Corinth Basket Nezi Field, context 554

Collection:		Corinth
Type:		Basket
Name:		Nezi Field, context 554
Area:		Nezi Field
Context Type:		Fill
Title:		Fill under floor second deposit
Category:		Deposit
Notebook:		1103
Context:		554
Page:		0
Date:		2009/05/26
Stratum:		50% inclusions; fine-coarse pebbles, cobbles, ceramic, charcoal, roof tile, bone.
Description:		The soil color is light pinkish brown. The soil compaction is loose. The soil is poorly sorted. It is sandy silt.
Notes:		Deposit context 554 is the second layer of fill under floor 550. The floor abutted structure 452 to the south and wall 332 to the west. Numerous carbon inclusions were noted so that we decided to send a sample in order to note carbonized botanicals. The color of dirt varied through the context. Lower in the context the soil was a mix of red and black, while at the top of the context the soil was light pinkish brown. But, the consistency and inclusions have been the same throughout the deposit. Several pieces of ceramic in the soil joined, and had been broken before time of excavation. The context revealed a sloping red deposit.
Context Pottery:		Fineware. premedieval1 rim. ; Fineware. slipped plain glazed (1100-1300), plate. 1 rim. 1 bodysherd. ; Fineware. sgraffito II, slipped painted (1200-1260), bowl. 3 rims. 3 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. 11th century5 rims.
Pottery Summary:		14 frag(s) 0.12 kg. (43% saved) fineware.
		84 frag(s) 0.45 kg. (0% saved) coarseware.
		10 frag(s) 0.01 kg. (0% saved) cooking ware.
Context Artifacts:		iron lumps 6, ring with spike attached 1, strip 1; shell patella 2 cockle 1; glass yellowish bowls with thickened rims 2 similar to mf-5058 (Corinth XII 688 p. 107), yellowish bs 1, green bowl with tapered lib rim 1, bs 1; Bone- cranial of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 5 example(s).; Bone- hyoid of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- indeterminate of Aves, md (Bird - Medium) - 3 example(s).; Bone- innominate of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- innominate of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 2 example(s).; Bone- limb bone, undiff. of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 9 fragment(s). ; Bone- mandible w/teeth of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- metapodial of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 complete example(s). ; Bone- Not in Table - 1 example(s).; Bone- rib of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 10 example(s).; Bone- scapula of Oryctolagus cuniculus (Rabbit - Domestic) - 1 example(s).; Bone- tarsal, astragalus of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- tarsal, calcaneus of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- tibia of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- tibia of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- tooth of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 2 example(s).; Bone- vertebrae of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 4 example(s).
Period:		Late Byzantine (1059-1210 AD)
Chronology:		mid 12th
Grid:		264.21-262.81E, 1005.3-1006.11N
XMin:		262.81
XMax:		264.21
YMin:		1005.3
YMax:		1006.11
Site:		Corinth
City:		Ancient Corinth
Country:		Greece
Masl:		86.77-86.87m.
References:		Report: Nezi Field 2009 by Jody Cundy and Dina Boero (2009-06-19 to 2009-06-20) Coin: 2009 135 Coin: 2009 136