Corinth Basket: Nezi Field, context 7209
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Basket
Name:   Nezi Field, context 7209
Area:   Nezi Field
Context Type:   Foundation trench
Title:   Foundation Trench Fill
Category:   Deposit
Notebook:   1104
Context:   7209
Page:   0
Date:   2010/06/11
Stratum:   ceramic sherds, rooftile frags, some subrounded pebbles, ca. 10% inclusions
Description:   The soil color is light yellowish brown. The soil compaction is soft. The soil is moderately sorted. It is sandy silt.
Notes:   This is a foundation trench for Wall 7038 in the room NE of the courtyard. It was truncated by the 1960's excavations on the east and the robbing trench for wall 7200 on the west. This is an earlier foundation trench that the one found above it and is likely the same event as 7178.
Context Pottery:   Coarseware. pitcher. 1 bodysherd. ; Coarseware. pitcher. 1 rim. ; Coarseware. ; Fineware. plain glazed, unslipped (800-1100), chafing dish. 1 bodysherd.
Pottery Summary:   2 frag(s) 0.02 kg. (0% saved) fineware.
    33 frag(s) 0.61 kg. (0% saved) coarseware.
    10 frag(s) 0.06 kg. (0% saved) cooking ware.
Context Artifacts:   Bone- cranial of Mammalia, lg (Mammal - Large) - 2 example(s).; Bone- innominate of Aves, md (Bird - 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) - 1 example(s).; Bone- scapula of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 1 example(s).
Period:   Middle Byzantine (802-1058 AD)
Chronology:   11th century NPD
Grid:   274.65-274E, 1036.31-1036.52N
XMin:   274
XMax:   274.65
YMin:   1036.31
YMax:   1036.52
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
Masl:   83.74-83.96m.
References:   Report: Nezi Field 2010 by Charlotte Maxwell-Jones (2010-05-31 to 2010-06-18)