Corinth Basket Temple E, Southeast, context 313

Collection:		Corinth
Type:		Basket
Name:		Temple E, Southeast, context 313
Area:		Temple E, Southeast
Title:		Fill layer between Room 7 and Corridor
Category:		Deposit
Notebook:		1108
Context:		313
Date:		2014/05/15
Stratum:		around 40% primarily fine and coarse pebbles (spherical and sub-rounded), few fragments of glass and ceramic
Description:		Top slope of the context is level. The soil color is light brownish black. The soil compaction is firm. The soil is poorly sorted. It is sandy silt.
Notes:		In order to better understand the relationships between Room 7, the Corridor, and the north wall of the church and its associated robbing trench, the souther section line of Room 7 was removed. Sections were placed across the corridor at the east and west walls of the church. Then, we began excavating the thin, crusty layer of fill at the interface between Room 7 and the corridor, which had been excavated north of the artificial line as context 194. As we come down, discolored patches are beginning to emerge, along with a few small chunks of charcoal. A protective layer was placed on this area during the excavation, in order to explore that area more fully later (context 325). In addition, an object, perhaps a knife or saw, was found on the surface of 313 (see context 319 for the knife). As the excavation continued to the east, a rockier deposit was noticed, so 313 was closed. There was also a color change in the deposits, from a lighter to darker. It is possible that 313 goes under 300 (this new rocky deposit), meaning that 300 could have been dumped on 313 at some point for an unknown reason at this time.
Context Pottery:		Coarseware. matt painted, bowl. 2 bodysherds. ; Fineware. Glossy ware, plate. 2 bodysherds. ; Coarseware. matt painted, stamnos. 2 rims. 1 handle. 29 bodysherds. ; Fineware. RMR, slipped (1275-1325), plate. 2 rims. ; Fineware. metallic ware, unslipped (1275-1335), pitcher. 2 rims. 6 bodysherds. ; Fineware. RMR, slipped (1275-1325), bowl. 6 rims. 1 bodysherd. ; Fineware. protomaiolica, slipped (1260-1325), plate. 1 bodysherd. blue deco; Fineware. late sgraffito, slipped style VII (1250-1300), bowl. ; Fineware. metallic ware, unslipped (1275-1335), bowl. 1 bodysherd. ; Fineware. RMR, slipped (1275-1325), basin. 1 rim. multi-handeled; Fineware. protomaiolica, slipped (1260-1325), bowl. 1 rim. blue deco; Fineware. late sgraffito, slipped style VII (1250-1300), plate. 1 rim. ; Fineware. Veneto, bowl. 1 rim. 1 bodysherd. ; Fineware. Veneto, bowl. 1 bodysherd. rouletting
Pottery Summary:		67 frag(s) 0.4 kg. (0% saved) fineware.
		351 frag(s) 2.4 kg. (0% saved) coarseware.
		85 frag(s) 0.45 kg. (0% saved) cooking ware.
Context Artifacts:		glass, clear blue green, rim, 1; glass, clear olive green, prunted beaker, bs, 7; glass, clear blue green, Frankish beaker as MF 95-15, base, 1; iron, nail square shank, 3; glass, clear blue green, dip kick from Frankish beaker, 1; glass, light blue green, prunted beaker as MF 14171, base, 1; bronze, strip, 1; bronze, strip, 1; glass, clear colorless, bs, 1; iron, broken hook or ring, 1; iron, lump, 10; glass, clear coloress, prunted beaker as MF 92.38, bs, 2; glass, clear blue, bs, 3; iron, nail, 2; glass, clear colorless, Frankish beaker - perhaps as MF 92-38, base, 3
Period:		Frankish (1210-1458 AD)
Chronology:		Mid 14th century
Grid:		126.1-121.8E, 1075.2-1077.9N
XMin:		121.8
XMax:		126.1
YMin:		1075.2
YMax:		1077.9
Site:		Corinth
City:		Ancient Corinth
Country:		Greece
Masl:		84.97-85.03m.
References:		Coin: 2014 130 Coin: 2014 131