Corinth Basket Nezi Field, context 5614

Collection:		Corinth
Type:		Basket
Name:		Nezi Field, context 5614
Area:		Nezi Field
Context Type:		Pit
Title:		Fill of pit north of E-W partition wall (5678)
Category:		Deposit
Notebook:		1101
Context:		5614
Page:		0
Date:		2008/05/23
Lot:		Lot 2008-089
Stratum:		50% inclusions: roof tile, cobbles: spherical/angular, animal bone, pottery, ash, bit of charcoal
Description:		Top slope of the context is level. The soil color is light brownish black. The soil compaction is soft. The soil is poorly sorted. It is sandy silt.
Notes:		This pit fill was revealed by the revomal of 5608 and fills pit cut 5629. The formation of this pit (5629) is 12th cent based on its fill (5614). The northern half of this pit and its fill were destroyed and exposed to the north by the deep scarp that divides North of Nezi from the south Stoa. In other words, the appearance at the top of the cut is a semicircle which is open to the north. Since there is no top cut to the north and its north-facing scarp has a gradual slope, we are hoping once the fill is removed, the base of the northern part of the cut will be discovered. We removed a large section of the existing north-facing scarp (between 263.50 and 265.60) in order to avoid contamination. Our pickman Thanasis removed this scarp-melt down to what he thought was a floor surface (83.90). None of the finds from this scarp removal were kept. When Guy Sanders came to investigate, he noticed some of the pottery lying flat and embedded in the "floor" may be modern. We preceded to excavate the fill with care leaving with the intention of leaving a baulk once the lower elevation of the "floor" was reached. Smodern looking pottery lying on the surface which Thanasis thought was a "floor". We cThis "floor" is most likely backfill left by excavations carried out during the 20th cent. We think this scenario is the most plausible for two reasons: 1) on the southern edge of this aforementioned "floor", there is a south-facing cut which would have bisected the circular pit near its base. Since the top of what we assume was once a circular pit was also bisected and northern half of the circular pit
Context Pottery:		Fineware. ww plain (700-1120), cup. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. slipped plain glazed (1100-1300), cup. 3 rims. 3 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. amphora. 21 handles. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. glaze painted I/II, slipped (1130-1150), bowl. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. pitcher. 19 handles. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. inwardly slopping rim stewpot (950-150), stewpot. 2 rims. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. triangular rim amphora (1100-1260), amphora. 1 rim. 1 handle. 18 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. ww plain (700-1120), pitcher. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. light on dark IV, slip painted (1225-1260), bowl. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. triangular rim stew pot (1100-1270), stewpot. 14 rims. 2 handles. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. plain glazed, unslipped (800-1100), lid. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. 39 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. pitcher. 4 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. ww polychrome (1050-1120), plate. 2 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. triangular rim stew pot (1100-1270), stewpot. 12 rims. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. pitcher. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. slipped plain glazed (1100-1300), pitcher. 2 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. plain glazed, unslipped (800-1100), chafing dish. 2 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. plastic, unslipped (1050-1100), chafing dish. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. glaze painted IV, slipped (1220-1260), bowl. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. ww plain (700-1120), bowl. 1 rim. 3 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. basin. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. pitcher. 1 rim. 10 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. collar rim stew pot (1000-1100), stamnos. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. glaze painted, bowl. 3 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. ww, kettle. 12 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. glaze painted I, slipped (1110-1130), bowl. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. slipped plain glazed (1100-1300), bowl. 1 rim. 4 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .
Pottery Summary:		83 frag(s) 0.75 kg. (100% saved) fineware.
		951 frag(s) 18.7 kg. (100% saved) coarseware.
		396 frag(s) 5.4 kg. (100% saved) cooking ware.
Context Artifacts:		iron nail, round shank 1 (saved to lot); glass, clear, blue, rim 1 as MF 438 (Corinth XII, p. 98, no. 614, pl. 54, fig. 7) (saved to lot); glass cup, opaque, blue, handle 1 as MF 4055 (Corinth XII, p. 112, no. 733, fig. 14) (saved to lot); glass cup, clear, light green, base 1 as MF 3071, Corinth XII, p. 101, no. 646, fig. 9) (saved to lot); glass bottle, clear, green handle 1 as MF 7501 (Corinth XII, p. 119, no. 788, fig. 59). (saved to lot); iron shank, square 3 (saved to lot); glass, clear, dark blue handle 1 (saved to lot); iron shank, round 3 (saved to lot); glass, clear with applied clear plastic decoration 1 bs (saved to lot); glass bowl, clear, blue base 1 as MF 8305 (Corinth XII, p. 98, no. 612, pl. 54 (saved to lot); glass, clear, green bs 3 (saved to lot); glass, clear, blue 5 (saved to lot); iron fragments 5 (saved to lot); glass, clear, colorless bs 21 (saved to lot); wall plaster blue 1 backing 5 (saved to lot); glass, opaque, white with chevron pattern, 1 bs (saved to lot); glass bottle, opaque, light green, rim 1 as MF 7263 (Corinth XII, p. 120, no. 792, fig. 18) (saved to lot); iron tack, square shank, .013 m L. 1 (saved to lot); bone handle with hole for tang, as MF 7893 (Corinth III, p. 64) (saved to lot); glass, clear, with applied blue plastic decoration 1 bs (saved to lot); marble fragment, drapery 1 (saved to lot)
Period:		Frankish (1210-1458 AD)
Chronology:		1230-1260
Grid:		265.45-263.74E, 1043.8-1044.8N
XMin:		263.74
XMax:		265.45
YMin:		1043.8
YMax:		1044.8
Site:		Corinth
City:		Ancient Corinth
Country:		Greece
Masl:		83.88-84.5m.
References:		Report: Nezi Field 2008 by Thanos Webb (2008-04-07 to 2008-06-13) Coin: 2008 172