Corinth Basket Temple E, Southeast, context 697

Collection:		Corinth
Type:		Basket
Name:		Temple E, Southeast, context 697
Area:		Temple E, Southeast
Title:		Deposit in Center South Room 3
Category:		Deposit
Notebook:		1109
Context:		697
Date:		2015/05/07
Lot:		Lot 2015-018
Stratum:		10% inclusions, medium pebbles, sub Rounded Spherical.
Description:		Top slope of the context is slight down to the S. The soil color is light brownish yellow. The soil compaction is firm. The soil is moderately sorted. It is sandy silt.
Notes:		(KTT) In discussion with Guy and Panos we decided to take out the yellowish context underlying context 693. The context deepens as it proceeds South, below the bottom of level on 667. A good amount of pottery and larger fragments of bone are present in the context. To the E we have defined the layer of reddish soil, which proceeds SW from the E pier. Sweeping and trowling will hopefully reveal whether this is an isolated strip of soil or whether it lies under context 697. Troweling along the interface of the red and yellow contexts (yellow = 697) indicates that the red lies under the yellow. We are taking another pass to completely remove the context before proceeding. Discussion with Guy and his initial reading of the pottery suggests that the layer dates to the 14th century and so must have been cut into context 667. This reverses out earlier understanding of the stratigraphy where we had initially thought Context 667 had been cut into 697. Hopefully the coins will confirm ths preliminary reading. We will not be able to finish the second pass today, but we will have the workmen continue with it tomorrow morning. 8 May, 2015 (ERA) 7:28 Work resumed in the room continuing the removal of context 697. This second pass has taken Place N-S, following the inclination of the deposit. No new layer below has yet been revealed. (KTT) While we have been able to trace the red soil going under the yellow layer (697), more of this context remains to be removed from the center. It becomes more and more clear that this is a fairly deep and extensive pit cut into the mmiddle of Room 3. We will take a 3rd pass to continue removing the yellow soil. Work is proceeding slowly due to the need to sift. Nonetheless, due to the importance of the sieve in recovering pottery and especially coins, we will continue to sift the entire context regardless of the delay it causes. In the NE side of the layer a small rodent hole was revealed. In discussion with Panos and Larkin, we decided to change contexts for the third pass of the yellow layer. As it seems that we are coming to the bottom of it in some places, we hope that by changing the layer we will be better able to trace its boundaries in the plans and have better control over the settling of the layer. Following discussion with Guy and Panos we have decided to clear out the backfill if the 90's pit on Monday Morning (* see below). The workmen will leave a "Martyr" between context 697 and the pit for its cleaning. Additionally Panos sees 697 extending uner a rubbly layer in the NW. In discussion with Guy we had initially been told to leave this intact, however, as 697 goes under it, we will take this out and dig the NW continuation of 697 as a separate context, though of course is should equal context 697. The new context below 697 is 709 (697=709) * This will be done to ensure no contamination occurs between the 90's fill and the present context. 11 May 2015 (KTT) We opened another new context at Panos's insistence for the bottom of this context (721) Thus 697=709=721 27 May, 2015 (KTT) Piece of bone entered as "weird thing" on sheep taken as find, but not entered in "other finds." Sherd of pre-Roman pottery in glass bag. 3/06/2015 (L. Kennedy, R. Valente) All animal bones lotted with pottery, 4.9 kg, not examined.
Context Pottery:		Plainware. matte painted, plate. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. protomaiolica, slipped (1260-1325), bowl. 3 rims. 7 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. metallic ware, unslipped (1275-1335), basin. (saved to lot) .; Plainware. matte painted, pitcher. 22 rims. 50 handles. (saved to lot) .many body sherds; Fineware. metallic ware, unslipped (1275-1335), pitcher. 2 rims. 3 handles. 74 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. Frankish, amphora. 2 rims. (saved to lot) .agios stephanos; Fineware. RMR, slipped (1275-1325), bowl. 5 rims. 11 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. maiolica, plate. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .manganese and gree; Fineware. RMR, slipped (1275-1325), bowl. (saved to lot) .with green; Cooking ware. vertical folded, stewpot. 3 rims. (saved to lot) .; Plainware. matte painted, basin. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. protomaiolica, slipped (1260-1325), plate. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Plainware. matte painted, bowl. 4 rims. 2 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. zeuxippus sgraffito, slipped painted (1240-1260), bowl. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. vertical rim stewpot (1270-1320), stewpot. 11 rims. 8 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .2 with pie crusting; Fineware. protomaiolica, slipped (1260-1325), flanged bowl. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. veneto, bowl. 4 rims. 3 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. late sgraffito, slipped style VII (1250-1300)17 rims. 61 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. slipped plain glazed (1100-1300) (saved to lot) .many sherds; Fineware. metallic ware, unslipped (1275-1335), bowl. 4 rims. 5 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. glossy ware, bowl. 10 rims. 13 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. protomaiolica, slipped (1260-1325), plate. 2 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. maiolica archaica, pitcher. 2 rims. 9 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. maiolica archaica pisana, bowl. 2 rims. 2 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .
Pottery Summary:		455 frag(s) 3 kg. (100% saved) fineware.
		2133 frag(s) 18.35 kg. (100% saved) coarseware.
		650 frag(s) 4.56 kg. (100% saved) cooking ware.
Context Artifacts:		glass clear colorless blueish rim 1 BS 8 (saved to lot); iron nail head 1 (saved to lot); glass clear colorless base 2, 1 with high kick (saved to lot); glass clear colorless BS 16 (saved to lot); Late Roman Figurine, preserving nose and mouth (saved to lot); glass clear colorless BS 2 with prunts from prunted beaker as MF-14171 (saved to lot); glass clear colorless tubular foot 1 (saved to lot); shell 7 (saved to lot); glass clear colorless rim 3 BS with trails 4 (saved to lot); bronze strip 1 (saved to lot); glass clear colorless tubular base 3 (saved to lot); iron tack 1 (saved to lot); iron fragment 1 (saved to lot); glass clear colorless brownish BS 1 with trail (saved to lot); iron nails with square shank 24 (saved to lot); bronze piece with folded over hoop 1 (saved to lot); iron blade? 1 (saved to lot); iron fragments 4 (saved to lot); glass clear colorless rim 2 BS 14 (saved to lot); iron key 1 (saved to lot); iron hook 1 (saved to lot); bronze strips 3 (saved to lot); glass clear colorless blueish BS 7 (saved to lot); glass clear blue solid ring foot 1 (saved to lot); glass clear colorless prunted beaker as MF-14171 (saved to lot); shell 1 (saved to lot); iron nails with square shank 10 (saved to lot); bronze spindle hook 1 as Corinth 12, cat. 126 (saved to lot); iron nails with square shank 4 (saved to lot); glass clear colorless greenish BS 2, 1 with prunt (saved to lot); amphora waster, 2 (saved to lot); glass clear colorless base 1 with high kick (saved to lot)
Period:		Frankish (1210-1458 AD)
Chronology:		2nd quarter of 14th century
Grid:		114.25-110.15E, 1058.95-1063.2N
XMin:		110.15
XMax:		114.25
YMin:		1058.95
YMax:		1063.2
Site:		Corinth
City:		Ancient Corinth
Country:		Greece
Masl:		84.59-84.83m.
References:		Image: digital 2015 0601 Coins (5)