[Corinth Report] Temple E, Southeast 2014 by Margaret Burr and Dylan Rogers (2014-05-05 to 2014-06-29): Room 7 and Corridor Between the Church and Unit 2

This is the summary of the second session of excavation in 2014 in Unit 2, Room 7, and the adjacent passage north of the church nave, in the area of Temple E Southeast (TESE). Room 7 was previously excavated ... Room 7 and Corridor Between the Church and Unit 2

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[Corinth Object] T 24: MOUNTED AMAZON ATTACKING GREEK BENT OVER SHIELD

A mounted Amazon attacks a nude Greek who is kneeling in a woebegone state over his shield, which has flipped around to a backward, defenseless position. The Amazon's horse rears on its back legs and seems ... 2nd quarter of 2nd c. A.C. according to Corinth IX p.4-5 ... Sturgeon, 1977, Corinth IX.2 A 5-1

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[Corinth Basket] Temple E, Southeast, context 185: Soft dark patch N of U2 Rm F

Deposit 1108 185 Lot 2014-014 10% pebbles and pottery. Top slope of the context is slight down to the N. The soil color is dark brownish grey. The soil compaction is soft. The soil is poorly sorted. It ... 2014/04/25 ... Soft dark patch N of U2 Rm F

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[Corinth Basket] NB984 B1 P10

Basket/zembil 984 1 10 Fill cut into by pit shaped depression of NB 977 B 95. Soil is light brownish brown sandy clay, 30% pebbles, 15% cobbles, compact. The first basket to sully this pristine new notebook ... 2006/06/08 ... No precise date (NPD)

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[Corinth Object] C 1934 152: ATTIC RED-FIGURE KRATER

Krater with gently flaring upper body, flaring and outward-thickened rim, and rounded, outward-thickened lip. On "A" side two figures at left of scene partially preserved. The left figure is a maenad whose ... ca. 400-390 BCE ... 2.5YR 6/6

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[Corinth Object] Z 238: BEAKED JUG

Beaked jug with cut away spout. Wide strap handle extends from shoulder of vessel to lip of rim. From Blegen (Zygouries): "Jug with a broad squat body and a tall cylindrical neck, the top of which is finished ... Black paint on exterior around neck , shoulder, and outside of handle. No paint

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[Corinth Object] C 1947 106: ARTICULATED KANTHAROS

Articulated kantharos with flaring ring foot. Resting surface bevelled to concave interior with nipple in center. Exterior profile of foot is wheel grooved in two degrees. Biconical body with angular carination ... 1947/02/19 1947/02/19;1947/03/12 1947/02/19;1947/03/12 ... Museum Basement, bay 11, shelf 2

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[Corinth Object] C 1947 802: BLACK-GLAZED KANTAROS WITH WEST SLOPE AND THORN DECORATION

Black glazed kantharos with west slope and thorn decoration. Tall cup with moulded splayed foot, hollowed out in conical form on underside and with a deep bowl rising in conical shape to maximum diameter ... Down to 146 B.C ... 63: 1994, no 25, p 70, pl.

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[Agora Report] 2019 Excavations: Agora 2019 - Summary Report

John McK. Camp II ... Excavations were carried out in four sections: in Section ΝΝ in the southwest corner of the archaeological site, and in the northwest corner of the Agora in Sections ΒΖ, ΒΘ East and ΒΘ West. Section ΝΝ ... 10 Jun-2 Aug 2019 ... no tomb. The digging of an

[Corinth Basket] NB985 B46 P121

Basket/zembil 985 46 121 just under basket 44. Dark reddish brown sandy silt. Coarse pebbles, bone, shell inclusions, ca. 10%. 100% dry sieve, excavated with small pick, dental tools, brushes. (JB's notes) ... 12th cent ... are no boulders on the ... in 2 places post-depositionally (hairline breaks, no

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[Corinth Object] Z 205: EARLY HELLADIC PAINTED ASKOID VESSEL

