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[Agora Image] 2016.01.0029

ΒΘ West. Deposit of coarse ware pottery ... In end of season preliminary report 2016, fig. 3. More report material can be found in Photography /Unworked / Projects / Excavation 2016 /Preliminary Report 2016. Horizontal (normal) ... July 2016 ... ΒΘ West. Deposit of coarse ware pottery.

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[Agora Image] 2012.84.0375 (98-15-24)

Beginning of pottery deposit east of Classical Building, view from east ... AMS west 8352 Horizontal (normal) ... 15 Jun 1998 ... Beginning of pottery deposit east of Classical Building, view from east.

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Practice of Ostracism

http://agathe.gr/democracy/practice_of_ostracism.html

Ostracism Soon after their victory over the Persians at the battle of Marathon in 490 B.C., the Athenians began the practice of ostracism, a form of election designed to curb the power of any rising tyrant ... Persians at the battle of ... Athenians began the practice of ostracism, a form of election

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[Agora Deposit] G 12:19: Remains of a Sacrificial Pyre

Burned Deposit. A thick deposit of ash, cinders and pottery fragments extending alongside wall of cemetery. Character of pottery like the pyre of F 12:2 ... Late Geometric ... Remains of a Sacrificial Pyre

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[Agora Image] 2007.06.0076

Small deposit of pottery and stones found in the southern extent of fill in the southern area of Area II ... Mike Laughy ... south Horizontal (normal) ... 29 Jun 2007 ... Small deposit of pottery ... southern extent of fill in the southern area of Area II.

[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 ... of Brick Building. This ... period of use of the Brick ... from the demolition of the

[Agora Deposit] H 6:1: 'Pottery Deposit'

A dumped filling including red figured fragments of the second quarter of the 4th c. B.C. Coins: 25 June 1931 #12 (in strosis above pottery deposit) 15 November 1952, going through the containers Tin 59-Box ... Ca. 375-350 B.C ... Deposit

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[Agora Image] 2007.06.0075

Close-up of a small deposit of pottery and stones found in the southern extent of fill in the southern area of Area II ... Mike Laughy ... south Horizontal (normal) ... 29 Jun 2007 ... Close-up of a small deposit of pottery and stones ... of fill in the southern

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[Agora Image] 2012.84.0379 (98-15-28)

Beginning of pottery deposit east of Classical Building, view from east. After basket 12 ... AMS west 8352 Horizontal (normal) ... 15 Jun 1998 ... Beginning of pottery deposit east of Classical Building, view from east. After

[Agora Lot] Α 59: Pottery Deposit

Late red figure; good black glazed ... 1st Half of 4th B.C ... Pottery Deposit

[Agora Deposit] C 12:2: Well

A well on Kolonos Agoraios. The upper dumped filling, a heavy deposit of pottery, was separated from the lower filling of similar character by several meters of plain mud. No use filling. Coins: 8 April ... Ca. 375-325 B.C. with disturbance of 250-225 B.C ... Deposit

[Agora Deposit] P 10:3: Tiled Well in Square Building Foundations

Tiled Well in Square Building Foundations, equipped with evenly spaced hand-holds, with a good supply of water. There was no period of use represented and the dumped fill consisted mostly of chunks of ... Third quarter of 4th c. B.C ... Third quarter of 4th c. B.C.

[Agora Publication] A Deposit of Late Helladic IIIA2 Pottery from Tzoungiza

Thomas, Patrick M ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Hesperia 80.2 2 171-228 ... 2011 ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens

[Agora Publication] A Deposit of Late Helladic IIIB1 Pottery from Tsoungiza

Thomas, Patrick M ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Hesperia 74.4 4 451-573 10.2307_25067967 ... 2005 ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens

[Agora Deposit] C 9:15: Koukla Pit

Irregular pit in bedrock; deposit chiefly of terracotta figurines, with a small amount of pottery ... 6th c. B.C ... Irregular pit in bedrock; deposit chiefly of ... amount of pottery.

[Agora Deposit] K 2:6: Early Classical Pit

East of Classical Building II backwall, above Mycenaean chamber tomb K 2:5. Rough circular pit of reddish brown fill cut into geometric fill that extends down inside tomb. Some evidence of burning on pottery ... Ca. 460 B.C ... Deposit

[Agora Object] P 10288: Black Glaze Stemmed Dish

Mended from many pieces. Glazed inside and out, otherwise undecorated. Deposit of black glazed pottery between scarp and garage pit 1. Leica, 6-351, 81-305 ... 13 March 1936 ... Deposit of black glazed pottery between scarp and garage pit 1.

[Agora Lot] Α 60: Pottery Deposit

Late red figure; good black glazed. B. Ph. 1955 ... 22-23 June 1931 ... Pottery Deposit

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[Agora Object] T 3207: Standing Female Figurine Fragment

Part of a figure preserved from right shoulder to left thigh; the right arm was raised. Thin chiton, high girt; heavy fold of cloak over thigh. White slip with faint traces of pink paint over, on the ... 9 March 1953 ... Part of a figure ... high girt; heavy fold of ... with faint traces of pink

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[Agora Image] 2012.84.0383 (98-15-32)

Pottery deposit, east of Classical Building (before basket 17), from south ... AMS north 8358 Horizontal (normal) ... 16 Jun 1998 ... Pottery deposit, east of Classical Building (before basket 17), from south.

