Corinth Basket Nezi Field, context 1103

Collection:		Corinth
Type:		Basket
Name:		Nezi Field, context 1103
Area:		Nezi Field
Context Type:		deposit
Title:		Dump fill below 1084
Category:		Deposit
Notebook:		1107
Context:		1103
Page:		0
Date:		2013/05/08
Lot:		Lot 2013-012
Stratum:		25% inclusions, consisting of ceramics, glass, tile, plaster, charcoal, chunks of white or sand inclusions.
Description:		Top slope of the context is slight down to the SE. The soil color is dark yellowish brown. The soil compaction is soft. The soil is poorly sorted. It is sandy silt.
Notes:		This is a lighter layer that appears to have a similar texture and appearance to 1101. We are excavating this to determine if the ashy layer that appeared under 1101 and to the NW of 1103 continues under this context. Ultimately we hope to reveal the fullest extent of the cuts discovered under 1101 and hopefully find a level surface. This likely will not be found during the course of excavation of this context. We think we will find that this context covers the destruction layer/dumpfill found after excavating 1102. In the SE corner, we came upon the layer underneath first. It appears to be a red destruction layer rife with very large chunks of tile and ceramic (not on a level surface). Found in the excavation were stone architectural elements, loom weights, and huge chunks of plaster flooring (3 pieces: a: 20 x 18 x 8 cm; b: 24 x 9.5 x 8 cm; c: 25.5 x 20 x 6.5 cm). There was also a large base from a marble vessel. This reddish dump fill under this context appears to continue under the entire context. The ash from 1078 in the NW appears to come right to the W edge of this context and stop without proceeding at all beneath. In the W part of the context, where the architecture fragments and plaster was concentrated, there appears to be a change from the E part. The soil underneath has far more inclusions (tile, stone, cobbles) and is slightly lighter.
Context Pottery:		Cooking ware. eastern aegean cookpot, cookpot. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .as hesperia 2005.2-34; Fineware. AfRS, unidentified. 1 bodysherd. ; Cooking ware. corrugated basin1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .joining 1107; Cooking ware. stewpot, stewpot. 2 rims. (saved to lot) .folded rim; Cooking ware. flatlid1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Geometric, basin. 1 handle. (saved to lot) .wishbone handle; Cooking ware. cloche lid6 rims. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. preroman83 bodysherds. ; Fineware. AfRS, form 50B. 1 rim. ; Cooking ware. bowl, bowl. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .as hesperia 2005.2-42; Fineware. ? Ascra, bowl. 1 rim. ; Fineware. brittleware, mug. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. amphora1 rim. (saved to lot) .as Agora M234
Pottery Summary:		88 frag(s) 0.4 kg. (2% saved) fineware.
		231 frag(s) 4.3 kg. (1% saved) coarseware.
		131 frag(s) 1.1 kg. (14% saved) cooking ware.
Context Artifacts:		painted plaster, black 2; glass bowl with squared lip, in-turned lip, slight S-curve, clear colorless, rim 1; tessera, white, 1; iron slag, 1; glass, light blue, 3; pebble flooring, 4; marble revetment, white 2; painted plaster, red 3; iron, nail shafts, 2: l. 25, 32; glass clear rim; glass, clear colorless, bs 10; iron nail shaft with head, 1 (diam 25 l. 13); loom weight, conical shape, dimpled base, coarse fabric, 1; L. 0.094, weight 0.27, profile XII (4th c.); glass, dark, 2 bs; glass, yellow clear, bs 3; soapstone amulet, 1 fragment (saved to lot); marble revetment, other 4; marble revetment, grey 2; marble basin, base, 1 (saved to lot); charcoal (saved to lot); iron, tack, round l. 10 mm; marble revetment, red 1
Period:		Late Roman (5th -6th c AD)
Chronology:		mid fifth c CE
Grid:		265.47-262.56E, 1011.64-1014.57N
XMin:		262.56
XMax:		265.47
YMin:		1011.64
YMax:		1014.57
Site:		Corinth
City:		Ancient Corinth
Country:		Greece
Masl:		85.54-85.79m.