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"Blue 2010 Session 1 summary","Corinthia | Ancient Corinth | Central Area | Nezi Field","","Nezi Field 2010 by Rob Nichols, Marty Wells (2010-04-28 to 2010-04-29)","","Rob Nichols, Marty Wells; Corinth Excavations 2010; North of Nezi; We, Rob Nichols and Marty Wells, commenced excavation in the area north of Nezi during the first session of the 2010 Corinth excavation season, 6 April – 23 April.  We excavated primarily in the northwest room of the Byzantine house—the ‘well room’ (6288)—bounded by walls 54, 5631, 6426, 10086, 10081, 10087, 55 and 6333 (E. 273.95-283.00; N. 1026.9-1034.78). This session continues the work supervised by Katie Rask, Marty Wells et al. during the 2009 excavation season.  Generally, current excavation in this area continues the work carried out during the 1960s by Henry Robinson (director) and William Berg III (supervisor).  Our objectives were to expose the earlier (11th cent CE or before) layers of the room in order to understand the changes of space over time in the various phases as well as to open up the house for public display.; The following is a summary and interpretation of the first session of excavation. The director was Guy Sanders, the field director was Marty Wells, the pickmen were Thanasis Notis and Panos Stamatis, the shovelman Sotiris Raftopoulos, and the barrowman Vangelis Kollias. The dry sieve was operated by Raftopoulos and Kollias.; Late Byzantine (1059-1210 CE); Early in this period (it still may be a late Middle Byzantine action), a small rectangular pit was cut and filled (6757, 6753) against the corner of N-S wall 6421 and 6052.; This period saw quite a bit of activity geared changing the use of space in the room between n-s walls 10087 (and 10086) on the east and wall 54 on the west. Most importantly, it seems that two perhaps mid-byzantine walls (6421 and 6707) were robbed of their upper courses, probably to make room for the well (6288). Two well constructed plaster floors (6693 south of the well and 6748 in the center of the room) were laid in this period. A series of leveling fills in the room (6774, 6771, 6755, 6695) raised the center of the room considerably for the construction of these floors. East – west wall 6426 was built in this period, dividing what had most likely been one long north-south room (wall 55 at the north, probably wall 5341 at the south) into two rooms. More detailed discussion of these contexts follows below. ; In the center of the room, probably early in this period, a large trashy fill consisting of tiles, bone and small stone cobbles was deposited (6774, probably 6780 as well). The bones are quite weathered, suggesting that the fill contained re-deposited dirt that had been sitting exposed for some time. This may also be the case for the fill 6780, which seems to have been a re-deposited Hellenistic fill. A series of leveling fills (6771, 6766-67, 6769, 6755) served to bring the floor level up to accommodate a white clay floor surface (6748, including several resurfacings) that extended north to wall 55 and west perhaps to N-S wall 6421 before 6421 was later cut for the well 6288. At some point a small pit for a posthole was cut and later filled (6750 and 6751), though the relationship between this posthole and the surrounding surfaces is still unclear; for now it can only be added that in 2009, four postholes were excavated in this area but at a considerably higher level. At a later point the level of the room was raised again by two fills (6685, 6686).; In the southwest corner of the room a series of fills (6694, 6695) were deposited for the construction of floor 6693 (above two earlier Late Roman/Middle Byzantine walls (E-W 6707 and N-S 6421, probably contemporary, sharing foundation trench cut 6706), likely due to the fact that the shape of the room and its relationship to adjoining rooms by the Late Byzantine period had changed.  Further information of the area to the SW of walls 6707 and 6421 is hindered somewhat by the large tree root in the corner of the room as well as the fact that this area was one of those excavated in the 1960s.  At some point, wall 6422 was put in as a foundation for a higher level in later phases.; In the southern area of the room, leveling fill (6736) was used to accommodate an E-W wall (6426), which was later robbed out (6724, 6725) and cut by a large pit (5935, 1960s excavation).; Middle Byzantine (802-1058 CE); In the southern area of the room, leveling fills (6730, 6736) would later be used for the construction of the E-W wall 6426 (or these were fills that 6426 was built on. The fact that this area was excavated in the 1960s and in 2008 and 2009 makes definite dates for this wall’s construction difficult to ascertain.  