| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Basket | |
| Name: | Nezi Field, context 5699 | |
| Area: | Nezi Field | |
| Context Type: | Fill | |
| Title: | Ashy pit fill north of drain in courtyard | |
| Category: | Deposit | |
| Notebook: | 1101 | |
| Context: | 5699 | |
| Page: | 0 | |
| Date: | 2008/05/29 | |
| Lot: | Lot 2008-059 | |
| Stratum: | 30%: pebbles (fine to medium), bone, pottery, ash, mudbrick, mortar | |
| Description: | Top slope of the context is slight down to the W. The soil color is dark brownish black. The soil compaction is very soft. The soil is poorly sorted. It is sandy silt. | |
| Notes: | Deposit 5699 is an ashy deposit that runs along the courtyard north of the drain and up to the wall at the south. The soil is quite soft and the ash appears to be quite deep (10 cm) in places. The 2L testing in water produced carbon flecks but no botanicals. Some areas seem more concentrated in ash, especially near the drain, and overall there are not many inclusions in the deposit. Sieving has revealed several small burnt twigs of charcoal and small pieces of mortar. The first pass revealed a cut which defines the extent of a bothros and the second pass is revealing more of it. The soil coming out is almost pure ash with flecks of white and black charcoal in it. It was noted that the block identified as a stair for the later threshold (wall 5642) was set on more of the ashy fill, so this block was removed in order to reveal the extent of the pit. | |
| Context Pottery: | Coarseware. pedestaled bowl. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. plain glazed, unslipped (800-1100), chafing dish. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. ww plain (700-1120), unid. 3 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. ww plain (700-1120), cup. 2 rims. 1 handle. 2 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. plain glazed, unslipped (800-1100), cup. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. premedieval17 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. jar. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. ww plain (700-1120), cup. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. pithos. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. pitcher. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. basin. 7 rims. 2 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. chafing dish. 3 handles. 5 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. ww, mug. 1 handle. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. ww, kettle. 1 rim. 1 handle. 8 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. pitcher. 1 rim. 2 handles. (saved to lot) . | |
| Pottery Summary: | 40 frag(s) 0.56 kg. (100% saved) fineware. | |
| 404 frag(s) 6.93 kg. (100% saved) coarseware. | ||
| 85 frag(s) 0.66 kg. (100% saved) cooking ware. | ||
| Context Artifacts: | marble revetment, white 5 (saved to lot); shell, lima 1 (saved to lot); charcoal lumps 13 twigs 15 twig with bark 1 (charcoal in natural substances drawer) (saved to lot); glass clear greenish bs 1 yellowish bs 2, goblet with tubular foot as mf-7560b base 1, goblet with twisted stem as mf-6540 stem 1 base 1, bowl with convex walls thickened lip with applied thread blue rim 2 black rim 1 (saved to lot); lamps, inkwell candlestick stem 2 bowl 1 (saved to lot); Iron lumps 3, nail with round shaft shafts 3, key? Tapering shaft with perforated end 0.088 (saved to lot); bronze strip with thickened end 1 (saved to lot); Bone- Not in Table - 1 example(s).; glass clear bowl with thickened rim as Jalame 6 rim 1, large bowl thickened rim rim 1 (saved to lot); Bone- of Gallus gallus (chicken) - 8 example(s).; Bone- cranial of B. taurus (Cattle) - 1 example(s).; Bone- cranial of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 3 example(s).; Bone- cranial of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 5 example(s).; Bone- humerus of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 3 example(s).; Bone- indeterminate of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 40 example(s).; Bone- innominate of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- innominate of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- mandible of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 2 example(s).; Bone- metapodial of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- metapodial of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 8 example(s).; Bone- phalanx of Aves, sm (Bird - Small) - 1 example(s).; Bone- phalanx of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 3 example(s).; Bone- phalanx of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 4 example(s).; Bone- plastron of Testudinata (Turtle Order) - 1 example(s).; Bone- radius of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- rib of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 6 example(s).; Bone- rib of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 13 example(s).; Bone- rib of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 4 example(s).; Bone- rib of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 9 example(s).; Bone- scapula of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 2 example(s).; Bone- shaft femur of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 3 example(s).; Bone- tarsal, astragalus of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 4 example(s).; Bone- ulna of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 2 example(s).; Bone- ulna of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- vertebrae of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- vertebrae of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- vertebrae of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 example(s). | |
| Period: | Late Byzantine (1059-1210 AD) | |
| Chronology: | late 11th century | |
| Grid: | 272.32-268.71E, 1034.12-1035.59N | |
| XMin: | 268.71 | |
| XMax: | 272.32 | |
| YMin: | 1034.12 | |
| YMax: | 1035.59 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| Masl: | 84.61-84.72m. | |
| References: | Report: Nezi Field 2008 by Jody Cundy and Megan Thompsen (2008-04-07 to 2008-06-13) Coin: 2008 194 |