Class C 1(b) type (Patterned ware, dark on light, free/open style) according to Blegen (Zygouries). Askoid vessel (american football shape) with spout and horizontal strap loop handle at apex. Squat askoid ... Zygouries page 105-106; pl XII.2

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[Agora Object] A 957: Well Head

Parts of rim and nearly a quarter of wall missing; restored in plaster. A cylindrical drum, tapering around top. Heavy rim, flat on top and sharply profiled; lower wall thickened to form heavy collar ... 28 May-16 June 1938 ... North Basement-Annex 2C-4

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: State Religion

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State Religion: The Archon Basileus There was no attempt in Classical Athens to separate church and state. Altars and shrines were intermingled with the public areas and buildings of the city. A single ... Archon Basileus There was no ... building. The 2nd-century A.D ... Solon 25.2). The stoa was the

[Corinth Report] Nezi Field 2010 by Tully, John (2010-05-05 to 2010-05-21): 2010 Session II White Team Final Report: Area North of 1961 Byzantine House - west room and southwest corner

North of Nezi 2010 White Second Session Report (John Tully) The following summarizes the results of excavations in two areas north of Nezi field during the second session of the 2010 excavation season ... Early Byzantine period. No ... 6853: 6849 (2nd quarter 3rd ... room, eg, in 6673 (1st/2

[Corinth Report] Nezi Field 2009 by Dan Leon, Ben Sullivan (2009-04-23 to 2009-04-24): Rooms S of South Courtyard

EXCAVATION SUMMARY We, Ben Sullivan and Dan Leon, began excavation north of Nezi Field in the area previously excavated in the 1960s under the direction of H.S. Robinson, in the area immediately to the ... Post-Medieval period, though with no ... the Frankish period (2 ... since no associated floors or

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[Corinth Basket] Nezi Field, context 5844: Third from topmost fill inside Robbing Trench 5791

Deposit 1101 5844 0 10-20% (varies): large (0.02-0.25 m L) tile fragments, pottery, small round cobbles, small subangular boulders Top slope of the context is level. The soil color is light brownish brown ... 12th century ... 265.2-264.52E, 1035.57-1038.21N ... 265.2

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[Corinth Basket] Temple E, Southeast, context 1012: Inhumation in N. Side of 2016-08

Deposit 1110 1012 This is an inhumation that was first observed as a spinal column protrucing from the south scarp of Grave 2016-07. It was truncated by cut 993. The inhumation is essentially on the edge ... 2016/06/07 ... there is no L os coxa. One

[Corinth Report] Nezi Field 2007 by Heidi Broome-Raines (2007-04-30 to 2007-05-18): Middle Roman to Middle Byzantine Contexts in the Area North of Nezi Field

INTRODUCTION For three weeks, I, Heidi Broome-Raines, worked in the area designated “North of Nezi,” conducting cleaning operations and new excavation. The baskets for which I am responsible are B 5001-5082 ... 266.2 E to the west; 1023.2 N ... “Room E,” (1021.2 – 1016.38 ... 266.2 – 271 E). Excavation

[Corinth Report] Temple E, Southeast 2015 by Wesley Bennett, Lucas Stephens (2015-05-04 to 2015-05-22): 2015 Session II, Corridor N of Church and Room 6

Wesley Bennett and Lucas Stephens Session II Temple E Southeast Excavations Corridor North of Church: 1075-1078.5 N, 121.5-129.5 E Room 6: 1077-1085 N, 116.85-120.7 E 04-22.05.2015 This is the summary ... Session 2. Before the 2014 ... 2, Rooms 8 and 9 (Wall ... vis-à-vis Unit 2, Room 7. An

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[Corinth Object] T 31: "HERAKLES AND CERBERUS," HERAKLES STRIDING RIGHT WITH CLUB AND LION SKIN

Herakles strides right, wearing lion skin over his left shoulder, holding club over same shoulder, and looks back to left. In restored right hand he holds a chain, wrapped around, (which the only reason ... 2nd quarter of 2nd c. A.C. according to Corinth IX p.4-5 ... Corinth IX.2, H11; Capps, Classical Studies, fig. 6, p. 57.