Two pits were also dug in this area, though their relationship with the surrounding architecture remains unclear.  The first pit (6742, 6741) was cut south of fill 6736 and is remarkable for containing a large amount of carbon and a nearly complete cookpot. The second (6745, 6746) was cut and appeared to extend N-S along wall 6421 and may have been part of the foundation trench for this wall. ; E-W wall 6707 and N-S wall 6421 were constructed during this period.  Wall 6707 abutted 6421 on its western side and share foundation trench 6706.  The upper courses of the walls were most likely robbed out at the same time in order to accommodate well 6288 later. Eventually the middle section of 6421 was robbed out and filled (6709, 6721), with the lower courses abutting wall 5631 to the south, and terminating on the north at the same elevation as wall 55. This robbing trench fill would be cut by well 6288 in a later phase.; Quite late, the E-W wall 6052 was robbed out and filled in (6718 and 6719); later a pit (6712) seems to have been cut into the robbing trench fill.; Late Roman/Early Byzantine (300-801 CE); These layers are concentrated primarily in the center of the room. In the Late Roman period, a sewer drain (structure 6827) was in existence (we have not dated the structure as of yet), oriented NW-SE, under the phases of the later Byzantine room and continued under wall 10086 to the east. It consisted of a combination of building materials: worked fieldstones, marble pavers and a collection of weathered and/or badly carved architectural members: two geison blocks (so far excavated), one half-column cut lengthwise, and an unfluted (so far as is visible) column with an offset empolium.  At some point the drain went out of use, and an extensive fill of re-deposited material (6788) was deposited over it, followed by subsequent fills 6686, and 6682 in later periods.; Middle Roman (200-400 CE); During this period a pit was cut to the south (6824, 6822) into a deposit of reddish fill (6813). It is possible that this cut may be for a pit which was later cut by the sewer and then partially filled in by the fill (6788) overlying the sewer.  Again, the fact that this area had been previously excavated makes understanding the relationship between this pit and the fill over the sewer difficult to understand. It is possible that what had been an early pit (6824, 6822), with pottery dating to the middle Roman period, was later cut due to sewer maintenance. We only had a small portion of the cut on the south side.  ; Conclusions/ Suggestions for Further Excavation; Based on current excavation, the earlier phases of the Byzantine house were constructed over a Late Roman sewer and contained a good deal of reused material and re-deposited fill, perhaps from the Forum to the north.  In the later chronological phases the internal space of the room was modified and enlarged: the walls in the South and Southwest went out of use and were either filled above their foundations or robbed out completely. The large white clay floor surface in the middle of the room may have extended beyond what was visible upon its excavation; evidence for this may have been obliterated in the construction of the four large piers (observed in the 2009 excavations) used to support a second story.  See the Blue summary from 2009 for more detailed discussion on the cutting of the clay/plaster floors 6693 and 6748.; The position of the sewer indicates that the Late Roman E-W road may have passed near to this later room.  Director Guy Sanders has suggested prima facie that the major N-S artery to the East of the room may have been wider in the earlier phases, perhaps incorporating the sewer in its urban space; in the later Byzantine periods and with the construction of the major house walls, the road contracted. ; Additional items to consider:; 1.    Mid-Byzantine wall 6707 seems to have extended west past wall 54 about 50cm. What is the wall’s relationship to the surrounding contexts during that time?; 2.    The Late Roman sewer (6827, revealed under fill 6788): from where are the drain builders getting the architectural members to use as coverslabs? The South Stoa? Some then-defunct admin building? Where was the Late Roman road? Where does the drain go? Can we find a more precise date for the drain after excavating under it? Further excavation and investigation into these issues will have to wait until the second session.; 3.    The relationship between the sewer and fill above it (6827, 6788) the red fill to the south (6813) and what remains of a pit cut (6824) is not fully understood.  See the notes on 6824.","","","","Report","","Corinth","","Corinth:Report:Nezi Field 2010 by Rob Nichols, Marty Wells (2010-04-28 to 2010-04-29)"
