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[Agora Deposit] G 6:3: Rectangular Rock-Cut Shaft

A cave-in not long after the digging of this shaft destroyed its possible usefulness as a well and thereafter it was used as a dump. Two principle periods of such use were noted, and within these several ... Ca. 575-480 B.C ... G 6:3 ... G 6:3

[Agora Deposit] E 3:1: Cistern at 44/Η

Cistern with considerable dumped fill at the north foot of Kolonos Agoraios. It may have been abandoned ca. 295-295 B.C.; it will have been filled by 280 B.C. Multiple vessels share same stamps, and painted ... Ca. 325-250 B.C ... Hesperia Suppl. 50 (2018), , p. 10, n. 25 ... Agora XXIX, pp. 444-445.

[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 ... III. -7.25m to -11.00m. ... IV. top to -7.25m ... of 3rd c.

[Agora Deposit] Q 11:3: Ash and Carbon Dump

Ash and Carbon Dump in Corridor directly behind Room C of Brick Building. This material comprises what appears to have been a household dump associated with the period of use of the Brick Building, but ... To mid-2nd century ... Agora XXVII, pp. 153-165, 205-206, 231 (selection of pottery).

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[Agora Deposit] H 16:3: Cistern System

An extensive cistern system on the lower north slope of the Areopagus, south chamber with blind tunnel extending further south (south tunnel); north chamber; drawshaft further north, extends to north tunnel ... Ca. 320-240 B.C ... H 16:3 ... H 16:3

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[Agora Deposit] N 16:3: Disturbed Urn Cremation

Homer A. Thompson ... Cremation burial (trench-and-hole) under S. edge of E-W Street, northern burial. In some records as Grave XLVII. The western part of the offering trench of the tomb was lost to a Turkish cess pit, and ... Middle Geometric I ... Hesperia 25 (1956), pp. 48-49 ... Agora XXXVI, Tomb 22, pp. 217-220, figs. 2.23, 2.24, 2.129, 2.130.

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[Agora Deposit] M 17:3: Damaged Urn Cremation

Eugene Vanderpool ... Grave (adult female). (In some records as Grave XXXI). The tomb was partly destroyed in antiquity; there are sherds of all periods down to Late Roman (and later) note din the fill immediately above it ... Middle Geometric I ... M 17:3 ... M 17:3

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[Agora Deposit] F 16:4: Urn Cremation

Dorothy Burr Thompson ... Grave 2. Urn cremation (trench-and-hole). In some records as XXIII. Variously labeled as grid 7/Δ, 7/Γ and 7/Γ-Δ. Rectangular pyre trench cut through earth into bedrock, with only the lowest 0.04m surviving ... Transitional Late Protogeometric/Early Geometric I ... Hesperia 2 (1933), pp. 468-470 (with F 16:3) ... Agora XXXVI, Tomb 9, pp. 67-69, 529-530, figs. 2.14, 2.21, 2.22, 3.15, 3.16, pl.

[Agora Deposit] H-K 12-14: Middle Stoa Building Fill

Middle Stoa Building Fill (with filling to S) (See also Κ: H-I-J 14-15 and Λ: K-M 13-14) This deposit is not definitive and must be considered with the above deposits before details are entered into database; ... To ca. 180 B.C ... #2-#3, #6-#7 16 May 1933 #10 ... #1-#3, #6-#23, #25-#26 #28 6 March 1953 #2-#3 7 March 1953

[Agora Deposit] F 16:1: Demeter Cistern

Cistern at 9/Β (10/Β on plan), at the NW foot of the Areopagus, some 200m to the west of the Coroplast's Dump. It had evidently belonged to one of the small houses in that thickly populated residential ... Second half 4th c. B.C ... 1932 #3-#8 2 March 1932 #18-#19, #22-#29 7 March 1932 #3 ... marble. The chamber , lined ... north side 1.25m, east side

[Agora Deposit] B 12:1: Well on South Slope of Kolonos Agoraios

Well on south slope of Kolonos Agoraios. Coins: 23 March 1936 #5-#6 31 March 1936 #3 30 April 1936 #1 1 May 1936 #6 2 May 1936 #2 5 May 1936 #8 6 May 1936 #15-#16 14 May 1936 #5-#8 (#6 N 51520 is from ... 50 B.C-3rd c. A.D ... Hesperia 24 (1955), pp. 283-285, pl. 80 ... Hesperia 6 (1937), pp. 349-352.

