| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Basket | |
| Name: | Nezi Field, context 860 | |
| Area: | Nezi Field | |
| Title: | White Clay Layer with Large Stones | |
| Category: | Deposit | |
| Notebook: | 1106 | |
| Context: | 860 | |
| Page: | 0 | |
| Date: | 2012/05/30 | |
| Lot: | Lot 2012-037 | |
| Stratum: | Rocks, tiles | |
| Description: | The soil color is light reddish yellow. The soil compaction is soft. The soil is poorly sorted. It is clayey silt. | |
| Notes: | Having removed the boulder-laden contexts of 858 and 859, we excavated 860, as we continue to work on the high platform along the west scarp. 31 May 2012 At the end of the day, Thanasis identified this context as a bothros due to the softness of the soil, and the round shape. It has continued about half a meter down this morning. Due to the narrowness of the western pedestalled area and the sharp drop on the side into pit 844, Guy just ordered us to temporarily stop excavation of 860 so that we can remove a balk-type area in between the robbing trench of 747 and 860. The workmen will cover 860 with a plastic tarp to prevent contamination, and we will focus on the south balk previously described (863) and 857 until they reach the same elevation as 860. After lowering the elevations of the surrounding area, work in 860 resumed this afternoon. The soil color and composition remain the same as it is dug futher down. It is obvious that 860 cut into surrounding contexts on a N+ S South, such as 857 and 863. So we must assume that this feature is later than those surrounding it. 860 appears to be unaffected by 844 thus far, as there is a narrow balk-like feature (approx. 0.5-0.6 m) that separates the two. It looks like this balk might be the same as the blonde soil under 863, which probably covered a greater area in antiquity and was cut by 860. 1 June 2012 The bothros was finished this morning. Thanasis stopped digging when he reached a hard-packed whitish layer with large tiles. It is unclear if this is the bottom or just another soil change. Interestingly, the N side of the bothros scarp is full of tile. A few large, unworked stones (possibly mined bedrock) are visible at the bottom on the E side. Due to the small size of this western pedastalled area, we move to the E side of area once 860 is completed. | |
| Context Pottery: | Fineware. ww polychrome (1050-1120), cup. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Plainware. pither. 10 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .thick yellow lime incrustation; Fineware. aegean sgraffito, slipped painted (1240-1260), plate. 1 rim. 6 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. triangular rim stew pot (1100-1270)2 rims. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. matt painted, stamnos. 3 rims. 16 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. pre-frankish9 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. glaze painted IV, slipped (1220-1260), bowl. 1 rim. 10 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. folded rim, stewpot. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Plainware. bowl. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. pre-medieval46 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. plain glazed, unslipped (800-1100), bowl. 1 rim. 5 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. lakabe, plate. 2 rims. (saved to lot) .; Plainware. pitcher. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. zeuxippus sgraffito, slipped painted (1240-1260), bowl. 1 rim. 2 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .rare; Cooking ware. ; Plainware. pithos2 rims. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. gunsenin III amphora (1200-1300)1 handle. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. minyan, cup. 1 handle. (saved to lot) .; Plainware. plate. 1 complete profile. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. late champs levee fine, slipped style VI (1200-1225), bowl. (saved to lot) . | |
| Pottery Summary: | 107 frag(s) 1.3 kg. (100% saved) fineware. | |
| 914 frag(s) 17.3 kg. (100% saved) coarseware. | ||
| 182 frag(s) 2 kg. (100% saved) cooking ware. | ||
| Context Artifacts: | glass, slag, 1 (saved to lot); lamp, premedieval, disk and shoulder, 1 (saved to lot); Glass, clear, colorless, bs 2 (saved to lot); tessera, white, 1 (saved to lot); bronze, strip, 1 (saved to lot); lead, piece, 1 (saved to lot); Glass, clear, green, rim 1, bs 3 (saved to lot) | |
| Period: | Frankish (1210-1458 AD) | |
| Chronology: | Second quarter of 13 th C | |
| Grid: | 256.64-255.86E, 1013.46-1013.6N | |
| XMin: | 255.86 | |
| XMax: | 256.64 | |
| YMin: | 1013.46 | |
| YMax: | 1013.6 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| Masl: | 85.47-86.72m. | |
| References: | Report: Nezi Field 2012 by George, Charles; Valente, Rossana (2012-06-26 to 2012-06-27) Coin: 2012 93 |