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During the second and third sessions of the 2008 season at Corinth, a contingent of Team Green excavated to the W of a 1960s-excavated courtyard within the greater area of North of Nezi. The area of excavation ... staircase. 2008 excavations around ... 2008, near the junction of ... Wall 71; in 2008, the robbed |
Sarah Lima
Session 3
End of Season Report
15 June, 2009
Between the dates of May 25, 2009 and June 15, 2009 (Session III), our excavation team comprised of Sarah Lima (recorder), Panos Kakouros (pickman), ... Final Report 2009 - rooms south of the courtyard of the Byzantine House, |
| Finger ring with hoop squared in section opposite the bezel, becoming rounded approaching the bezel, which is oval with beveled its two long sides on its underside. Gold (XRF 88% Au) Complete or intact ... 3rd/2nd c. B.C.- Early Empire , 1st c. A.C ... Recovered from the screen by Sarah Lima. Because its approximate position |
The following is a summary of excavations of Frankish and Late Byzantine levels by the Green team in North of Nezi in the 2008 season. Our area lies directly N of the courtyard of the Byzantine house ... Corinthia | Ancient Corinth | Central Area | Nezi Field |
| Deposit 1104 6825 0 20% inclusions: small to medium pebbles, tile, small flecks of calcium carbonate, pottery; surface is very compact. Top slope of the context is level. The soil color is dark reddish ... 11th c., npd ... by the excavation of 6819, ... - Medium) - 7 ... md (Mammal - Medium) - 7 |
Deposit 1104 6783 0 10% inclusions: small rocks, pottery, tile, small flecks of calcium carbonate Top slope of the context is level. The soil color is dark reddish brown. The soil compaction is firm. The ... Middle Byzantine or Frankish, npd ... Nezi Field, context 6783 |
Deposit 1104 6744 0 5% inclusions: some tile, pottery, and small lenses of calcium carbonate; semi-compact soil Top slope of the context is uneven. The soil color is dark yellowish brown. The soil compaction ... 12th c., npd ... Medium) - 7 example(s).; Bone- ... edges by a softer soil with ... pre-excavation of 6744.
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Deposit 1101 394 0 pebbles, pottery tile 30% Top slope of the context is level. The soil color is light reddish yellow. The soil compaction is firm. The soil is moderately sorted. It is clayey silt. We ... first half 13th century ... aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 7 ... is bounded by wall 332 on ... wall 332.
4/6/2008: As we |
Deposit 1104 6791 0 15% inclusions: small pebbles, some pottery, small flecks of charcoal, lots of bone Top slope of the context is uneven. The soil color is dark greyish brown. The soil compaction is ... early 13th c ... Corinthia | Ancient Corinth | Central Area | Nezi Field |
Deposit 1104 6838 0 Lot 2010-003 40% inclusions -- glass, bronze, cobbles (sub-rounded), roof tiles -- almost no patterning Top slope of the context is slight down to the S. The soil color is dark greyish ... first half of 12th c ... Nezi Field, context 6838 |
| Large pit at N edge of excavation - truncated by 20th C excavation of the South Stoa, fr. NE ... specific view FinePix S7000 Nezi Field, context 5662 ... 2003-01-07 00:49:04+02 ... Nezi Field |
| Large pit at N edge of excavation - truncated by 20th C excavation of the South Stoa, fr. Above ... specific view FinePix S7000 Nezi Field, context 5662 ... 2003-01-07 00:52:30+02 ... Large pit at N edge of excavation - truncated by 20th C excavation of the South Stoa, fr. |
Deposit 1103 6397 0 5% inclusions: angular stones, small ceramics (0.04m), few cobbles The soil color is light greyish brown. The soil compaction is firm. The soil is moderately sorted. It is fine sand ... mid-13th ... revealed by excavation of context 5606 in 2008.
