Agora Deposit: H 13:6
Title:   Well
Supervisor:   Laura Gawlinski
Category:   Well
Description:   Well in courtyard of Early Building I, adjacent to wall of Room B. Tile lined; upper course in situ, lower two collapsed probably in antiquity. Letters inscribed on rims (eta, phi, omicron, theta). Medium sized stones packed behind lining.
The water table was never reached and there was no period of use fill, indicating that the well was abandoned during digging and never used. This implies that the well was lined while it was being dug. bedrock present from at least elev. 56.79m. and probably higher. though not visible because of lining.
Well contained three main dumped fills: a slightly later fill perhaps for leveling after filling settled (Layer I and perhaps Layer II), a fill with ceramic and some stones (Layer III and perhaps Layer II), and a fill with large stones, tiles, and collapsed well lining (Layer IV).
Layer I 58.03-57.40m., softer brownish fill
Layer II 57.40-57.16m., sandier fill with streaks of charcoal
Layer III 57.16-56.24m, similar to Layer II, increase of stones and tiles
Layer III/IV 56.24-56.07m., transition between fill of Layer III and Layer IV
Layer IV 56.07-54.94m., fill primarily consisting of large stones, tiles, and collapsed well lining (little soil or ceramic)
Bibliography:   Hesperia 84 (2015), pp. 475-476.
    Hesperia 83 (2014), pp. 200, 232, n. 74, table 2.
    Hesperia Suppl. 47 (2013), no. 27, pp. 135, 136, figs. 57, 62.
Chronology:   First quarter of the 4th c. B.C.
Date:   21 July-1 August 2008
11-25 June 2009
Section:   Γ
Grid:   H/6,7-13/7,8
Elevation:   58.03-54.94m.
Masl:   54.94-58.03m.
References:   Publication: Hesperia 83 (2014)
Publication: Hesperia 84 (2015)
Publication: Hesperia Suppl. 47 (2013)
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