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[Agora Deposit] A 18:1: Cistern Between Areopagus and Hill of the Nymphs

Cistern in the valley between the Areopagus and the Hill of the Nymphs. Simple, flask-shaped chamber withdraw-shaft; no tunnels. Mouth cut away in Byzantine times. Lower filling, 3rd c. B.C. Coins: 25 ... 25-30 April 1947 ... filling, 3rd c. B.C ... Coins: 25 April 1947 #1 ... April 1947 #1-#3 29 April

[Agora Deposit] D-E 18-19: Road

West Road and Drain. (Road, drain and closely related cuts.) Packing in line of ancient road running along the northwest shoulder of the Areopagus. Includes excavation of 1957 titled "Road Area to North", ... Late 6th c. B.C. - Roman ... "Roman Bath" or "area of A7 ... 24 April 1939 #4-#9 25 May 1939 #2-#3 29 May 1939 #1-#3 30 May 1939 #16 31 May

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[Agora Deposit] U 13:1: Well in Room 6 of Street Stoa U/2,U/3-13/15

Well in Room 6 of Street Stoa U/2,U/3-13/15. Associated with the building lying under the Roman Street Stoa. Its fills divided into 5 separate layers, with the bulk of finds belonging to Layer 1, the ... 14 June-21 August 1973 ... Well in Room 6 of Street Stoa U/2,U/3-13/15

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[Agora Deposit] F 16:8: Menon's Cistern and Well

Cistern and well in Marble Worker's House. Coins: 5 August 1968 #1-#6 (#5 and #6 disintegrated. Missing 19/7/1973) 6 August 1968 #1bis-#25 (#5 in Lot 503 not a coin but bronze bits of nail. #6 not a coin ... 325-275 B.C ... F/7,8-16/2,3

[Agora Deposit] F 19:1: Stratified well

Roman Group L. Layer I (cont. 59-64) Pre-Herulian second half of 3rd c. (bottom, 15.95-13.90). Layer II (cont. 42-58) 4th c.-first quarter of 4th c. (11.90-13.90). Layer III (cont. 17-41) -4th c. (10.00 ... Second half 3rd c.-early 5th c. A.D ... Agora V, pp. 73-81, 125.

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[Agora Deposit] A 14:1: Early Roman Well

Extract from notebook ΠΘ XIX, pp. 3644-3646. Well at 105/ΝΗ (report on sorting of pottery, July 19, 1951 - H.S. Robinson). "Not a useful well" HSR. Well dug to 1.50m., vi/9/36; dug from 1.50m. to bottom ... Early Roman; use fillings of 2nd. c. B.C. and 1st. and 4th. c. A.D.; dumped filling of late 4th. c. (HSR) Fill I: 2nd. c. B.C. Fill II-V: to second half of 4th. c. A.D. Fill VI: mixed to Byzantine ... XIX, pp. 3644-3646. Well at ... (bottom)-22.25m. .2= Fill II = 22.25-21.30m. .3= Fills III, IV, V = ... (22.80m.) to 22.25m. (container

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[Agora Deposit] J 18:2: Well

Upper mixed dumped fill (last quarter 3rd c.-4th c.) with Roman POU below 10.40m. Coins: 16 February 1937 #1 (disintegrated) 17 February 1937 #1 (disintegrated) 8 April 1937 #5-#10 (dump) 9 April 1937 ... 2nd half of 1st c.-first half of 3rd c. A.D ... 2nd half of 1st c.-first half of 3rd c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] A-B 19-20:1: Great Drain South

Great Drain South (ca. 70-113, from SW edge of section as far north as the Roman Bath) Hellenistic Sand Fill. Silted-up filling of the southern branch of the Great Drain, abandoned due to some damage at ... 4th. c.-86 B.C ... Hesperia 45 (1976), pp. 15-19, pls. 1-4 ... Hesperia 20 (1951), pp. 262-263 ... Agora X, pp. 67, 135-136.

[Agora Deposit] O-Q 18-19: Destruction Debris

Destruction debris in Late Roman Buildings on Lower N slope of Areopagus (see summaries under M-Q 17-21). Over 130 coins came from this filling, of which some 51 survived in a condition to permit accurate ... 6th c. A.D ... #9-#12 21 February 1938 #1-#3 ... 25 February 1938 #12 1 ... April 1938 #3-#5 29 April

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[Agora Deposit] P 6:4: Pyre

Pyre in layer 8a in SW corner of Room 7 of Greek House δ. Oval pyre; 0.60 (n-s)x 0.35 (e-w). The pyre was covered by the surface of layer 8 and extended slightly into layer 9 below it. Small bone fragments, ... 325-300 B.C ... Pyre in layer 8a in SW corner of Room 7 of Greek House δ. Oval pyre; 0.60 ... 212 (deposit P 6:3).

