| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Basket | |
| Name: | South Stoa, context 538 | |
| Area: | South Stoa | |
| Context Type: | deposit | |
| Title: | 7th Lens of Hard Compact Clay Surface | |
| Category: | Deposit | |
| Notebook: | 1110 | |
| Context: | 538 | |
| Date: | 2016/05/18 | |
| Lot: | NB1110 B538 | |
| Stratum: | bone, sherds, small pieces of vrachos; mostly subrounded to angular, a few rounded spherical to tabular fine to coarse pebbles, some cobbles (more towards the bottom), lime | |
| Description: | Top slope of the context is slight down to the W. The soil color is dark brownish brown. The soil compaction is firm. The soil is poorly sorted. It is clayey silt. | |
| Notes: | this was the first new context opened 18/5. it covered the entirety of our trench. Unlike most of our previous surfaces, it was barely in contact with the surface above (536). We believe that537 is a leveling fill representing a significant remodeling of the surface, with 536 then laid as a new surface. In this context we found part of a vessel standing upright (its foot was preserved) apparently on the context below 538. removal of 538 in this area revealed in the NW corner another surface with many sherds trampled in as well as some bone; many more small pieces of vrachos than in 538 were also visible in this surface. Now that we can see more clearly that this context is a surface, we know that the vessel was resting on it. We think that the vessel belongs to the same action as 538, however: the vessel was broken, and we didn't find the rest of it. Most likely it was laid down with 538 already broken and happened to fall on its base. We look forward to seeing the full extent of the newly revealed surface. It is redder and lighter than 538. we moved our first flotation sample from this context slightly east upon discovery of a jaw. The coordinates are therefore estimated. We can now see a layer of fill with cobbles which lies over the new redder surface revealed earlier. In the scarp of 301, this fill appears thicker in the south, thinning to the north as it runs over the red surface. That surface appears to continue to slump down toward the center of the trench, where it ends. Further excavation showed that these cobbles are actually part of 538. this context is quite thick and cobbly in its south corner. In general this surface has been the cobbliest of our surfaces. It may actually be laid directly on the next surface with no cobbles intervening. According to panos these cobbles are in fact fill between the two surfaces. 536 and 537 appear to have the same relationship as the surface and fill of 538: surface and fill below, respectively. We excavated 536 and 537 separately mainly because of the inclusion in the latter of many more cobbles and a soil change. The surface and fill of 538 had the same soil; the surface had some cobbles, so we didn't notice the difference between the deposits immediately. The boundary is diffuse, so we cannot determine the division between surface and fill clearly. The surface was likely not as compated as our previous surfaces, which were clearly distinguished from their associated fills. 28/5/2016 we currently interpret this surface as one lens of an EH metaled road. | |
| Context Pottery: | Fineware. EH coarse, bowl. 2 rims. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .with rope band; Fineware. LN Grey Ware1 rim. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .with mending holes; Fineware. EH red slipped, bowl. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .with incurving rim with relief band; Fineware. EH red slipped, bowl. 11 rims. (saved to lot) .with incurving rim; Fineware. EH red slipped, jar. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. EH red slipped5 rims. 134 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. LN Black-Burnished, ritual vessel. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .leg with added red; Fineware. EH black slipped, open vessel. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .with lug handle; Fineware. EH lightware2 handles. 12 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .soapy feel; Fineware. EH red slipped, bowl. 2 rims. (saved to lot) .with flat rim and relief band; Fineware. EH cream slipped with fine incision1 rim. 81 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. EH black slipped3 rims. 1 handle. 68 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. EH cream slipped1 rim. 74 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. EH coarse (saved to lot) .with mat imprint; Fineware. LN Grey Ware, fruitstand. 4 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .pedestal; Fineware. EH urfurnis, bowl. 2 rims. (saved to lot) .with incurving rim; Fineware. EH red slipped, sauceboat. 4 rims. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. LN Black-Burnished, fruitstand. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .pedestal; Fineware. LN Black-Burnished3 rims. 30 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. LN Black-Burnished, bowl. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .carinated; Fineware. LN Grey Ware, bowl. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .carinated; Fineware. EH black slipped, bowl. (saved to lot) .with pushed in base; Fineware. EH red slipped (saved to lot) .with ring foot; Fineware. EH red slipped cycladic12 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .with stamped concentric circles. Nonjoining with 542, 544; Fineware. EH black slipped, bowl. (saved to lot) .with ring foot; Fineware. EH black slipped, bowl. 2 rims. (saved to lot) .with flat rim; Fineware. EH black slipped, bowl. 3 rims. (saved to lot) .with T rim; Fineware. LN MP3 rims. 1 handle. 26 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. EH black slipped, sauceboat. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. LN polychrome1 rim. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. EH red slipped, bowl. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .with T-rim; Fineware. LN black on red1 rim. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. EH black slipped, bowl. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .with incurving rim and relief band; Fineware. LN Grey Ware5 rims. 1 handle. 47 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. EH black slipped, bowl. 2 rims. (saved to lot) .with incurving rim; Fineware. EH black slipped, bowl. 2 rims. (saved to lot) .with flat rim and plastic band; Fineware. EH red slipped, bowl. (saved to lot) .with flat base; Fineware. EH red slipped, bowl. 2 rims. (saved to lot) .with flat rim | |
| Pottery Summary: | 600 frag(s) 5.04 kg. (100% saved) fineware. | |
| 449 frag(s) 3.6 kg. (100% saved) coarseware. | ||
| Context Artifacts: | Obsidian 2, blade 4, core 1 (saved to lot); shell land 50, marine 3 (saved to lot); carbon 2 (tin foiled) (saved to lot); bone unidentified 9 + 1.07kg (saved to lot); pigment orange 1 (saved to lot); lime 1 (in tin foil) (saved to lot); Chert red 5, (green 1?--as stones from beach of Leutra Tis Oreas Elenis) (saved to lot) | |
| Period: | Early Helladic | |
| Chronology: | EH II | |
| Grid: | 353.95-350.2E, 1087.3-1090N | |
| XMin: | 350.2 | |
| XMax: | 353.95 | |
| YMin: | 1087.3 | |
| YMax: | 1090 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| Masl: | 80.49-80.85m. | |
| References: | Image: digital 2016 0432 Image: digital 2016 0446 Object: C 2016 26 Object: MF 2016 35 Object: MF 2016 36 |
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