Corinth Basket: South Stoa, context 231
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Basket
Name:   South Stoa, context 231
Area:   South Stoa
Title:   Pit cut into bedrock, S of well 39
Category:   Deposit
Notebook:   1109
Context:   231
Date:   2015/6/10
Lot:   Lot 2015-075
Description:   The soil color is dark brownish brown. The soil compaction is soft.
Notes:   This small roughly circular pit was overlaid by the clay/mudstone floor (context 223) and is cut into the bedrock. The interpretation of the very hard substance that covered it remains unclear. The pit was 0.15 deep. It is notable for the large number of coins found within it.
Context Pottery:   Fineware. one handled cup. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .
Pottery Summary:   9 frag(s) 0.05 kg. (100% saved) fineware.
    2 frag(s) 0.01 kg. (100% saved) cooking ware.
Context Artifacts:   shell, flesh eater, 1 (saved to lot); Shell, venus, 1 (saved to lot); bone, unid, 5 (saved to lot); classical lamp, nozzle, 1 (saved to lot)
Period:   Hellenistic
Chronology:   early 3rd c. BC
Grid:   328.2-327.6E, 1084.4-1085N
XMin:   327.6
XMax:   328.2
YMin:   1084.4
YMax:   1085
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
Masl:   81.13-81.29m.
References:   Image: digital 2015 1126
Image: digital 2015 1127
Coins (9)