"2010 Session II White Team Final Report: Area North of 1961 Byzantine House - west room and southwest corner","Corinthia | Ancient Corinth | Central Area | Nezi Field","","Nezi Field 2010 by Tully, John (2010-05-05 to 2010-05-21)","","North of Nezi 2010; White Second Session Report (John Tully); ; The following summarizes the results of excavations in two areas north of Nezi field during the second session of the 2010 excavation season at Corinth. These areas were:; - the area bounded by coordinates 265.90-270.70 E, 1023.65-1028.00 N.  This was known as the 'West Room' in Yellow Third Session 2009, and was excavated from 5 May, 2010, until 14 May, 2010.  For consistency, this will here too be referred to as the West Room.; - the area bounded by coordinates 275.01-276.92 E, 1027.53-1028.88 N.  This was known as the southwest corner of the 'Well Room', the east room of the Byzantine house, in Blue First Session 2010, and was excavated from 14 May, 2010, until 20 May, 2010.  For consistency, this will here too be referred to as the Southwest corner.; Supervising these excavations were Guy Sanders (director) and Martin Wells (field director). The excavator was John Tully, with assistance from supervisors and workmen in the area.  ; The objective in the 'West Room' was to complete removal of all material occupation traces, focussing initially on the area under 6624, and, in particular, to trace any sign of a possible EW road or pathway in this area.  The objective in the Southwest Corner was to trace the ashy deposit noted by Blue Third Session 2010 on the south side of Wall 5631 as continuing under the wall, and to understand better the activity in the area.;  ; Conclusions:; 'West Room'; 6923, the large deposit of large Neolithic and Early Helladic Sherds excavated last, is strong evidence for Neolithic and Early Helladic settlement in this area. ; The juxtaposition of Early Helladic and Hellenistic layers supports previous hypotheses that this area was not a focus for the classical or archaic city.; The juxtaposition of Hellenistic and Byzantine layers provides further evidence for site reorganisation and cutting-back that occurred in this area in the Early Byzantine period.; No additional evidence for an EW road or pathway through this area was found beyond the probable E-W robbing trench of the southern side of the decumanus excavated in 2009.; ; The Southwest Corner; The stratigraphy in this area was disturbed owing to a tree in the SW corner, and prior excavation in the 1960s. 6972, as the deposit nearest the tree, may have been particularly affected.  Nevertheless, its ceramic date, if accepted, gives foundation trench 6704 and its associated wall 6421 a terminus post quem of 5th/6th AD.; The consistency of the dating of the deposits below 6972 excavated suggests that this area represents the results of a single dump c 225 BC.; ; Future Considerations; Excavation in both areas was prematurely terminated, before bedrock was reached, because of the low quantity of pottery being recovered.  As such, both might be productively explored.  In particular:; West Room; The area under the redeposited fill of 6887 might lead to a deeper understanding of Neolithic and Early Helladic activity in this area.; the Southwest Corner; The area under 7008 and foundation trench 6707 might be examined to investigate activity prior to the third quarter of the third century BC.; ; 'West Room'; The West Room was excavated in the 1960s by Lattimore and Berg (NB 229, p 180), but most recently in the second and third session 2009.  Our efforts in 2010 concentrated on completing the excavation started in 2009.  As such, it was a broad, shallow dig, with several isolated parts of the room being excavated for their traces of material occupation.; ; Early Helladic and Neolithic Occupation; Most Early Helladic and Neolithic material found in this area was found in Hellenistic layers, and small, consistent with being redeposited colluvium washed down from Acrocorinth.  6923, however, was a thick, compact layer, and contained only Neolithic and Early Helladic sherds up to Early Helladic II, suggesting that this was not redeposited.; ; Hellenistic occupation; Most evidence of occupation found was Hellenistic, in layers also containing much redeposited Neolithic and Early Helladic material.  