Corinth Basket: Nezi Field, context 7055
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Basket
Name:   Nezi Field, context 7055
Area:   Nezi Field
Title:   Compacted earth floor
Category:   Deposit
Notebook:   1104
Context:   7055
Page:   0
Date:   2010/06/01
Stratum:   5% mostly fine pebbles with some medium, all angular spherical and tabular. Some pottery
Description:   Top slope of the context is moderate down to the W. The soil color is light yellowish brown. The soil compaction is hard. The soil is moderately sorted. It is sandy silt.
Notes:   This context is located in the Western end of the ‘pithos’ room of Room F E-half. It is a compacted earth floor that slopes westward and it s W end is wall 20, its S end is wall 5334. This floor was removed in order to arrive at an even level with the rest of the ’pithos’ room. The excavation was stopped when the common level was reached.
Context Pottery:   Fineware. pre roman56 bodysherds. ; Fineware. esa, plate. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. stewpot. (saved to lot) .
Pottery Summary:   57 frag(s) 0.11 kg. (4% saved) fineware.
    154 frag(s) 0.94 kg. (0% saved) coarseware.
    73 frag(s) 0.32 kg. (1% saved) cooking ware.
Context Artifacts:   wall plaster red 1; iron slag 2; shel murex 1; water-proof plaser from cistern wall 1; lamp type 27 red painted shoulder 1; Bone- cranial of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 5 example(s).; Bone- indeterminate of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 1 example(s).; Bone- limb bone, undiff. of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 4 example(s).; Bone- metapodial of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 2 example(s).; Bone- rib of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 3 example(s).; Bone- shaft, proximal radius of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- tooth of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 example(s).
Period:   4th c. A.C.
Grid:   275.44-273.13E, 1015.88-1018.91N
XMin:   273.13
XMax:   275.44
YMin:   1015.88
YMax:   1018.91
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
Masl:   84.62-85.09m.
References:   Report: Nezi Field 2010 by W. Flint Dibble; Mark F. Piskorowski (2010-06-01 to 2010-06-21)