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Factional Politics

http://agathe.gr/democracy/factional_politics.html

Factional Politics: The Ostracism of Themistokles A group of ostraka found together in a pit on the North Slope of the Acropolis is of special interest. There were 190 ostraka, mostly the round feet of ... Birth of Democracy: Factional Politics

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[Agora Image] 2012.21.0288 (3-53)

Fragments of pottery from the Terracotta Deposit (H 17:4) ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Fragments of pottery from the Terracotta Deposit (H 17:4).

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: The Athenian Aristocracy

http://agathe.gr/democracy/the_athenian_aristocracy.html

The Athenian Aristocracy Before democracy, from the 8th to the 6th century B.C., Athens was prosperous economically but no more significant than many other city-states in Greece. Silver deposits south ... in Greece. Silver deposits south of Athens, quarries of ... power was in the hands of

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[Agora Image] 2012.87.0465 (2005-2-30)

Room 2 pottery deposit at close of Basket 10 facing west ... AMS west 7646 Horizontal (normal) ... 23 Jun 2005 ... Room 2 pottery deposit at close of Basket 10 facing west.

[Agora Publication] A Deposit of Archaic and Classical Greek Pottery at Ayia Irini, Keos

Butt, Kathryn L ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Hesperia 46.4 4 299-314 10.2307_148030 ... 1977 ... A Deposit of Archaic and Classical Greek Pottery at Ayia Irini, Keos

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Sources and Documents

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Sources and Documents Our understanding of the workings and history of Athenian democracy comes from a variety of sources. Most useful, perhaps, are the ancient literary texts that survive, many of which ... deposited "in the keeping of the ... Our understanding of the workings and history of Athenian

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Administration and Bureaucracy

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Administration and Bureaucracy The economy of Athens was supervised by numerous boards of officials in charge of the mint, the marketplace, weights and measures, and the grain and water supplies. Most ... Birth of Democracy: Administration and Bureaucracy

[Agora Deposit] B 18:12: Well

Diameter 0.83m. Water level -4.20m. Tiled well; height of tiles 0.60m. Heavy deposit of pottery throughout; stamped amphora handles, five Knidian; one Rhodian; one Parian. Semi-coarse stamnos; funnel-mouthed ... Ca. 120 B.C ... height of tiles 0.60m. Heavy deposit of pottery throughout;

[Agora Deposit] R 11:4: Late Geometric Pocket

Pocket of late Geometric pottery in bedrock behind Stoa Shop V; apparently a household deposit ... 750-700 B.C ... Pocket of late Geometric pottery in bedrock behind Stoa ... household deposit.

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[Agora Deposit] B 22:3: Burned Deposit

Burned deposit: Middle Terrace, south of Archaic cemetery. RSY: Pyre 10. Pottery, burnt bone, charred logs, and heavy burning, recovered by tunneling under the cement floor of a Late Hellenistic workshop, ... Ca. 325-300 B.C ... Deposit

[Agora Publication] A Tiberian Pottery Deposit from Corinth

Wright, Kathleen Slane Jones, R. E ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Hesperia 49.2 2 135-177 10.2307_147986 ... 1980 ... A Tiberian Pottery Deposit from Corinth

[Agora Deposit] U 26:1: Oinochoe Deposit

Washed-in filling at the base of the Acropolis cliffs, some 7m. east of the Klepsydra; the fill was characterized by teh fragments of a series of red-figured oinochoai of special shape, of the late 5th ... Late 3rd c. B.C ... Oinochoe Deposit

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[Agora Image] 2012.21.0395 (3-161)

Pottery from Terracotta Deposit ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Pottery from Terracotta Deposit.

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[Agora Deposit] R 10:3: Dog's Grave

Dog's Grave, the bones carefully disposed. It contained a small amount of contemporary pottery in the fill, of which some deposited nearby, may have been intended as offerings ... Third quarter of 4th c. B.C ... Deposit

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[Agora Image] 2005.04.0047

Room 2, southern section; shot of pottery deposit revealed after the removal of the stele base. [Before basket 10] ... Laughy ... south Horizontal (normal) ... 22 Jun 2005 ... Room 2, southern section; shot of pottery deposit revealed after the removal of

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[Agora Image] 2005.04.0048

Room 2, southern section; shot of pottery deposit revealed after the removal of the stele base. [Before basket 10] ... Laughy ... southeast Horizontal (normal) ... 22 Jun 2005 ... Room 2, southern section; shot of pottery deposit revealed after the removal of

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[Agora Image] 1997.01.0389 (87-19)

Detail of pottery deposit (J 5:2) in the northwest corner showing Archaic Kore head ... north 1776 Horizontal (normal) ... 3 Apr 1972 ... Detail of pottery deposit (J 5:2) in the northwest corner showing Archaic

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[Agora Image] 2012.58.0699 (87-19)

Detail of pottery deposit (J 5:2) in the northwest corner showing Archaic Kore head ... AMS north 1776 Horizontal (normal) ... 3 Apr 1972 ... Detail of pottery deposit (J 5:2) in the northwest corner showing Archaic

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[Agora Publication] Debris from a Public Dining Place in the Athenian Agora

Rotroff, S. I. Oakley, J. H ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... In 1972 a large deposit of pottery and other finds from the mid-5th century B.C. were found in a pit just west of the Royal Stoa in the Athenian Agora. It contained many fragments of figured pottery, more ... 1992 ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens

[Agora Deposit] D 7:2: Theseion 'Street' Deposit

Packing under cobblestones 7 or 8 meters west of the Temple of Hephaistos. A similar filling found in a small hole in bedrock three or four meters north of the Temple. The high quality of the pottery from ... Ca. 500-440 B.C ... Theseion 'Street' Deposit