Corinth Basket South Stoa, context 46

Collection:		Corinth
Type:		Basket
Name:		South Stoa, context 46
Area:		South Stoa
Context Type:		deposit
Title:		Soil surface below fill in SE quadrant
Category:		Deposit
Notebook:		1109
Context:		46
Date:		2015/05/16
Lot:		Lot 2015-055
Stratum:		50% cobbles, 5% carbon
Description:		Top slope of the context is slight down to the N. The soil color is light brownish brown. The soil compaction is weakly cemented. The soil is poorly sorted. It is silty sand.
Notes:		This soil surface was left unexcavated during the excavation of context 24 since it was a harder, more compact soil that seemed to create a floor. Most likely it is a soil surface below the rubble fill that did not act as an ancient floor. The high compaction may be due to its location below a rubble fill and a floor since the Roman era. 15-05-2015 Excavation revealed a "nice" floor just below the surface. This floor also makes a distinct cut with the edge of the putative E-W robbing trench at the north edge of the context (which is the south edge of context 29). Excavation on the west side next to an original Greek wall (context 38) revealed what is likely the earliest foundation trench in the entire south stoa. The trench runs N-S and extends about 30 cm off the Greek wall to the east. This is the only foundation trench identified in the entire building. It's elevation is ____. It is apparent by its contrast with the relatively smooth floor surface seen in the rest of context 46. A coin was discovered near the center of the context at an elevation of 81.44, N 1081.25 E 329.4 (on top of the floor). The floor is a packed, uneven clay surface. It runs up to the cut of context 16 and a martyr was left there beause of the LR wall and there is a martyr along the bench (context 17). There is a good cut into what is probably the E-W robbing trench on the NE side of the context. A large stone that was embedded vertically in the surface was removed. The contamination of the E-W cut on the north side. We now will close the context and will dig the robbing trench as context 54.
Context Pottery:		Fineware. Rom- ESA, plate. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Rom- Thinwalled ware, unidentified. 3 rims. 8 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Rom- Ital. sig., plate. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .Conspectus form 10; Fineware. Hellenistic, moldmade bowl. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .long petal, imported; Fineware. Rom- Ital. sig., plate. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .conspectus form 20; Fineware. unguentarium. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .grey fabric; Cooking ware. Hellenistic, stewpot. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. bowl with outturned rim. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Hellenistic, saucer. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Coarseware. Amphoras- M. w. j., amphora. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. early roman, stewpot. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .flange; Fineware. Hellenistic, rolled-rim plate. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. archaic, unidentified. 6 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. Roman, casserole. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Cooking ware. Roman, casserole. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Hellenistic, carinated-rim kantharos. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Rom- Çandarli, bowl. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .late 1st-early 2nd c AD; L19; Fineware. Blisterware, aryballos. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Hellenistic, moldmade bowl. 2 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. Rom- ESB, plate. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .black with palmette stamp; form 60; late 1st-early 2nd c. AD
Pottery Summary:		231 frag(s) 0.35 kg. (100% saved) fineware.
		307 frag(s) 2.75 kg. (100% saved) coarseware.
		216 frag(s) 0.65 kg. (100% saved) cooking ware.
Context Artifacts:		Pigment, yellow, 1 (saved to lot); Plaster, red pigment, 1 (saved to lot); Iron, unid, 2 (saved to lot); cover tile, 1 (saved to lot); glass, clear, orange, 1 (saved to lot); Iron, nail, head, 1 (saved to lot); slate, 5 (saved to lot); iron nail, 1 (saved to lot); bronze tack intact 1 (saved to lot); Charcoal, 1 (saved to lot); shell land snail 20 (saved to lot); glass clear orange 1 (saved to lot); pan tile, 3 (saved to lot); tile, painted, 4 (saved to lot); glass clear colorless 1 (saved to lot); Glass, opaque, paste, purple, bead, 1 (saved to lot); bone, unidentified, 100 = 0.21kg (saved to lot); Plaster, yellow pigment, 1 (saved to lot); Iron, nail, frag, 16 (saved to lot); shell, flesheater, 25 (saved to lot); carbon, 5 (saved to lot); Plaster, colorless, 4 (saved to lot); Glass, clear, blue, bs, 1 (saved to lot); Glass, opaque, white, bs, 1 (saved to lot)
Period:		Early Roman (44BC-1/2 2nd c AD)
Chronology:		late 1st-early 2nd c. AD
Grid:		331.25-326.6E, 1079.5-1083.5N
XMin:		326.6
XMax:		331.25
YMin:		1079.5
YMax:		1083.5
Site:		Corinth
City:		Ancient Corinth
Country:		Greece
Masl:		81.45-81.525m.
References:		Object: C 2015 23 Coin: 2015 191