| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Basket | |
| Name: | NB985 B30 P78 | |
| Area: | Panaghia north | |
| Category: | Basket/zembil | |
| Notebook: | 985 | |
| Context: | 30 | |
| Page: | 78 | |
| Date: | 2007/04/25 | |
| Lot: | Lot 2007-010 | |
| Stratum: | Fill in pit under hearth. Light greyish brown. Fine grained soft. Coarse pebbles to boulder inclusions. 30% inclusions. Clayey sand. | |
| Notes: | Basket 30 was originally begun as the area containing a hard clay layer, which was first exposed at the bottom of basket 26. However, as we defined the area of the basket, we realized that the stratum was entirely mixed with clay chunks, pockets of ashy soil and numerous large inclusions. After an initial pass, the basket was bounded wall 297 on the norht and wal 298 on the south and had a pit-like shape. It was impossible to distinguish an exact soil difference as clayish, ashy and reddish soil all appeared to be mixed. The soil itself was very soft and loose and we realized that this was the fill of a pit. Several more passes were taken in this basket as there continued to be similar fill of boulders, pottery, roof tiles, clay and ashy soil. In total 35+ boulder sized rocks and 10+ roof tiles turned up in this fill. Other finds include a terra cotta horse head, shell, olive pits, bone and a stamped amphora handle. Furthermore, a bronze coin was found at E410.76, N976.72, el. 90.57. The entire depth of the basket is well below the top elevation of the north cistern wall (wall 298). In fact, the pit continues underneath the first course of the exterior north cistern wall. There was some discussion about the possibility of the cistern wall cutting into this pit. However, it also seems possible that this pit is somehow associated with the hearth that was found above it. We wonder if it is possible that the pit represents an earlier phase of hearth activity (i.e. a hearth incorporating a pit) before the construction of the more well defined hearth. It seems noteworthy that we have found similar material (ash, clay, and large rock inclusions) throughout this basket as was found within and directly below the built hearth. The exact relationship of this pit with the cistern and higher hearth needs further consideration. | |
| Context Pottery: | Fineware. Semi-glazed bowl rim 1 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. West slope ware ribbed kantharos bs 4 with checkerboard and concentric meander (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Bl gl Attic plate rim 1 (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. Corinthian A rim 1 bs 2 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Small trefoil oinochoe rim 2 bs 1 (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. Amphora stamped rim and handle 1 stamped with TRA (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. Chytra rim 1 (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. Corinthian B handle 1 (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. Whole mouth jar rim 1 (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. Corinthian A' handle 1 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Unguentarium bs 1 (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. Mortar base 1 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Mushroom jug bs 1 (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. Krater with hawksbeak rim 1 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Semi-glazed bowl rim 1 bs 1 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Miniature echinus bowl rim 1 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. One handler rim 1 (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. Lid knob 1rim 1 (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. Pitcher bottom 2 rim 1 (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Mesomphalos phiale rim 1 (saved to lot) . | |
| Pottery Summary: | 39 frag(s) 0.12 kg. (100% saved) fineware. | |
| 36 frag(s) 2.52 kg. (100% saved) coarseware. | ||
| 45 frag(s) 0.7 kg. (100% saved) cooking ware. | ||
| Context Artifacts: | Immature horn core 1 (saved to lot); Bone unidentified 4 (saved to lot); Andesite 1/4 of upper slab hopper mill stone 1 (saved to lot); Pithos rim 1 (saved to lot); Archaic TC figurine horse head 1Similar to Corinth XII pg 25 no. 23 (saved to lot); Bronze fragment 1 (saved to lot); Andesite upper slab hopper mill stone 1 (saved to lot); Pebble floor cement 8, 7.45 kg (saved to lot); Shell murex 1 (saved to lot); Iron tack 1 fragment 1 (saved to lot); Iron slag 4 (saved to lot) | |
| Period: | 3rd c. B.C. | |
| Chronology: | Mid 3rd c. B.C. | |
| Grid: | 410.99-410.55E, 976.61-977.21N | |
| XMin: | 410.55 | |
| XMax: | 410.99 | |
| YMin: | 976.61 | |
| YMax: | 977.21 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| Masl: | 90.33-90.84m. | |
| References: | Images (4) Coins (6) Notebook Page: NB 985, spread 44 (pp. 78 - 79) |
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