Corinth Basket Nezi Field, context 5256

Collection:		Corinth
Type:		Basket
Name:		Nezi Field, context 5256
Area:		Nezi Field
Context Type:		Fill
Title:		Fill
Category:		Deposit
Notebook:		1101
Context:		5256
Page:		0
Date:		2008/04/16
Stratum:		20% tile, pottery, subrounded spherical small pebbles, angular spherical large pebbles, angular spherical cobbles, and angular spherical medium pebbles
Description:		Top slope of the context is slight down to the E. The soil color is dark reddish brown. The soil compaction is loose. The soil is poorly sorted. It is silty sand.
Notes:		We are excavating a small context of soil on top of the foundation trench of Wall 5216. This soil is lighter and softer than that around it, as well as slightly higher. By doing so, we will be able to discern the boundaries of the foundation trench better, and we will prevent the foundation trench from contamination. We also are trying to find how the foundation trench from Wall 5216 relates to that of Wall 5218. We are stopping where we hit more compact soil on the bottom. This more compact soil is consistent with that of the rest of the foundation trench, but it is softer to the touch than the soil from other adjoining parts of our area. This context marks the boundary of our foundation trench. We intend to chase this soft dirt from E to W. Starting with the point where Walls 5216 and 5218 nearly meet and move W along wall 5216. Tiles count=9, weight=1.6 kg. We stop this context as the cut for the foundation trench is now more clear since this context included soil from on top of wall 5216.
Context Pottery:		Coarseware. Campanian, amphora. 1 rim. ; Fineware. preroman1 bodysherd.
Pottery Summary:		1 frag(s) 0 kg. (0% saved) fineware.
		57 frag(s) 0.78 kg. (0% saved) coarseware.
		20 frag(s) 0.08 kg. (0% saved) cooking ware.
Context Artifacts:		iron spike 1; bone ovid tibia with drill hole at distal end
Period:		Roman
Chronology:		NPD
Grid:		266.52-264.64E, 1022.85-1023.14N
XMin:		264.64
XMax:		266.52
YMin:		1022.85
YMax:		1023.14
Site:		Corinth
City:		Ancient Corinth
Country:		Greece
Masl:		85.06-85.3m.
References:		Report: Nezi Field 2008 by Jody Cundy and Megan Thompsen (2008-04-07 to 2008-06-13) Report: Nezi Field 2008 by Matthew J. Baumann and Nathanael J. Andrade (2008-04-07 to 2008-04-23)