| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Basket | |
| Name: | Nezi Field, context 665 | |
| Area: | Nezi Field | |
| Title: | Black deposit north of apse 539, south of pit 430 | |
| Category: | Deposit | |
| Notebook: | 1106 | |
| Context: | 665 | |
| Page: | 0 | |
| Date: | 2012/04/14 | |
| Lot: | Lot 2012-010 | |
| Stratum: | Inclusions: tiles, stones (sometimes large) | |
| Description: | The soil color is dark reddish brown. The soil compaction is very soft. The soil is poorly sorted. It is sandy silt. | |
| Notes: | This is a visibly darker pit like context directly to the north of apse 539. It was revealed by cleaning context 648 previously. The soil contexts surrounding it are confused in nature with poorly defined boundaries and multifarious colours. It is clear, however, that 665 should come out first since it cuts all of them. We sieved 100% but even though the soil was darker did not find any ash or carbon inclusions. A large amount of iron in various forms was retrieved, however. A large amount of pottery sherds was found and it is our belief that pit 665 probably was a dump for one of the occupants of one of the adjacent buildings in the vicinity. Upon excavation of this pit we can see another dark layer underneath, although with no boundaries yet visible. This would turn out to be pit 704. | |
| Context Pottery: | Plainware. ; Fineware. ww plain (700-1120), plate. 2 rims. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. ww plain (700-1120)3 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. ww unglazed1 rim. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. pre-Medieval14 bodysherds. ; Fineware. ww polychrome (1050-1120), bowl. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. plain glazed, unslipped (800-1100), cup. 1 rim. 3 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. inwardly sloping rim stewpot (950-150)1 rim. ; Fineware. plain glazed, unslipped (800-1100), pitcher. 1 rim. 4 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. ww polychrome (1050-1120), cup. 2 rims. 3 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. pithos lid1 rim. ; Fineware. plain glazed, unslipped (800-1100), bowl. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. ww speckled1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. basin2 rims. ; Fineware. ww stamped and painted, plate. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. ww plain (700-1120), cup. 1 rim. 3 handles. 3 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. plain glazed, unslipped (800-1100), jar. 3 rims. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. collar rim stew pot (1000-1100)3 rims. ; Fineware. plain glazed, unslipped (800-1100), thymiaterion. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. plain glazed, unslipped (800-1100), misc. 5 bodysherds. (saved to lot) . | |
| Pottery Summary: | 57 frag(s) 0.3 kg. (100% saved) fineware. | |
| 558 frag(s) 14.9 kg. (2% saved) coarseware. | ||
| 207 frag(s) 2.4 kg. (3% saved) cooking ware. | ||
| Context Artifacts: | bronze, handle, 1; glass clear green, stem, 1; iron, lump, 4; tile, diamond-shaped, 1; glass clear colourless, bs 2; glass clear blue, bs 8, rim 3; iron, slag, 1; glass clear blue, tessera, 1; iron, nail, 8 | |
| Period: | Late Byzantine (1059-1210 AD) | |
| Chronology: | early 12th century | |
| Grid: | 270.02-265.74E, 1009.09-1010.67N | |
| XMin: | 265.74 | |
| XMax: | 270.02 | |
| YMin: | 1009.09 | |
| YMax: | 1010.67 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| Masl: | 86.82-87.02m. | |
| References: | Report: Nezi Field 2012 by Andrew Connor and Simon Oswald (2012-04-03 to 2012-04-20) Coin: 2012 32 Coin: 2012 34 |