached. There was no visible change in the soil, however we wanted to excavate the cistern fill in a number of arbitrary basket levels despite our expectation that it is all one fill.
Context Pottery:		Fineware. Bl gl Skyphos Corinthian imitation of Attic base 1 rim 1 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Kalathiskos base 1 rim 1 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Hellenistic plate or bowl ring foot 2 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Unguentarium bs 4 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Ray based kotyle base 1 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Lekanis bowl rim 1 lid bs 1 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Calyx kantharos rim 1 handles 2 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Blister ware bs 7 (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. Flanged casserole rim 1 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Miniature tray cp 1 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Tall trefoil oinochoe base 1 bs 1 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. One handler rim 1 (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. Corinthian B handle 1 (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. Chytra rim 3 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Archaic closed vessel with ivy on mouth 1 (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. Lekane rim 2 base 1 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Miniature bowl cp 1 (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. Mortar rim 1 (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. Flanged Chytra bs 1 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Semi-glazed bowl bs 1 (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. Corinthian A bs 1 (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. Lid rim 2 (saved to lot) .
Pottery Summary:		144 frag(s) 0.38 kg. (100% saved) fineware.
		165 frag(s) 2.07 kg. (100% saved) coarseware.
		165 frag(s) 0.5 kg. (100% saved) cooking ware.
Context Artifacts:		Unidentified small phalange 1 (saved to lot); Shell cardia 2 murex 1 unidentified 1 (saved to lot); Bl gl lamp base 1 nozzle 1 (saved to lot); Ovis molar 1 astragalus 1 (saved to lot); Flat iron fragment 1 corroded L. 0.04 W. 0.026 Th. 0.006 (saved to lot); Flat iron tip fragment 1 corroded L. 0.026 W. 0.012 Th. 004 (saved to lot); Roof tiles 7 (saved to lot); TC figurine female head with red paint Similar to MF 11867 (Corinth XVIII.IV no. C 62) (saved to lot); Bronze lump 1 L. 0.012 W. 0.01 Th. 0.04 (saved to lot); TC jointed doll arm or leg 1 (saved to lot); TC figurine? fragment 1 (saved to lot); Avis 4 (saved to lot); Worked bone 1 incised lines on one side L. 0.04 W. 0.016 Th. 0.004 (saved to lot); Lead weight with Z 1 Diam. 0.014 Th. 0.004 (saved to lot); Other bone 21 (saved to lot); Olive pits 3 one charred max. L. 0.011 max. W. 0.005 (saved to lot)
Period:		3rd c. B.C.
Chronology:		Mid 3rd c. B.C.
Grid:		411.55-410.11E, 974.47-976.19N
XMin:		410.11
XMax:		411.55
YMin:		974.47
YMax:		976.19
Site:		Corinth
City:		Ancient Corinth
Country:		Greece
Masl:		90.58-90.93m.
References:		Object: MF 2007 3 Coins (5) Notebook Page: NB 982, spread 87 (pp. 149 - 150)