Excavation revealed an ... of Mammalia, lg (Mammal - Large) - 1 example(s).; Bone- ... hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 |
Deposit 1103 622 0 70% fine-coarse subrounded pebbles, roof tiles, bone, ceramic, cobbles Top slope of the context is level. The soil color is dark pinkish grey. The soil compaction is loose. The soil ... second half 12th ... context is cut by robbing ... this point of excavation to ... shell lima 1 murex 1; Bone- Not in Table - 1 |
Deposit 1103 6438 0 Lot 2009-088 10% bone, pottery, subrounded spherical cobbles, charcoal bits (2-7cm) Top slope of the context is level. The soil color is light greenish grey. It is mixed- see description ... 1270-80 ... Nezi Field, context 6438 |
Deposit 1101 5179 0 Inclusions: ash - dark layer on top; angular stones of mixed sizes (up to approx. 0.08) Top slope of the context is slight. The soil color is dark mixed. The soil compaction is loose ... 1st-early 2nd npd ... Small pit fill - bottom stratum - ashy & carbon ri |
The following is a summary of excavations in three areas in North of Nezi: the courtyard of a Byzantine house, the room north of the courtyard, a room south west of the courtyard and a suite of rooms south ... from May 26th to June 13 ... excavated by Nathaniel Andrade ... session of 2008 by Matthew |
Deposit 1103 6393 0 2% inclusions - bone, very small angular pebbles The soil color is light greyish brown. The soil compaction is loose. The soil is well sorted. It is sandy silt. This vessel was resting ... 2009/05/13 ... Nezi Field, context 6393 |
| Cut 1103 6253 0 Lot 2009-017 Ceramics (mostly tile fragments); Stones (small to medium subrounded spherical pebbles); 75% inclusions The soil color is dark greyish brown. The soil compaction is firm. It ... 13th ... fully excavated in 2008 ... Byzantine house, revealed by the ... 2008 context .
Context 6253 |
We, Joseph Lillywhite, Joel Rygorsky, Matthew Sears and Martin Wells, continued excavation in the entirety of Nezi Field from May 5 – June 13th, 2008. This report will summarize our own findings, while ... Nezi Field 2008 by ... Wells (2008-04-07 to 2008-06-13) |
Deposit 1104 6788 0 Lot 2010-021 30% inclusions: pottery fragments, bone and small stones Top slope of the context is level. The soil color is dark brownish brown. The soil compaction is compact. The soil ... 8th cent. CE with archaic to 6th cent. CE mixture ... Nezi Field |
Deposit 1103 6423 0 Ceramics, bone, ash, lime mortar, stones (small-medium subrounded angular pebbles) ca. 30% inclusions The soil color is dark reddish brown. The soil compaction is firm. The soil is ... late 11th-very early 12th ... which was excavated as context 6276. Excavation of ... order to continue excavation ... Table - 1 example(s).; glass |
Deposit 1104 5943 0 Lot 2010-25 5% inclusions: stones (small-coarse pebbles; angular-subrounded; spherical), tile, pottery, bone Top slope of the context is moderate down to the E. The soil color is dark ... First half of 13th ... the excavation season in ... defined by a cut (6326). It ... early 13th century in date. |
| Cut 1101 5561 0 20% inclusions: small rocks, tile, tree roots, flecks of calcium carbonate The soil color is dark greyish brown. The soil compaction is loose. The soil is poorly sorted. It is coarse sand ... 12th c. - early 13th c., npd ... 12th c. - early 13th c., npd ... Nezi Field |
Deposit 1104 6711 0 Lot 2010-002 10-15% inclusions: pottery, tile, bone, fragments of the marble tile floor, and some small lenses of charcoal Top slope of the context is level. The soil color is dark ... 10th-11th c., npd ... excavators from 2008 record that ... uncovered in 2008 along the edges ... 5562. We are not excavating |
| Cut 1101 5552 0 Firm, poorly sorted, sandy silt with 40% inclusions (pebbles of all sizes, cobbles, boulders, ceramics, bone, glass) The soil color is dark yellowish brown. The soil compaction is firm ... 2nd half 13th ... appears to be 13th century or ... threshold of wall 5553 (by 0.09m) ... still in use when this 13 |
| Deposit 1101 278 0 50% angular medium pebbles, lots of tile, larger cobbles and boulders Top slope of the context is level. The soil color is dark yellowish brown. The soil compaction is soft. The soil ... 2008/05/14 ... partially covered by this context.
