| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Basket | |
| Name: | Nezi Field, context 6612 | |
| Area: | Nezi Field | |
| Context Type: | Fill | |
| Title: | dumped fill | |
| Category: | Deposit | |
| Notebook: | 1103 | |
| Context: | 6612 | |
| Page: | 0 | |
| Date: | 2009/06/09 | |
| Lot: | Lot 2009-089 | |
| Stratum: | 20% inclusions od coarse pebbles. Spherical cobbles, ceramics, carbonized material | |
| Description: | The soil color is dark yellowish brown. The soil compaction is soft. The soil is poorly sorted. It is sandy silt. | |
| Notes: | We are excavating a dumped fill in the N-W corner of the room N-W of the courtyard in the Byz. House. The soil in context has changed but this is essentially the same dump with the same issues as 6607. We are still seeing a lot of large, well-preserved cooking sherds. The context will have to be continued on Tuesday since Monday is a holiday. Tues, 9-6 Context continues to yield sherds of large cook pots. Also, the top of an amphora, which has been lying on its side with its top exposed in the W. side of the pit to the east, has been exposed and cleaned and photographed. Soil inside amphora will be collected along with amphora and sent to museum. Given the number of cook pots and bones excavated from this context, it is now being thought that this area may have been a taverna with this context comprising an associated dump fill for the taverna. We sieved the top portion of this context at 7mm, but soon went to 3mm after much egg shell and small bone and fish scales were found. Therefore, work slowed and we did not finish this context and will resume on Wednesday. Coordinates for amphora: E 261.42, N 1037.27, top height 83.96, bottom height 83.61 Wed, 10/6 We have resumed excavating deposit 6612. Having obtained a large amount of similar materials from a dozen or so buckets of soil sieved at 3mm, we have elected to return to 7mm to speed up work. As we continue down in this fill, its dimensions are beginning to emerge more clearly. We have found a cut to the E which this deposit is filling (=cut 6633), and we have discovered that the deposit runs under wall 6130. Thus wall 6130 must be later and must cut deposit 6612. To the E and to the N, we hae exposed what appears to be Roman cement mortar in earlier walls upon which walls 5562 and 6130 were founded, although wall 6130 does not appear to be directly on top of the Roman wall below it, so the two walls may not actually have a construction relationship. We have gottena little nervous about digging so deep without changing contexts, but the soil composition does not seem to have changed, we are still seeing a lot of glass, bone, eggshell, etc., the pottery seems still to be primarily large sherds of cookware, and so we continue. It should be noted that there is some possibility of contaminaition from the surrounding contexts, particularly the rubble foundation of wall 5724. The overwhelmingly large amount of diagnostic cookware sherds should make such contamination easy to identify. WE are seeing more chunks of plaster and other building material, which may be crumbling in from the surrounding walls, but the soil matrix remains otherwise unchanged. We have now reached a part of the deposit with much less ash than we saw near the top. The soil still seems the same, but we are beginning to see the bottoms of the surrounding walls, which means the deposit must pre-date all of them. We therefore have to stop digging, even tough we think the deposit continues below all the walls and further down, and the diminishing ash gives us a good opportunity to change contexts. An unresolved question is what, if anything, this deposit has to do with the large whiteware deposits (6145 and 6129) in the E part of the room, ie E of wall 6130. At the top of this deposit, the pottery seems to have been contemporary with the whiteware, but stratigraphically this deposit must be earlier than the whiteware, so there is a possibility that we have simply overdug the context by a lot. The soil matrix never seems to have changed, but we were consistently concerned about the minor differences in pottery. Both the director (Guy Sanders) and the field director (Alicia Carter) raised similar concerns, though the director has not yet seen all of the pottery. So, if we have dug correctly, our deposit must predate walls 6130, 10111, and 5724, because it runs under all of them, which would mean that this deposit also predates the floor tha the whiteware deposit sa on, because that floor was contemporary with walls 6130 and 5562. | |
| Context Pottery: | Coarseware. amphora. 3 handles. 2 bodysherds. ; Cooking ware. ww, mug. 3 rims. 1 handle. 11 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. premedieval62 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. slipped plain glazed (1100-1300), bowl. 1 rim. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. ww plain (700-1120), plate. 4 rims. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. collar rim stew pot (1000-1100)88 rims. 27 handles. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. plain glazed, unslipped (800-1100), chafing dish. 7 rims. 6 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. amphora, amphora. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. ww slipped incised, cup. 1 rim. 1 handle. 5 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. plain glazed, unslipped (800-1100), mug. 1 rim. 2 handles. 5 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. ww plain (700-1120), plate. 1 rim. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. pilgrim flask. 1 handle. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. bowl. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. pithos. 1 rim. ; Fineware. ww plain (700-1120), fruit dish. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. ww plain (700-1120), chafing dish. 2 handles. (saved to lot) . | |
| Pottery Summary: | 86 frag(s) 1.3 kg. (100% saved) fineware. | |
| 2489 frag(s) 48.1 kg. (83% saved) coarseware. | ||
| 1019 frag(s) 7.9 kg. (100% saved) cooking ware. | ||
| Context Artifacts: | glass clear white base 1 bs 34 (saved to lot); glass dark green bs 3 (saved to lot); glass goblet clear green stem 1 (saved to lot); Glass bottle clear green base 2 (saved to lot); Glass red lump 1 (saved to lot); shell murex 78 cowry 1 cockle 3 cuttlefish 1 helix 3 unid 3; glass goblet clear pale green base 2 - similar to MF 5598 (saved to lot); Glass cup clear green handle 1 - Similar to MF 68-152 (saved to lot); lap lac stopper 1 (saved to lot); iron nails complete 8 (saved to lot); Glass goblet clear green base 1 - similar to Corinth XII no 713 (saved to lot); glass clear green goblet base 2 - similar to MF 12709 (saved to lot); bronze lumps 13 (saved to lot); Bone- carpal/tarsal of B. taurus (Cattle) - 1 example(s).; Glass goblet? Clear green base 1 - long stem (0.26) with upward base (saved to lot); glass clear green lump 1 (saved to lot); charcoal 1 bag (saved to lot); Glass cup clear green rim 1 handle 1 - similar to MF 7477 but with outwardly sloping rim (saved to lot); glass multicolored bs 14 clear greenish rim 2 clear bluish bs 2 clear yellowish bs 1 (saved to lot); glass clear green rim 11 bs 45 handle 1 (saved to lot); iron nails shanks 4 nail with head 1 blade 1 (saved to lot); glass cup multicolored rim 1 (saved to lot); porous stopper pierced in center 1 (saved to lot); iron lumps 18 (saved to lot); chert 1 (saved to lot); tesserae stone 2 (saved to lot); Bone- Not in Table - 1 example(s).; schisty architectural fragment illegible 1 (saved to lot); white marble revetment 2 (saved to lot); Bone- carpal/tarsal of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 3 example(s).; Bone- 6 of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 9 example(s).; Bone- cranial of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 38 example(s).; Bone- cranial of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- cranial of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- cranial of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 42 example(s).; Bone- cranial of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 5 example(s).; Bone- cranial of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 9 example(s).; Bone- cranial of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 example(s).; Bone- cranial,maxilla with teeth of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 2 example(s).; Bone- cranial,maxilla with teeth of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 3 example(s).; Bone- cranial,maxilla with teeth of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 3 example(s).; Bone- femur of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 10 fragment(s). ; Bone- femur of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 2 fragment(s). ; Bone- femur of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- femur of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 3 fragment(s). ; Bone- fibula of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 example(s).; Bone- horncore of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 12 example(s).; Bone- humerus of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 5 fragment(s). ; Bone- humerus of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 11 fragment(s). ; Bone- indeterminate of Aves, md (Bird - Medium) - 45 example(s).; Bone- indeterminate of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 4 example(s).; Bone- indeterminate of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 17 example(s).; Bone- indeterminate of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 264 example(s).; Bone- indeterminate of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 10 example(s).; Bone- indeterminate of Teleostei (Fish - Bony) - 34 example(s).; Bone- innominate of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 13 example(s).; Bone- innominate of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 3 example(s).; Bone- innominate of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 example(s).; Bone- limb bone, undiff. of Mammalia, lg (Mammal - Large) - 3 fragment(s). ; Bone- limb bone, undiff. of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 9 fragment(s). ; Bone- limb bone, undiff. of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 32 fragment(s). ; Bone- mandible of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 17 example(s).; Bone- mandible of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- mandible of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 9 example(s).; Bone- mandible w/teeth of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 5 example(s).; Bone- mandible w/teeth of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 example(s).; Bone- mandible w/teeth of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 3 example(s).; Bone- metapodial of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 2 fragment(s). ; Bone- metapodial of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 8 fragment(s). 1 complete example(s). ; Bone- metapodial of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 10 fragment(s). ; Bone- patella of B. taurus (Cattle) - 1 example(s).; Bone- patella of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- phalanx of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 6 example(s).; Bone- phalanx of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- phalanx of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 example(s).; Bone- phalanx of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 2 example(s).; Bone- radioulna of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 5 fragment(s). ; Bone- radius of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 23 fragment(s). ; Bone- radius of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- radius of Mammalia, v sm (Mammal - Very small) - 1 complete example(s). ; Bone- radius of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- rib of Mammalia, lg (Mammal - Large) - 1 example(s).; Bone- rib of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 199 example(s).; Bone- sacrum of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- sacrum of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 example(s).; Bone- sacrum of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 example(s).; Bone- scapula of B. taurus (Cattle) - 1 example(s).; Bone- scapula of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 36 example(s).; Bone- scapula of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 4 example(s).; Bone- tarsal, astragalus of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 3 example(s).; Bone- tarsal, astragalus of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 example(s).; Bone- tarsal, calcaneus of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 3 example(s).; Bone- tarsal, calcaneus of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 2 example(s).; Bone- tibia of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 16 fragment(s). ; Bone- tibia of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 3 fragment(s). ; Bone- tibia of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- tibia of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- tibia of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- tibia of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- tooth of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 26 example(s).; Bone- tooth of Equus sp (Horse, Ass Family) - 1 example(s).; Bone- tooth of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 15 example(s).; Bone- ulna of B. taurus (Cattle) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- ulna of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 2 example(s).; Bone- vertebrae of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 24 example(s).; Bone- vertebrae, cervical of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 17 example(s).; Bone- vertebrae, cervical of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 example(s).; Bone- vertebrae, cervical of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 5 example(s).; Bone- vertebrae, lumbar of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 5 example(s).; Bone- vertebrae, lumbar of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 4 example(s).; Bone- vertebrae, thoracic of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 10 example(s).; Bone- vertebrae, thoracic of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 3 example(s).; Bone- vertebrae, thoracic of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 example(s). | |
| Period: | Byzantine | |
| Chronology: | late 11th | |
| Grid: | 261.58-260.79E, 1037.18-1038.28N | |
| XMin: | 260.79 | |
| XMax: | 261.58 | |
| YMin: | 1037.18 | |
| YMax: | 1038.28 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| Masl: | 82.9-84.14m. | |
| References: | Report: Nezi Field 2009 by Karl Goetze, Dan Leon (2009-05-25 to 2009-06-12) Image: digital 2009 2193 Image: digital 2009 2194 Object: C 2009 11 Object: MF 2009 30 Object: MF 2009 39 Coin: 2009 195 |
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