Corinth Basket Temple E, Southeast, context 1080

Collection:		Corinth
Type:		Basket
Name:		Temple E, Southeast, context 1080
Area:		Temple E, Southeast
Title:		Floor of packed white marl - 2nd from top, unit 1
Category:		Deposit
Notebook:		1112
Context:		1080
Date:		2017/5/3
Lot:		Lot 2017-009
Stratum:		Fine and medium pebbles, rare ceramics and bone, approx. 50 sea shells.
Description:		Top slope of the context is level. The soil color is light greyish white. The soil compaction is hard. The soil is moderately sorted. It is silty clay.
Notes:		1080 is a marl deposit north of 1079 (the other marl deposit exposed during cleaning and scraping of unit 1 prior to excavation). The goal was to understand the relationship between 1080 and other deposits visible on surface. It has been theorized that the various deposits are different phases of packed earthen floors. In general, 1080 has more seashells and gravel inclusions than 1079, especially in the SW quadrant of the unpaved courtyard. Ceramics and other artifacts are laying parallel to horizontal floor, though the floor surface is slightly undulating. Underneath 1080, a hard packed gravel floor was uncovered. The removal of 1080 also exposed a foundation trench, approx. 16cm wide, running alongside the north wall. At this stage, excavation of 1080 stopped, and excavation of 1081 (floor of packed earth below 1079) began. Floor does not continue under paved courtyard to the south; therefore, 1080 was deposited either contemporaneously or before the construction of the paved courtyard the south of the unpaved courtyard.
Context Pottery:		Coarseware. matt painted, pitcher. 5 bodysherds. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. slipped plain glazed (1100-1300), bowl. 1 rim. (saved to lot) .14th century shape; Fineware. pre roman5 bodysherds. ; Fineware. plain glazed, pitcher. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .; Fineware. metallic ware, unslipped (1275-1335), pitcher. 1 bodysherd. (saved to lot) .
Pottery Summary:		8 frag(s) 0.08 kg. (38% saved) fineware.
		5 frag(s) 0.43 kg. (100% saved) coarseware.
		9 frag(s) 0.1 kg. (0% saved) cooking ware.
Period:		Frankish (1210-1458 AD)
Chronology:		14th c.
Grid:		112.69-109.937E, 1039.966-1043.27N
XMin:		109.937
XMax:		112.69
YMin:		1039.966
YMax:		1043.27
Site:		Corinth
City:		Ancient Corinth
Country:		Greece
Masl:		85.396-85.494m.