This was primarily found in the higher area to the north of the room under stone structure 6853: 6849 (2nd quarter 3rd BC), 6863 (3rd BC), 6870 (mid 3rd BC), 6875 (1st half 3rd BC), 6887 (3rd BC).  ; The juxtaposition of Byzantine and Hellenistic layers supports theories of post-Roman clearing and site reorganisation in this area.  ; The absence of archaic and classical material from these redepositions perhaps supports the notion that this area was being newly occupied in this period, with the focus of the earlier city elsewhere, further to the north.  Alternatively, this may also reflect significant site reorganisation and clearing in the early Hellenistic period.; ; Roman occupation; Roman occupation has previously been traced in this room, eg, in 6673 (1st/2nd AD), the robbing trench to the west of the western bothros.  The only additional evidence discovered for Roman activity this year was robbing trench 6893 for wall 6157, previously identified on the excavation of cut 6380 as context 6381.  Fill 6894 dated this to the late 1st BC/early 1st AD.  It is noteworthy that both of these actions are fills for robbing trenches, and that both are at a lower elevation than the layers dated ceramically to the Hellenistic period (6649 and below).  The Roman floor level, if such there was, would thus most likely have been at a higher level, one not here present quite possibly because of post-Roman clearing of the site, rather than because of lack of occupation. ; ; Byzantine occupation; Much previous evidence for Byzantine activity had already been identified in previous years in this room, down to the late 10th/11th centuries (6646).  Only two further such traces were found in this excavation. ; A feature of seven stones in two rows (6853) was revealed in 2009 by the excavation of 6624 (11th AD NPD).  6868, the fill on which the stones sat, was ceramically Byzantine (NPD), but contained a coin of Romanus I (931-944), indicating that the structure was likely constructed and in use in the Middle Byzantine period, a date also in keeping with that of 6624.  This was the only structure excavated or revealed this year.; Deposit 6903, a fill of Byzantine date (NPD), filled cut 6904, a thin cut of the southeast corner of the higher area in the northern part of the room.  Only a small section of this cut survives, as it was itself cut by cut 6665 (filled by deposit 6676: late 12th/early 13th), excavated in 2009.  Nevertheless, the profile of 6904 suggests a pit rather than a robbing trench.  In addition, the looser soil forming 6903 was only identified after excavation of 6875, a context of Hellenistic date.  As the edge of the higher area slanted here, it is possible that 6904 did not cut 6675 (1st half 3rd BC).  Alternatively, we may have missed 6904 when excavating 6675.  In 2009, the excavators believed that cut 6665, a robbing trench filled by deposit 6676 (late 12th/early 13th), cut the layer we this year excavated as 6875.  If correct, this would suggest we did miss the cut at a higher level.  Alternatively, they may have failed to notice 6904, which was very slender.; ; Southwest Corner; This area was last excavated by Marty Wells and Rob Nichols, Blue First Session 2010.   In exploring the room, they unearthed wall 6421 restricting access to the southwest corner, and excavated its foundation trench (6704: Late Roman/mid-Byzantine).  We returned to learn more about earlier activity in this area.  Excavations were complicated by a tree in the southwest corner of the room, where walls 54 and 5651 meet. This could not be removed as it was structural, and might imperil them.  Its roots had caused some disturbance to the stratigraphy.; ; Hellenistic occupation; Bar 6972, all activity was dated to the 3rd BC, and involved a large dumped fill in several layers.  These layers extended under the walls, and were disrupted by root activity from a tree in the southwestern corner of the area.  Hence, each was taken as multiple contexts.  There was a significant number of joins not just between contexts forming the same layer, however, but between layers, including between 6993 and 7008, and 6888 and 6993.  This may be owing to root activity.  Alternatively, given the close dating of the contexts, all to the 3rd century BC (2nd half, 2nd quarter, 3rd quarter, or 225 BC +/- 10 years), we might argue that the fill represents stages of a single dumping or clearance operation.  In favour of this may be that all deposits sloped to the NE, suggesting they were all dumped from the same direction.; ; Late Roman activity; 6972, a small patch of fill dated to the 5th/6th AD, was the only additional evidence of late Roman activity found in this area.  It is also the latest layer cut by 6706, the foundation trench for wall 6421.  As such, it confirms the late Roman/mid Byzantine date ascribed that trench, and wall.","","","","Report","","Corinth","","Corinth:Report:Nezi Field 2010 by Tully, John (2010-05-05 to 2010-05-21)"
