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[Agora Deposit] O 17:9: Disturbed Pyre

Initially was recorded as disturbed saucer grave, but identified as pyre by SIR. Found by gardener washing out of scarp during the winter rains. The location is just south of an east-west road; there ... 1962 ... O 17:9 ... O 17:9

[Agora Deposit] O 7:9: Archaic Pit at 25/ΙΓ

Archaic Pit at 25/ΙΓ, near the northeast corner of the market square. Filling in upper part of shaft, cleared only to a depth of 3.10m because of rock conditions ... 600-550 B.C ... O 7:9 ... O 7:9

[Agora Deposit] O 9:1: Pocket in Bedrock, Martyr South of 19/ME

Pocket in Bedrock, martyr south of 29/ΜΕ (formerly O 8:6) ... 500-480 B.C ... Pocket in Bedrock, martyr south of 29/ΜΕ (formerly O 8:6)

[Agora Deposit] O 8:6

(now O 9:1) Asterisk: O 8:6* ... O 8:6 ... O 8:6

[Agora Deposit] O 8:2

(now R 9:3) Asterisk: O 8:2* ... (now R 9:3) ... Asterisk: O 8:2*

[Agora Deposit] O 7:8: The Tortoise's Grave

The Tortoise's Grave. Small deposit in the lower part of a wine-jar (P 21715) set down into the filling of a pit of the archaic period (O 7:9). Contains tortoise shell ... 425-400 B.C ... period (O 7:9). Contains

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[Agora Deposit] O 17:6: Phaidon Street Cistern: South Chamber

Phaidon Street Cistern: South Chamber. Connected by tunnel to O 17:5. Knidian stamped amphora handle; fragments of five long-petal bowls, one made in worn mold. Type 35 A lamp. Coins 9 August 1957 #1-#3 ... Late 2nd c. B.C ... O 17:6 ... O 17:6

[Agora Deposit] O 13:1: Byzantine Pit at 23/ΚΣΤ

Pit at 23/ΚΣΤ Coins: 9 May 1935 #2-#17 "In addition to the catalogued pieces, it contained some coarse ware and a few glazed sherds, either painted or with simple sgraffito design" These all thrown. Hesperia ... 1100 A.D ... O 13:1 ... O 13:1

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[Agora Deposit] O 17:5: Phaidon Street Cistern: North Chamber

Phaidon Street Cistern: North Chamber Sullan destruction debris. One of two chambers connected by tunnel. Two latest coins date to 87/86. Gray ware lamp of first quarter of 1st c. A.D. indicates disturbance ... 2nd c. B.C ... O/2,3-17/16,17

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[Agora Deposit] O 16:3: Tiled Well at South Edge of EW Road

Tiled Well at S edge of E-W Road, 73/ΜΗ. Contemporary upper and lower fills separated by layer of sterile mud. Latest coin dates ca. 200. Koan amphora handle with stamped handle dates slightly after 200 ... 210-160 ... -9m.

[Agora Deposit] O 8:5: Well in Marble-Saw Shed

Well in Marble-Saw Shed. No distinct use filling. Estimated Grid ... Submycenaean ... O/12,13-8/9,10

[Agora Deposit] O 17:1: Early Roman Cistern

Early Roman, late 1st c. A.D. with some later fragments. Coins: 31 May 1938 #1-#12 1 June 1938 #1-#5 2 June 1938 #1-#2 ... Late 1st c. B.C ... O 17:1 ... O 17:1

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 8, s. 134, p. 120

Brann O 26. Brann H 5. Hesperia, XXIX. Brann O 27. Brann H 42. Burial. Brann O 23. Brann H 46. Brann O 24. Brann H 44. Brann O 17. Brann H 10. Brann O 19. Brann H 2. Brann O 20. Brann H 16. Brann O 22 ... Agora 8 120 P 15122 P 17175 P 17354 P 15123 P 17176 P 17355 P 17177 P 17356 P 15124 P 17178 P 17357 P 17179 P 17358 P 17180 P 17359 P 15125 P 17181 P 17360 P 17182 P 17361 P 15126 P 17183 P 17362 P 15127 ... Brann O 26 ... Brann O 27 ... Brann O 23

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[Agora Deposit] O 19:2: Cistern at 53/ΚΓ

Cistern at 53/ΚΓ and channels. The pottery in the cistern and in the two channels was a thoroughly mixed lot of broken material from 5th c. B.C. to 4th c. A.D. and all seemed the same except the bottom ... 5th c. B.C.-4th c. A.D ... O 19:2 ... O 19:2

[Agora Object] H 9: Squat Oinochoe

NM 16179 Low disk foot. Ladder pattern on handle. Dull black glaze, fired red in places. Cf. Brann 76 ... LG I ... in places. Cf. Brann 76.

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[Agora Deposit] O 7:16: Pit Tomb, Infant Inhumation

Eugene Vanderpool ... "Submycenaean" grave into Mycenaean gully. Rectangular trench cut partly in bedrock, partly through Mycenaean domestic filling. No pottery catalogued ... Late Helladic IIIC-Early Protogeometric ... O 7:16 ... O 7:16

[Agora Deposit] O 20:3: Well at 67/ΛΓ

Well at 67/ΛΓ on the northeast slope of the Areopagus. Connected with the same cistern system as O 20:2. Dug as several fills but probably a continuous accumulation Coin 28 May 1938 #1 (?) Illegible N ... 300-250 B.C ... system as O 20:2. Dug as

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[Agora Deposit] O 7:5: Tomb of the Niches

Mycenaean Chamber Tomb with niches. One of the few tombs found in the Agora that has an almost architectural regularity with squares chamber (1.75m wide by 2.10m deep) and axially centered dromos (4m long ... Myc. III A 1:2 ... O 7:5 ... O 7:5

[Agora Deposit] I-O 15:1.4: Industrial period

Material from trenches: c) 46.60-48-60m. from East End of Stoa. d) 51.00-53.00m. from East End of Stoa. e) 79.00-81.00m. from East End of Stoa. Coins: 12 July 1960 #1-#2 (illegible) 9 July 1965 #4 ... 2nd c. B.C.-2nd c. A.D ... I-O 15:1.4 ... I-O 15:1.4

[Agora Deposit] I-O 15:1.5: Construction fill of South Stoa II

Material from trenches: a) 1.00-7.00m. from East End of Stoa. b) 18.40-21.40m. from East End of Stoa, with some disturbed fill including 1st c. A.D. material. c) 46.60-48-60m. from East End of Stoa. d) ... 2nd c. B.C ... I-O 15:1.5 ... I-O 15:1.5