Corinth Basket South Stoa, context 102

Collection:		Corinth
Type:		Basket
Name:		South Stoa, context 102
Area:		South Stoa
Context Type:		deposit
Title:		Fill of NW semi-circular cut in SE quad
Category:		Deposit
Notebook:		1109
Context:		102
Date:		2015/05/25
Lot:		Lot 2015-067
Stratum:		20% coarse pebbles, <5% carbon
Description:		Top slope of the context is slight down to the N. The soil color is light brownish brown. The soil compaction is compact. The soil is poorly sorted. It is silty sand.
Notes:		This context was opened in order to explore the NW semi-circular cut into the bedrock in the SE quadrant of shop VI. The soil is compacted on the top layer but is looser below. Thus far it seems this fill is overlaying the bedrock, as the soil has remained consistent throughout excavation here. This fill was likely cut by the foundation trench (86) for wall 38 and the later robbing trench for wall 44 (context 65). An early-dated loomweight was uncovered- it had a stamp of a head preserved on its front and an olive pit was also discovered here. Further excavation also showed that the cut of the context (106) is deeper than the cut of context 105 (deposit 101). Additionally, the sides are not sharp but curve gradually downward and the diamter of the base is narrower than the diameter of the top of the cut. This looks like a posthole, and might be part of an olive press. We will therefore close this context and continue excavation of the other circular cuts in this quadrant.
Context Pottery:		Coarseware. corinthian B, amphora. 5 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .corinthian B; Coarseware. mortar. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. miniature cup. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. pyxis. 1 complete profile. (saved to lot) .lid; Fineware. cyma kantharos. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. articulated kantharos. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. feeder. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .argive fabric; Cooking ware. Hellenistic, casserole. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .
Pottery Summary:		49 frag(s) 0.1 kg. (100% saved) fineware.
		47 frag(s) 1.2 kg. (100% saved) coarseware.
		32 frag(s) 0.1 kg. (100% saved) cooking ware.
Context Artifacts:		bronze, lump, 1 (saved to lot); bone, unidentified, 18 (saved to lot); loomweight, pyramidal, sim to Cor XII 1197, 350 BC (saved to lot); bronze ring 1 (saved to lot); tanagra figurine, fragment 1, drapery (saved to lot); bone bead pierced with bronze pin 1 (saved to lot); bronze earring 1 (saved to lot); iron, nail, 1 (saved to lot); bronze fish hook 1 (saved to lot)
Period:		Hellenistic
Chronology:		late 3rd-early 2nd c. BC
Grid:		327.4-326.6E, 1080.8-1081.75N
XMin:		326.6
XMax:		327.4
YMin:		1080.8
YMax:		1081.75
Site:		Corinth
City:		Ancient Corinth
Country:		Greece
Masl:		80.94-81.36m.
References:		Coins (5)