"2010 Session II Blue Final Report: Well Room (A), Room south of Courtyard (B), and Room South of the Byzantine House ( C )","Corinthia | Ancient Corinth | Central Area | Nezi Field","","Nezi Field 2010 by Cameron Pearson and Lincoln Nemetz Carlson (2010-05-27 to 2010-05-28)","","Corinth Excavations 2010 Session II; North of Nezi Room A; We, Cameron Pearson and Lincoln Nemetz Carlson, continued the excavation in the area north of Nezi opened by Rob Nichols and Martin Wells in the first excavation session of 2010. During the first week of the second session of the 2010 Corinth excavation season, May 4 – May 7 we excavated primarily in the northwest room of the Byzantine house—the ‘well room’ (6288)—bounded by walls 54, 5631, 6426, 10086, 10081, 10087, 55 and 6333 (E. 273.95-283.00; N. 1026.9-1034.78). Generally, current excavation in this area continues the work carried out during the 1960s by Henry Robinson (director) and William Berg III (supervisor).  Our objectives were to continue the work of the previous session and expose the drain structure 6727 in order to see if there was any evidence of a Roman north-south road in the area.; The following is a summary and interpretation of the first part of the second session of excavations. The director was Guy Sanders, the field director was Marty Wells, the pickmen were Thanasis Notis and Panos Stamatis, the shovelman and barrowman Sotiris Raftopoulos, and the dry sieve was operated by Iannis Senis ; Late Roman/Early Byzantine (300-801 CE); These layers are concentrated primarily in the center of the room in and around drain (structure 6827). In the Late Roman period, a sewer drain (structure 6827) was in existence, which has been dated to the late 4rd- 5th c. B.C.E. on pottery (6931, 6939, 6943) found between it and the cut for the drain (6737). It is oriented NW-SE, under the phases of the later Byzantine room and continued under wall 10086 to the east. It is unclear if it continued to the west. It is possible that it connected to the north-south drain associated with the Roman road east of room. The drain consisted of a combination of building materials: worked fieldstones, marble pavers and a collection of weathered and/or badly carved architectural members: two geison blocks, three half-columns cut lengthwise, and two unfluted (so far as is visible) cylindrical blocks, one with an offset empolium.  At some point the drain went out of use, and an extensive fill of re-deposited 8th c. material (6788) was deposited over it, followed by subsequent Middle Byzantine activity 6686 and 6682 in later periods.; Excavation west of the built part of the sewer revealed that there were no more covering slabs despite the walls of the drain curving southwest. The cylindrical rough-hewn block (not a column) with the offset empolium to the south was fully uncovered along with a badly carved half column and some worked fieldstones to the north.  They all lined the drain. It is unclear whether this part of the drain was ever covered or if it was robbed out at some point. One of the half columns was revealed lying near the bottom of the drain (cf.6867).; Based on the contexts (6931, 6939, 6943), between the drain (6827) and the cut (6737) the date of the drain’s construction is 4th-5th c. AD. It is unclear which roads or other drains it was connected to but it is likely linked with the unexcavated sewer next to the Roman road just above it to the east. It then goes out of use in the middle 6th -7th c. The top layer (6856) of the small mound that formed the western end of where the covering slabs had lain over the drain dates to the 7th c. but it could have fallen in from above as the slabs were not sealed by any means (the drain continued to the west but with no covering slabs). The rest of the fill  (6854, 6860, 6861), which was clearly from the wash inside the covered portion of dates to the middle of the 6th c.; One explanation for the different layers and types of soil inside the area where the drain was covered is that it was plugged up some time in the 7th c. The small mound toward the west of the covered area would have been created by the blocking. The half column found during the removal of the bottom fill (6867) for the drain (6827) could have served this purpose. The covering slabs to the west and any evidence of the dark silt (6854, 6861) not found outside of where the drain was covered (6832) would have been removed during this stopping up operation. The problem with this explanation is that there is no clear evidence that the soil (6867) at the bottom of the covered eastern section of the drain is earlier than the fill that hypothetically would have been used to fill up the western part (6832). Furthermore, in order for the stopping up theory to be validated, there would have be a good explanation as to why a century or two after its construction such trouble would be taken to plug it up.; A second idea is that the drain simply went out of use. However, this explanation has to account for why the soil in the covered portion of the drain contained layers of dark silt and wetter soil (6854, 6860, 6861), which were not found outside to the west (6832).  If it clogged up on its own there should be traces of this silt to the west as well. It is possible that the silt was removed while the covering slabs to the west were robbed out, perhaps in connection with the building of wall 6421 or its repair.; A third solution would have the drain simply never containing covering slabs to the west. James Herbst has suggested that there would have been a need for such drains to funnel out water before it flooded the forum to the south but it is doubtful that the drain would have been able to function without covering slabs. ; Of important note is that during a cleanup defining the edge of one of the Frankish piers (6841), a piece of Roman sculpture, most likely from a relief, was found. It consists of the right side of the face (S 2010).  ;  Conclusion; We have dated the drains (6827) construction (4th-5th c.) and the end of its use (7th c.) Notably, we did not find evidence for a Roman north-south road in or around the drain. It remains to be explained why the drain was built at such a late date. It if is associated with the road’s construction to the east it should be early (ca. 1st c.). For a clearer picture of why and for what purpose the drain was built at this time, comparanda from other Roman drains in Corinth will need to be studied. ; ; ; ; Corinth Excavations 2010 Room B; North of Nezi; We, Cameron Pearson and Lincoln Nemetz Carlson, continued the excavation in the area north of Nezi opened by Sarah Lima, Mark Hammond, and Kiersten Spongberg in session II 2009.  ; During the second week of the second session of the 2010 Corinth excavation season, May 10 – May 19 we excavated primarily in what we are calling Room B (the second room we dug this session which was called the East Room by the previous excavators) south of the courtyard in the Byzantine house— Bounded by walls 5403  to the south, 6300, 6027,  (threshold) 6285 to the east, 5483 to the west, and to the north 6267,  (threshold) 5671, and (foundation) 6245. Our objectives were to continue the work of the previous session and to search for any trace of a North-South Roman road. ; The following is a summary and interpretation of the second part of the second session of excavations. The director was Guy Sanders, the field director was Marty Wells, the pickmen were Thanasis Notis and Panos Stamatis, the shovelman and barrowman Sotiris Raftopoulos, and the dry sieve was operated by Iannis Senis.; Hellenistic 3rd Century; A series of ash pits were found in the southwest (6901, 6906, 6917) and one in the north (6924). All of these dated to the Hellenistic period with one late Roman contaminant in 6906 and three in 6926. Despite the contaminants, which probably entered these ash contexts because we mistakenly dug them before later contexts or due to overdigging, it seems most likely that in the Hellenistic period the whole area covered by Room B was an ash dump for some sort of industry. ; Late Roman 3rd C.; A large cut, as of yet undated, appears to run east-west through the center of the room. It could have been for a Roman wall along the south side of the east-west road. There is evidence for this cut in the rooms to the east and west of Room B. A small wall bit, most likely a foundation, (6968) might be what is left of the robbing out of this Roman east-west wall. The pottery on top of this wall bit (6968) dates to the 3rd c. AD (6966). Another possible small foundation for a wall (6937) runs north-south under wall 5403. The relationship between these two hypothetical wall foundations is unclear as they have not been excavated. We are also unsure if the tile dump 6916 is a structure at all (whether a furnace or another wall foundation?).  