Corinth Basket: Nezi Field, context 5157
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Basket
Name:   Nezi Field, context 5157
Area:   Nezi Field
Title:   Foundation trench fill, W wall of Room F
Category:   Deposit
Notebook:   1100
Context:   5157
Page:   0
Date:   2007/06/07
Lot:   Lot 2007-035
Stratum:   dark yellowish brown soil with 10% cobbles, 10% tile, 5% pebbles and roots
Description:   Top slope of the context is slight down to the N. Bottom slope of the context is slight. The soil color is dark yellowish brown. The soil compaction is soft. The soil is poorly sorted. It is sandy silt.
Notes:   This basket is removing fill of a foundation trench for the W wall of Rm F. It is irregularly shaped running along the E side of the wall. A darker red soil with large bits of charcoal at the NW has appeared below this basket in the NW. The foundation trench is very narrow at the SW corner of the basket and cannot be seen beyond the wall edge. This soil had a very irregular bottom before it hit reddish soil.
Context Pottery:   Fineware. afrs2 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. bowl. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. handle plate with female protome1 handle. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. red slipped, pitcher. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. casserole. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. Nied 77, amphora. 1 handle. 3 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Early roman3 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. bowl. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. glaze painted 41 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Archaic handle plate, krater. 1 handle. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. bowl. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Pre-Roman22 bodysherds. ; Cooking ware. basin. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .
Pottery Summary:   28 frag(s) 0.19 kg. (21% saved) fineware.
    98 frag(s) 2.44 kg. (100% saved) coarseware.
    83 frag(s) 0.81 kg. (100% saved) cooking ware.
Context Artifacts:   plaster red 3, yellow 1, yellow and pink 1 (saved to lot); glass clear transparent beaker rim 1 (as Hayes no. 140) (saved to lot); glass base 1 (saved to lot); marble revetment white 2 (1 w/ foliage relief) (saved to lot); glass clear light green bowl rim 1 (saved to lot); iron lump 1, plate 1, nail square shank, shank 1 (saved to lot); pithos bs 1 (saved to lot); tessera white 1 (saved to lot); glass clear bowl rim 1 (saved to lot); bone unid 17 (saved to lot); glass clear light blue bs 1, blue bs 1, transparent bs 3, green bs 1 (saved to lot)
Period:   4th c. A.C.
Chronology:   npd
Grid:   266.75-266.3E, 1015.9-1019.4N
XMin:   266.3
XMax:   266.75
YMin:   1015.9
YMax:   1019.4
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
Masl:   85.23-85.64m.
Is Below:   5129
References:   Report: Nezi Field 2007 by J. Matthew Harrington and Theodora Kopestonsky (2007-05-21 to 2007-06-08)