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: The Prytaneis

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The Prytaneis (Executive Committee) The senators administered their meetings themselves. Each tribal contingent in the Boule served in rotation for a period of 35 or 36 days as the Prytaneis, or Executive ... about 470-460 B.C. 9.2 ... no good arrangement

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: The Speakers

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The Speakers Litigants spoke on their own behalf, although occasionally using speeches prepared by trained professionals; skillful rhetoric was necessary in order to sway a jury. The speeches written by ... Moralia 844) No trial took more ... was a measure of about 3.2

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[Corinth Basket] Temple E, Southeast, context 805: Fill above rocky layer in SW corner of Room 9

Deposit 1109 805 Lot 2015-047 Soil is poorly sorted, with 40% inclusions that include mixed sized stones, ceramic, bone, tile and shells. The stones are sub-rounded and tabular. The soil color is dark ... 3rd quarter 13th c ... lot) .no overglaze; ... lot) .; Fineware. twelfth c2

[Corinth Report] Nezi Field 2008 by Thanos Webb (2008-04-07 to 2008-06-13): Area North of the 1961 Byzantine House, Frankish through Modern levels

The following is a summary of excavations of Frankish and Late Byzantine levels by the Green team in North of Nezi in the 2008 season. Our area lies directly N of the courtyard of the Byzantine house ... Room 2E, p.23ff.) In this ... (NB253 2-H) which appears to ... #2 (NB 253 p.129). Floor

[Corinth Basket] South Stoa, context 122: Surface in SW quadrant

Deposit 1109 122 Lot 2015-059 20% small to coarse pebbles, 5% carbon Top slope of the context is slight down to the N. The soil color is light yellowish brown. The soil compaction is weakly cemented. The ... 1st c. BC-1st c. AD ... No precise date (NPD)

[Corinth Basket] Nezi Field, context 1182: Tile Structure

Structure 1107 1182 0 Inclusions packed into earth between tiles are few inclusions-- c.5%-- with small sub-rounded stones. The soil color is light reddish brown. It is clayey sand. Structure materials: ... Late 4th-early 3rd? ... No precise date (NPD)

[Corinth Report] Temple E, Southeast 2014 by Ross Brendle and Justin Holcomb (2014-06-02 to 2014-06-27): Room F/5 and South Hall in Unit 2, Session 3

Session III Temple E Southeast 2-27 June 2014 This is the final summary of the third and final session of excavations for the 2014 season in the north area of Unit 2 in the Frankish quarter, Temple E ... Room F/5 and South Hall in Unit 2, Session 3

[Corinth Report] Nezi Field 2010 by Cameron Pearson and Lincoln Nemetz Carlson (2010-05-27 to 2010-05-28): 2010 Session II Blue Final Report: Well Room (A), Room south of Courtyard (B), and Room South of the Byzantine House ( C )

Corinth Excavations 2010 Session II North of Nezi Room A We, Cameron Pearson and Lincoln Nemetz Carlson, continued the excavation in the area north of Nezi opened by Rob Nichols and Martin Wells in the ... revealed that there were no more ... continued to the west but with no ... explanation is that there is no

[Corinth Report] Nezi Field 2013 by Mohammed Bhatti and Daniel P. Diffendale (2013-05-09 to 2013-05-10): 2013 Session 1, Team Pink, Final Summary

Mohammed Bhatti and Daniel P. Diffendale Team Pink, Session 1 Nezi Field Excavations Final Report N 1006 – 1018.00; E 261.01 – 271.28 1–25 April 2013 This is a final summary of the first season of excavation ... (no context number), ... BCE – 3rd c. CE No ... no later than the 3rd/4th

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[Corinth Basket] NB976 B52 P117