However, we can postulate that sometime from the 6th-8th c., the Roman wall was robbed out and filled with deposits 6967, and possibly 6982 and 6888 as well. Another problem left for future excavation is the relationship if any of wall 6933 to wall 6120. We had originally thought that wall 6120 was associated with paving stones 6190, which reached the wall. But since the Hellenistic ash is visible just below wall 6120 it is possible that this wall is earlier than the paving stones which are associated with threshold 5285 to the east, which the previous excavators had concluded was earlier than threshold 6261 on the north side of the room but has no precise date.   ; Conclusions; In Room B we hypothesize that a Hellenistic ash layer was probably cut for a wall of an east-west Roman road.  We exposed the cut which should be explored by the next team.  They should begin at the north west of the cut and try to decide what the relationship is between the cut and walls 6968 and 6933. We could not see evidence for the cut continuing on the area just east of wall 6933. There was a clear greenish layer passing form the western to the northern scarp of 6967, implying that the cut does not continue between walls 6933 and 6968. However, the paving stones at the bottom of fill 6967 appear to end at the northern edge of the cut, indicating that it does indeed continue along the lines of wall 6968 to the west. Other questions to answer are what is 6915. Is it a structure of a dump? Also it could be that wall foundations 6937 and 6968 formed a corner where the north south road met. What is their relationship?  ; Room C ; ; In the third week of Session II, we turned out attention to the room directly to the South of Room B, referred to here as “Room C.”  Room C was last investigated by Anne Feltovich, Catherine Persona and Emily Rush during the 2008 season. Room C, referred to as Room E by Feltovich, Person and Rush during the 2008 excavation, is bounded by walls 5403 to the north (formerly W 32), Wall 5435 to the west (formerly W 22), Wall 5435 to the South (formerly W 23) and 5346 to the east.  ; We were interested in looking into the relationship between the Room B and Room C, which appeared to be terraced above Room B, and for looking of signs of the N-S Roman road that may have ran through both rooms.  ; During the 2008 session, the previous excavators established that the wall dividing the room, Wall 5446, was the first wall in the room and the other walls in the room were built in this order.; ; a) Wall 5446 ; b) Wall 5403; c) Wall 5435; d) Wall 5434; e) Wall 5346.; Early on in the excavation, we discovered a wall (Wall 7001) running parallel with 5446 to the west of 5446.  Wall 7001 also seems to have been cut by the foundation trench for wall 5403 and thus is one of the earliest features of the room.  At this time, however, it is hard to say whether wall 7001 predates, postdates or is contemporary with wall 5446.  Two overlying early Roman Contexts (6997 and 7003) deposited between Walls 7001 and 6997 would seem to indicate that both walls predate the 2nd century AD.  Walls 7001 and 5446 also seem to be aligned with Structure 6916 (the furnace or tile dump) and Wall 6937 in Room B, but this might be coincidental.  Further investigation of Structure 6916 is recommended in order to establish its relationship, if any, to Wall 7001.; ; It seems that during the late 1st/early 2nd century AD, the area between Walls 7001 and 5446 and the area to the east of Wall 5446 (between 5446 and wall 5346) were filled with leveling deposits (6997/7031 and 7010/7021) which brought the surface of the room to the current extant height of the two walls (7001 and 5446).  At the present time, however, we do not have enough information to understand the intentions behind this action.; ; In the late 3rd/early 4th century AD, a pit (Cut 7020) was cut into the 1st/early 2nd century deposit (7010/7021) up against and to the east of Wall 5446 and a large amount of charcoal and ash was deposited (Deposit 7019).  The top of this pit of charcoal was cut by the construction of another pit above it during the 6th century AD (Cut 5380).  Fill to the west of wall 5435 (7003)  dates to the same period (3rd/early 4th century AD) as the charcoal and ash deposit, though it is unclear if the two deposits are related.  ; ; Excavations and cleaning also revealed a partial Greek inscription on the southern face of a block in Wall 5446.  Although we were able to make out and transcribe a couple of letters (as documented on Structure 5446 Context Sheet), the fragmentary nature of the inscription inhibits any further conclusions as to the nature of the writing.","","","","Report","","Corinth","","Corinth:Report:Nezi Field 2010 by Cameron Pearson and Lincoln Nemetz Carlson (2010-05-27 to 2010-05-28)"