Corinth Basket: Temple E, Southeast, context 138
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Basket
Name:   Temple E, Southeast, context 138
Area:   Temple E, Southeast
Context Type:   deposit
Title:   Second clay patch on north scarp
Category:   Deposit
Notebook:   1108
Context:   138
Date:   2014/04/23
Stratum:   4% inclusions of pottery, coarse pebbles, shell.
Description:   Top slope of the context is level. The soil color is light yellowish brown. The soil compaction is firm. The soil is poorly sorted. It is silty clay.
Notes:   We excavated this patch to expose the NW corner of the structure to the NE of structure 110 and to remove a stone that was determined not to be part of this structure. This patch was composed primarily of greyish brown clay, with pottery and pebbles inclusions. The excavation was stopped when we came down on a layer of the same yellow, melted clay that whas been removed from around the structure. The time the clay that has been removed from around the NW corner of the structure, and perhaps marks this section at a later installation, or as part of the tumble. In the process of the excavation, a small patch of yellow clay was found between two of the stones on the northern face of this structure.
Later note: The feature exposed partially in this context is now structure 189.
Context Pottery:   Fineware. champs, plate. 1 bodysherd. ; Fineware. metallic, bowl. 1 bodysherd.
Pottery Summary:   2 frag(s) 0.02 kg. (0% saved) fineware.
    9 frag(s) 0.05 kg. (0% saved) coarseware.
    3 frag(s) 0.01 kg. (0% saved) cooking ware.
Period:   Frankish (1210-1458 AD)
Grid:   110.34-109.97E, 1079.63-1080.04N
XMin:   109.97
XMax:   110.34
YMin:   1079.63
YMax:   1080.04
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
Masl:   85.87-86.06m.
References:   Image: digital 2014 0163
Image: digital 2014 0164