We also excavate to ... obscured by the barrow ramp ... taurus (Cattle - Domestic) - 1 |
| Deposit 1103 6038 0 Lot 2009-013 Ceramics, bone, large subrounded to platy stones The soil color is dark yellowish brown. The soil compaction is soft. The soil is poorly sorted. It is clayey silt. Context ... late 10th/11th NPD ... excavated in 2008 as context ... also partially excavated in 2008 as context 5573 ... - Large) - 1 example(s).; |
Deposit 1104 6810 0 15% inclusions: small pebbles, some pottery, tiles Top slope of the context is level. The soil color is dark reddish brown. The soil compaction is compact. The soil is poorly sorted ... Middle Byzantine, npd ... revealed by the excavation of ... - Medium) - 7 ... excavating this context in order |
Deposit 1104 6747 0 Lot 2010-008 40% inclusions: tile, pottery, small-medium rocks (ca. avg. 8-12 cm., max. ca. 20 cm.), organic material, small lenses of charcoal and ash, small lenses of calcium carbonate; ... 12th c ... left by 1960s excavations ... md (Bird - Medium) - 7 ... we excavate 6747, we are |
| Deposit 1103 518 0 Lot 2009-060 40% small through medium subangular pebbles, rooftiles, pottery Top slope of the context is level. The soil color is dark reddish brown. The soil compaction is compact ... late 13th ... Corinthia | Ancient Corinth | Central Area | Nezi Field |
| Cut 1101 5678 0 Soil was loose and crumbly, poured in with the rubble to fill the foundation trench. The soil was probably moistened to act as a bonding agent. The soil color is dark greyish brown. The ... 3rd 1/4 13th c ... Nezi Field, context 5678 |
Deposit 1104 6847 0 Lot 2010-003 inclusions of tile, concrete, roots, coarse pebbles and cobbles (subrounded)--40% Top slope of the context is level. The soil color is dark reddish brown. The soil compaction ... third quarter of 12th ... Nezi Field |
Deposit 1101 5230 0 Lot 2008-072 15% fine to medium pebbles, bone, tile, ceramics Top slope of the context is level. The soil color is dark brownish brown. The soil compaction is firm. The soil is poorly ... 12th c. NPD ... Nezi Field, context 5230 |
Deposit 1101 5313 0 30% inclusions: clay; charcoal; angular and tabular cobbles Top slope of the context is uneven. The soil color is dark reddish brown. The soil compaction is soft. The soil is poorly ... 11th cent ... Nezi Field, context 5313 |
Deposit 1101 5327 0 25% pebbles (various), ceramic bone Top slope of the context is uneven. The soil color is mixed. The soil compaction is very hard. The soil is moderately sorted. It is sandy silt. This ... 1110 +/-10 ... md (Mammal - Medium) - 7 ... Ruminant, sm (Ruminant, sm) - 7 ... floor that we excavated in |
| Deposit 1103 598 0 50% very large boulders, cobbles, roof tile, coarse pebbles Top slope of the context is moderate down to the E. The soil color is very dark reddish black. The soil compaction is loose ... mid 13th ... Nezi Field, context 598 |
Cut 1104 6814 0 1% inclusions: small pebbles, small flecks of charcoal and calcium carbonate, some bone and pottery Top slope of the context is uneven. The soil color is light brownish grey. The soil compaction ... late 11th c ... deposit revealed by the excavation and demolition of NS wall 5561 and by the ... Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - ... (Bird - Medium) - 1 |
Deposit 1101 5497 0 Lot 2008-010 70% inclusions: boulders, angular: 0.50 m L x 0.30 m W x 0.30 m H ; cobbles (0.07-0.15 m); ceramics, bone, large roots (0.04 m diameter) Top slope of the context is moderate ... Late 13th century, NPD ... Lot 2008-010 ... filled. Upon excavation of ... excavating context 5491 and remove |
Deposit 1104 6733 0 10% inclusions: small pebbles, pottery, tile, small rocks, small hardened clumps of clay, small fragement of obsidian; semi-compact soil Top slope of the context is level. The soil ... mid-13th c ... uncovered during the 2008 excavations of the area, below ... excavating this surface now ... Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - |
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