[Agora Deposit] E 14:1: Cistern

Cistern at the southeast foot of Kolonos Agoraios. Nbp. 2369: Two chamber cisterns, 88/ΛΔ and 100/ΚΘ, united by a long straight passage running almost due N-S. A draw shaft at 95/ΚΘ is set just off the ... Use filling of late 4th-early 3rd c. B.C. Accumulative fillings of late 3rd-early 2nd and late 1st c. B.C. Upper dumped filling of 3rd c. A.D ... Hesperia Suppl. 50 (2018), pp. 86, 100, 102, 146, nn. 116, 125 ... Agora XXXVII, pp. 83, 220.

[Agora Deposit] H 12:1: Fill of Early West Branch of Great Drain=Middle Drain

Filling of Middle Drain (Tr. H+F in Section Ζ). Sand and gravel filling of the old course of the west branch of the Great Drain, a large (ca. 1.00m. deep and 1.30m. wide) underground channel in the area ... 150-100 B.C ... Hesperia 45 (1976), pp. 11-15, pls. 1-4. Pillaging fill of Building F ... Hesperia Suppl. 4 (1940), pp. 111-121 ... Agora X, pp. 136, 137.

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[Agora Deposit] A 17:1: Well on Lower Slope of Hill of the Nymphs

A well on the lower slope of the Hill of the Nymphs, (diam. 1.20m -water level -7m), to 7.90m. The scanty use filling at the bottom contained water jars and pitchers as well as the inventoried objects; ... Second quarter of 6th. c. B.C ... (1948), pp. 154-155), and an ... level -7m), to 7.90m. The ... 7). Use filling, second

[Agora Deposit] D 10:1: Thiseion Cistern A (1935)

Cistern A for 1935 (there is another Cistern A, for 1936, D-E 8-9:1) Coins: 16 May 1935 #4-#5 17 May 1935 #1-#2 18 May 1935 #1-#2 20 May 1935 #1-#2 22 May 1935 #1 23 May 1935 #2-#6 24 May 1935 #1-#7 25 ... 16-25 May 1935 6 February 1936 ... Agora X, pp. 136-137.

[Agora Deposit] D 12:2: Drawshaft

Part of the cistern system 44/ΙΓ - 46/ΙΑ - 42/Θ. The filling of the 46/ΙΑ cistern shaft, with the exception of a little Roman at the top, was the same as the bottom fill of 44/ΙΓ - late Hellenistic, running ... Late 2nd-early 1st c. B.C ... Agora XXII, pp. 97-98 ... Agora XXIX, pp. 441-442 ... Agora XXXIII, pp. 348-349.

[Agora Deposit] P 21:4: Cistern at 53/NE

Cistern at 53/ΝΕ, bottle-shaped, stucco-lined, in the east aisle of the peristyle of Roman House H (courtyard of Greek House G, just west of andron). Lower diameter 2.73m. Homogenous fill all apparently ... Into early 2nd century B.C ... -3.95m.

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[Agora Deposit] J 1:11: Mycenaean Chamber Tomb

Brian Martens ... Mycenaean Chamber Tomb J 1:11, located in the area north of Wall K, was partially excavated during the 2014 season. At this point the full western extent of the chamber has not been located because of ... LHIIIA ... J/17-1/7,8

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[Agora Deposit] H 12:15: Well

Well A, early 5th c. B.C. Near the Agora Boundary Stone, northwest corner of Middle Stoa; diameter at top 0.92m, widening to 1.15m and more below. Shaft neatly faced with stones to a depth of 0.70m below ... Ca. 520-480 B.C ... -12.25m.

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[Agora Deposit] C 11:4: Pit tomb, inhumation of two children

James H. Oliver ... (E.L. Smithson: Grave IX: PG). Two children's skeletons one on top of the other. Cf. PD 329 for PD 430 for second skeleton, same deposit. PG grave about 25m. SW of Cistern A at 46/ΜΔ. [In some records, ... Developed Protogeometric ... Desborough (1952), pp. 71-74, 85 ("an early tomb"), pp. 99-100 ... Hesperia 14 (1945), pp. 303-304, 350-351, no. 75 (AA 29) pl. LI (read ΠΘ where KK on ... Hesperia 5 (1936), pp. 23-24, figs. 21-22 (PD 429)