Corinth Basket NB983 B5 P18

Collection:		Corinth
Type:		Basket
Name:		NB983 B5 P18
Area:		Panaghia north
Category:		Basket/zembil
Notebook:		983
Context:		5
Page:		18
Date:		2006/06/05
Stratum:		Pit
Notes:		The matrix of this basket is reddish brown sandy silt, compact to loose, with less than 2% pebble and cobble inclusions. B5 is the continuation of B4 in the same area. It is believed that it is a bothros cut within the rest of the stratum. The main reason for excavating in this area first is that the pottery that comes from here appears to be of a later date compared to what is recovered around B5. A mass of what appears to be cement (brown coat) has been uncovered in the W scarp of B5 and traces of the same material appear all over the stratum. At a certain point a light brown layer with pebble and roof tile fragment inclusions is reached that possibly forms the bottom of the bothros pit, at least to the N of the cement mass. This layer needs to be examined to determine whether it continues into the N, W and S scarp of B5 or if it is simply a different phase of the fill within the bothros pit. Upon the recovery of an olive pit it is decided to reserve 20% of soil for water sieving. After a few shallow passes another piece of the cement mass is uncovered and the first one is removed since it appears to be floating. To the W of W294 a differantiation in the soil is noted that spreads ca. 0.1 m. away from the wall. The soil is more loose and of a light brown color. As of this point it is being treated as a foundation trench for W294 although further investigation is required in order to verify this. Immediatelly to the E of the so called foundation trench the matrix of B5 seems to continue below the level of the pebble and roof tile fragment layer, although some slight change can be noted, where the soil seems to be somewhat more compact. It is decided to end this basket here and proceed into removing the layer with the pebble and roof tile fragment inclusions in a different basket. Until the recovery of the olive pit 100% of the soil was dry sieved, and thereafter 80% was dry sieved.
Context Pottery:		Coarseware. Pompeian red slip bs 1; Cooking ware. Dressel 2-4 handle 1; Cooking ware. Nied 77 handle 1 rim 1; Fineware. ESB bs 2; Fineware. ESA bs 1; Fineware. local red slip bs 5; Fineware. arretine form 21 bs 1; Fineware. Chandarli form 2 base 1rim 1; Coarseware. roundm pitcher handle 1; Fineware. pre-Roman ca. 16; Coarseware. Hesp 94 #51 similar rim 1
Pottery Summary:		100 frag(s) 0.24 kg. (0% saved) fineware.
		339 frag(s) 5.64 kg. (0% saved) coarseware.
		150 frag(s) 0.74 kg. (0% saved) cooking ware.
Context Artifacts:		bronze lumps 2; marble revetment purple and white frgt 4, white 1, schisty grey 1; glass clear, infolded rim of a jug, rim 1, diam. 0.04 m; glass clear, with folded rim, rim 1, diam. 0.07 m; glass blue, bs 2; glass clear, bs 8; glass yellow-gold, bs 1; iron nail, square shank, 3, incomplete, length 0.022 m; calcaneous ovis 1; lamp Hell nozzle 1; worked bone pin 1, incomplete, length 0.05 m; glass, remain from firing, 1; phalanx ovis 1; molar ovis 2; glass clear, rim 1, with incised strip below the rim; shell lima 1; echinus 1; rubbing stone 1; shell murex 3; chert frgt 1; glass clear, incurving rim, rim 1; unid ca. 40; wall plaster frgt red 365, white 5, black 11, yellow 5, green 4 (saved to lot); glass blue, outfolded rim, rim 1; glass clear, rim 1; terracotta unid 2 (saved to lot); glass clear, folded rim, rim 1; lead strip; lamp type 27 signature ...Leri…; glass clear, out-turned rim, rim 1; shell cardia 5; lamp type 27 vine ray shoulder 1; molar sus 2
Period:		3rd c. A.C.
Grid:		409.7-408.3E, 970.75-972.3N
XMin:		408.3
XMax:		409.7
YMin:		970.75
YMax:		972.3
Site:		Corinth
City:		Ancient Corinth
Country:		Greece
Masl:		90.89-91.26m.
References:		Object: MF 2006 12 Notebook Page: NB 983, spread 14 (pp. 18 - 19)