Corinth Basket Nezi Field, context 535

Collection:		Corinth
Type:		Basket
Name:		Nezi Field, context 535
Area:		Nezi Field
Context Type:		Pit
Title:		pit fill, second from top
Category:		Deposit
Notebook:		1103
Context:		535
Page:		0
Date:		2009/05/15
Lot:		Lot 2009-060
Stratum:		80% cobbles, rooftiles, pottery, bones
Description:		Top slope of the context is slight down to the N. The soil color is dark greyish brown. The soil compaction is loose. The soil is poorly sorted. It is sandy silt.
Notes:		Context 535 is the excavation of the third from top fill of pit cut 528. Pit cut 528 is cut in the red clay floor bounded by wall 313 to the east and 332 to the west. The soil matrix is characterized by a high inclusion in cibbles and rooftiles (building material). The fill falls easily away from the walls of the pit when hit with the pick axe. While digging Kostas uncovered a cut block on the southeast wall of the cut. The block follows the curve of the walls of the cut. As it happened with context 534, the shape of context 535 is almost semicircular. Part of this fill was dug out when pit cut 526 was initially oppened. Now, with the excavation of 535 it seems that we underdug the last fill (525) in pit cut 526. We noticed that the fill with the cobbles continues under the lens that seems to belong to pit cut 526. We decided to close this context and excavate the fill from cut 526 as a separate context.
Context Pottery:		Fineware. light on dark IV, slip painted (1225-1260), plate. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. protomaiolica, slipped (1260-1325), bowl. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. 12th century 8; Fineware. slipped plain glazed (1100-1300), pitcher. 1 handle. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. glaze painted Iv, slipped (1110-1130), bowl. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. ww blue painted, plate. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. late sgraffito, slipped style VII (1250-1300), plate. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. collar rim stew pot (1000-1100)1 rim. ; Fineware. 11th century 8; Fineware. slipped plain glazed (1100-1300) (frankish), bowl. 2 rims. 7 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. early frankish 5; Fineware. metallic ware, unslipped (1275-1335), bowl. 1 rim. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. light on dark II, slip painted (1160-1200)1 bodysherd. ; Coarseware. matt painted, stamnos. 7 handles. 20 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. premedieval 9; Fineware. slipped plain glazed (1100-1300)2 bodysherds. ; Fineware. painted sgraffito frankish late, plate. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. matt painted frankish, bowl. 2 rims. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. light on dark III, slip painted (1225-1260), bowl. 1 rim. ; Fineware. protomaiolica, slipped (1260-1325), pitcher. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .
Pottery Summary:		60 frag(s) 0.8 kg. (43% saved) fineware.
		518 frag(s) 11 kg. (6% saved) coarseware.
		97 frag(s) 1.26 kg. (0% saved) cooking ware.
Context Artifacts:		shell murex 1; iron knife blade 1 L. 0.111 as MF 7182 (Corinth XII # 1571), lump 2, nail 1, spike head 1, disk 1 (saved to lot); bronze strip 1; glass, clear, bluish cup with thickened lip rim 1, yellowish bowl with tapered lip rim 1, greenish bs 1; Bone- Not in Table - 1 example(s).; Bone- carpometacarpus of Aves, md (Bird - Medium) - 1 example(s).; Bone- cranial of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 5 example(s).; Bone- cranial of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 2 example(s).; Bone- cranial,maxilla with teeth of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- cranial,maxilla with teeth of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 example(s).; Bone- femur of B. taurus (Cattle) - 2 fragment(s). ; Bone- femur of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 4 fragment(s). ; Bone- femur of Mammalia, lg (Mammal - Large) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- femur of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- humerus of Canis familiaris (Dog - Domestic) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- humerus of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- humerus of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 5 fragment(s). ; Bone- humerus of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- indeterminate of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 10 example(s).; Bone- innominate of B. taurus (Cattle) - 1 example(s).; Bone- innominate of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- limb bone, undiff. of Mammalia, lg (Mammal - Large) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- limb bone, undiff. of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 3 example(s).; Bone- limb bone, undiff. of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- mandible of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- mandible of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 1 example(s).; Bone- mandible w/teeth of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- maxilla of B. taurus (Cattle) - 1 example(s).; Bone- metapodial of B. taurus (Cattle) - 1 complete example(s). ; Bone- metapodial of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- metapodial of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- metapodial of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 2 fragment(s). ; Bone- phalanx of B. taurus (Cattle) - 1 example(s).; Bone- phalanx of B. taurus (Cattle) - 1 example(s).; Bone- radioulna of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- scapula of B. taurus (Cattle) - 1 example(s).; Bone- scapula of B. taurus (Cattle) - 1 example(s).; Bone- scapula of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 5 example(s).; Bone- scapula of Equus sp (Horse, Ass Family) - 1 example(s).; Bone- scapula of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 example(s).; Bone- tarsal, astragalus of B. taurus (Cattle) - 1 complete example(s). ; Bone- tibia of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 3 fragment(s). ; Bone- tibia of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- tibia of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 2 fragment(s). ; Bone- tooth of B. taurus (Cattle) - 2 example(s).; Bone- tooth of Equus sp (Horse, Ass Family) - 1 example(s).; Bone- ulna of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- vertebrae of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 3 example(s).; Bone- vertebrae of Mammalia, lg (Mammal - Large) - 1 example(s).; Bone- vertebrae of Mammalia, lg (Mammal - Large) - 1 example(s).; Bone- vertebrae of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 2 example(s).; Bone- vertebrae of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 2 example(s).; Bone- vertebrae, lumbar of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- vertebrae, thoracic of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).
Period:		Frankish (1210-1458 AD)
Chronology:		Late 13th C
Grid:		265.61-263.79E, 1002.03-1003.14N
XMin:		263.79
XMax:		265.61
YMin:		1002.03
YMax:		1003.14
Site:		Corinth
City:		Ancient Corinth
Country:		Greece
Masl:		85.28-85.92m.
References:		Report: Nezi Field 2009 by Stella Diakou and Jody Cundy (2009-05-19 to 2009-05-20) Coin: 2009 117