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EXCAVATION SUMMARY
We, Alexis Belis and Christina Gieske, from April 7-26, 2008, began excavation in the northwest area of Nezi Field that was located west of the 2007 Nezi Field excavations. Our portion ... 2007 Nezi Field excavations ... dig by hand in 2007, but at ... foundations excavated in 2007, some |
INTRODUCTION
In the past three weeks, we, Lydia Herring, Josh Langseth, and Kris Lorenzo, opened an area at the extreme north of the Nezi field under the supervision of Director of Excavation Guy Sanders ... Nezi Field, context 7 ... Nezi Field, context 18 ... Nezi Field, context 25 |
| Deposit 1100 86 0 Inclusions 10%: roots, pottery and tile, stones (medium pebbles, coarse pebbles). Deposit breaks into clumps that can be broken with hand pressure. There are patches of white clay as ... mid-13th CE ... Clayey fill in oven - likely eroded from outer sur |
Deposit 1100 5128 0 40% inclusions of pebbles and small to medium cobbles Top slope of the context is level. Bottom slope of the context is level. The soil color is light yellowish brown. The soil compaction ... early 12th ... Nezi Field, context 5128 |
Cut 1100 5036 0 N/A. This basket records the cut of a pit. Top slope of the context is uneven. Bottom slope of the context is uneven. Shape in plan: roughly circular
Dimensions: L: 1.40m, W: 0.96m, ... No pottery ... Nezi Field |
Cut 1100 9 0 Top slope of the context is slight down to the S. Bottom slope of the context is slight down to the SThe soil color is dark yellowish brown. The soil compaction is firm. The soil is moderately ... 2007/04/16 ... Nezi Field ... 88.7 |
| Deposit 1100 5027 0 The soil is very poorly sorted and grey in color (ashy), with 60% inclusions - broken tiles, stones. Top slope of the context is moderate down to the S. Bottom slope of the context ... late 4th - early 5th ... Corinthia | Ancient Corinth | Central Area | Nezi Field |
| Argos Amphilochicum ... AE [Head of Hermes r.], petasos behind dog reclining r.,head l.; ARG[EIV] below; N in field to r. letters East of Theate; BG3; 94:AW; Fill above plaster floor
Excavation Date: 05/21/1986
Notebook 775 p ... 400 BC - 300 BC ... Greek Copper/Bronze Coin, Argos Amphilochicum Mint (400 BC - 300 BC) |
Cut 1101 335 0 Top slope of the context is slight down to the E. Structure materials: Limestone, Sandstone. Material size: 0.35L, 0.20W, 0.10H. Material finish: Roughly Hewn. Material construction: random ... 2008/05/26 ... Nezi Field ... 268.7-268.08E, 1006.25-1006.95N ... 268.7 |
| Deposit 1100 5003 0 Mix of sandy silt with organic materials (especially shells), very soft with 20% inclusions (sherds) under a covering of weeds and mossy overgrowth. Includes accumulated material, ... npd ... Nezi Field |
Cut 1101 347 0 Structure materials: Limestone. Material size: 0.15L 0.10W 0.10H. Material finish: unworked. Material construction: random coursed. Material bonding: mud. At the time of discovery only one ... npd ... Nezi Field |
| Basket/zembil 986 6 24 Burial, light, yellowish-brown, silty, 5% inclusions, well sorted, pebbles Excavation of an infant burial first uncovered in the cleaning basket (B 1) for our trench. This grave, ... 2007/04/23 ... excavation of grave 2007-2 (B 2); ... excavated by Tasos Kakouros and ... Excavation of an infant |
Cut 1101 5335 0 Structure materials: limestone and tile. Material size: see notes. Material finish: dressed face. Material construction: uneven coursed. Material bonding: mud-plaster. Features: The tiles ... 2008/04/23 ... Corinthia | Ancient Corinth | Central Area | Nezi Field |
Cut 1100 187 0 N/A this basket records the cut of a pit Top slope of the context is level. Bottom slope of the context is level. This basket records the cut of the pit.
Shape in plan: rectangular w/ rounded ... 2007/05/30 ... Nezi Field, context 187 |
Deposit 1101 5314 0 Inclusions: mostly medium and some coarse cobbles, subrounded, mostly spherical (7%); carbon (2%) Top slope of the context is slight down to the N. The soil color is light yellowish ... 400-500 ... spherical (7%); carbon (2%) ... floor that was found in 2007 ... a pick to excavate |
Deposit 1100 111 0 5% poorly sorted inclusions of small pebbles, pottery sherds and bone fragments, the pebbles are rounded and subrounded, all of which are in a dark yellowish/pinkish black sandy silt ... third quarter of 13th century ... Nezi Field, context 111 |
Cut 1100 71 0 N/A, this basket records a cut. Top slope of the context is level. NB: Excavation of pit has not been completed as of 18/5/07. Therefore the bottom elevation is unknown.
Dimensions--L = ... No pottery ... Nezi Field, context 71 |
Excavation Summary
During the third training session of the 2007 season, we, J. Matthew Harrington and Theodora Kopestonsky, conducted excavations in the area north of the Nezi field for a total of fourteen ... Nezi Field, context 5046 ... Nezi Field, context 5038 ... Nezi Field, context 5120 |
Deposit 1101 229 0 tiles, pebbles, cobbles, grass, and roots 10% Top slope of the context is slight down to the N. The soil color is very dark brownish brown. The soil compaction is loose. The soil is ... late 20th century ... Nezi Field |
Cut 1100 22 0 Top slope of the context is slight down to the W. Bottom slope of the context is slight down to the WThe soil color is dark yellowish brown. The soil compaction is firm. The soil is poorly ... 2007/04/18 ... Nezi Field |
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