Basket/zembil 976 52 117 Fill E of wall 294, N of wall 215; greyish brown silty, coarse sand that is well compacted. 10-25% inclusions of small-coarse pebbles, tile, & painted plaster at N end of ... npd ... through the wall. There are no

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[Corinth Object] Z 311: LATE HELLADIC IIIC STIRRUP JAR

Stirrup jar with flat bottom, nearly globular body with max. diam. just above median, lower body straight flaring; top of shoulder flattened around base of narrow conical neck, wide flat stopper D00.095 ... Late Mycenaean IIIC ... and by no means so

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[Corinth Object] T 1: GREEK FIGHTING KNEELING AMAZON

The block shows a cuirassed Greek striding right and thrusting his sword into the side of an Amazon, who has fallen to her knees. The Greek holds his shield up in his left arm as he appears to grab his ... 2nd quarter of 2nd c. A.C. according to Corinth IX p.4-5 ... 2nd c. A.C ... 2nd quarter of 2nd c. A.C. according to Corinth IX p.4-5

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Tyranny

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Tyranny As happened in many other Greek states, a tyrant arose in Athens in the 6th century B.C. His name was Peisistratos, and after several unsuccessful attempts he seized power in 546 B.C. and ruled ... 16.1-2) Aristotle has further ... no trouble during his rule ... and refuge. No traces

[Corinth Report] Nezi Field 2010 by Johanna Best; Kelcy Sagstetter (2010-05-04 to 2010-05-21): Session Two 2010 Yellow Team Report

Yellow Second Session Report (Johanna Best and Kelcy Sagstetter) 2010 North of Nezi The following summarizes the results of excavation in the area directly north of the Byzantine House excavated in 1961, ... The work in session 2 has ... session 2, we found that 6912, ... Although we have no precise date

[Agora Webpage] Overview: The Staff

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The Archaeologists The First Generation The Agora Excavations staff and work force, 1933. Archaeologists, staff, foremen, and workmen gathered under the Hephaisteion for a group photograph. The staff of ... Archaeology Magazine (vol. 1, no. ... well (Deposit A 17:2) that

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[Corinth Basket] Temple E, Southeast, context 989: Fill of Grave 2016-07

Deposit 1110 989 Lot 2016-059 Soil includes fine tabular and spherical, rounded and subangular pebbles, medium tabular, subangular and angular pebbles, ceramic tile fragments (medium and large), a few ... late 14th/early 15th ... covering the cranium?) No, not ... tile surface and no cut has ... greenish bs 6, rim 2 (saved to

[Corinth Report] Northeast of Theater 2022, Trench 16C, by Brose, Kaia and Picker-Kille, David (2022-05-09 to 2022-05-20): Northeast of Theater, Trench 16C

Corinth Northeast of Theater Trench 16C Report Director of Excavations: Christopher Pfaff Assistant Director: Ioulia Tzonou Trench Supervisors: Kaia Brose and David Picker-Kille Area Excavated: Northeast ... a 6.0 × 2.5 m rectangle, ... see below), no clear ... Thus, so far, no signs of

[Corinth Basket] Nezi Field, context 5371: Pit fill

Deposit 1101 5371 0 Total inclusions were 40%. 20% fine to coarse pebbles which were rounded to angular, spherical and tabular in shape. 5% bits of clay, 5% ash, and 10% pottery. Top slope of the context ... 931-44 ... there is no robbing trench,

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[Agora Deposit] J 1:10: Mycenaean Chamber Tomb

Brian Martens ... It was partially excavated during the 2012 and 2013 seasons. The tomb, located at the center of Room III in the NE area of section ΒΖ, was found under fill surrounding perpendicular mid-to late 6th c ... LHIIIA ... skeletal material (AA 376, nos

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: The Verdict

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The Verdict After the speeches and other evidence had been presented, the members of the jury voted by casting ballots. A series of vase paintings of the early 5th century B.C. show a mythological story, ... litigants so that no one shall ... the 2nd century B.C. If the