Corinth Basket Nezi Field, context 626

Collection:		Corinth
Type:		Basket
Name:		Nezi Field, context 626
Area:		Nezi Field
Context Type:		Fill
Title:		dumped fill, fifth deposit west of drain
Category:		Deposit
Notebook:		1103
Context:		626
Page:		0
Date:		2009/06/12
Stratum:		60% rooftiles, cobbles, fine-coarse subrounded and angular pebbles, pottery, bone
Description:		Top slope of the context is level. The soil color is light yellowish brown. The soil compaction is compact. The soil is poorly sorted. It is sandy silt.
Notes:		Deposit context 626 is a lens of cobbly fill west of drain 426 and east of scarp 255.5 E. This context is distinguished by its large cobbles and roof tiles. This deposit was cut by wall 272 to the north, but this context does not continue on the other side of the wall cut 272 (to the north). This context was distinguished from other contexts around it by its high percentage of large inclusions. The removal of context 626 has revealed a second layer of fill, as well as a pit cut at the north edge of the deposit. During our excavation of 626, we swept material from this deposit immediately to the south of this context (626) before collecting and sieving it. Because of this, material from context 631, the context upon which 626 was swept and from which 626 was shoveled into zembles, may be included in the material from context 626. If 631 is actually underdigging of context 456, then it is possible that 626 is contaminated with later material.
Context Pottery:		Fineware. glaze painted I/II, slipped (1130-1150), plate. 1 rim. ; Cooking ware. triangular rim stew pot (1100-1270), stamnos. 2 rims. ; Fineware. ww plain (700-1120), chafing dish. 1 rim. ; Fineware. sgraffito II, slipped painted (1200-1260), plate. 1 bodysherd. ; Fineware. plain glazed, unslipped (800-1100), chafing dish. 1 bodysherd. ; Fineware. ww plain (700-1120), cup. 2 bodysherds. ; Fineware. light on dark I, slip painted (1100-1125), bowl. ; Fineware. dark on light slip painted, slipped (1140-1180), lid. 1 bodysherd. ; Fineware. plain glazed, unslipped (800-1100), pitcher. 1 rim.
Pottery Summary:		12 frag(s) 0.15 kg. (0% saved) fineware.
		192 frag(s) 3.03 kg. (0% saved) coarseware.
		69 frag(s) 0.6 kg. (0% saved) cooking ware.
Context Artifacts:		iron strip with folded end 1 nail 1; Bone- Not in Table - 1 example(s).; Bone- indeterminate of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 5 example(s).; Bone- innominate of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 example(s).; Bone- limb bone, undiff. of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 6 fragment(s). ; Bone- mandible of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- mandible of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- mandible of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- metapodial of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 2 fragment(s). ; Bone- metapodial of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- phalanx of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 fragment(s). 1 complete example(s). ; Bone- radioulna of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- radius of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 3 fragment(s). ; Bone- rib of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 10 example(s).; Bone- scapula of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 3 example(s).; Bone- scapula of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 example(s).; Bone- scapula of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 2 example(s).; Bone- tibia of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- tooth of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 5 example(s).; Bone- ulna of Aves, md (Bird - Medium) - 1 example(s).; Bone- ulna of Capra aegagrus hircus (Sheep/Goat) - 1 fragment(s). ; Bone- vertebrae of Mammalia, md (Mammal - Medium) - 4 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).; Bone- vertebrae, thoracic of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 example(s).; Bone- vertebrae, thoracic of Sus scrofa (Wild Boar or Domestic Pig) - 1 example(s).
Period:		Late Byzantine (1059-1210 AD)
Chronology:		second half twelfth
Grid:		257-256E, 1011.1-1012.45N
XMin:		256
XMax:		257
YMin:		1011.1
YMax:		1012.45
Site:		Corinth
City:		Ancient Corinth
Country:		Greece
Masl:		86.8-86.9m.
References:		Report: Nezi Field 2009 by Jody Cundy and Dina Boero (2009-06-19 to 2009-06-20)