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[Agora Report] 2015 Excavations: Agora Excavations Season Summary 2015

John McK. Camp II ... Excavations were carried out in three areas: in Byzantine levels over the Painted Stoa in Section ΒΘ; at the north end and beneath the Classical Commercial Building in Section ΒΖ; and in Section ΟΟ in ... 8 Jun-31 Jul 2015 ... was a varied and productive ... to the 12th century A.D.

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[Agora Report] 1948 Excavations 6th Week Summary: Agora Excavations 1948 Fifth and Sixth Weeks: April 5 - April 17

Homer A. Thompson ... Report on the 5th and 6th week of the 1948 season in Section Κ. Excavations were carried out from 5-17 April 1948 and focused on the area of the Fountain House and the area west of the Aeropagus. E. Vanderpool ... 5-17 Apr 1948 ... Report on the 5th and ... were carried out from 5 ... contributes with a brief note on a

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[Agora Report] 1969 Ω: Section Ω 1969

John McK. Camp II ... Excavations were carried out in the Late Roman complex known as Philosophical School C, and in House D, a private house of the 5th c. B.C. which underlies the north half of the school. A second house of ... 8 Jul-23 Aug 1969 ... School C, and in House D, a private house of the 5th c ... north half of the school. A

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[Agora Report] 1946 Χ: Section X Miscellaneous Notes Compiled in Summer of 1946

Margaret Crosby ... This report is a summary of the excavations taken place in 1937 as well as in 1946. Some pottery indicate habitation in the area from the Geometric period. Two shallow graves of the 6th and 5th centuries ... 27 May-21 Jun 1946 ... This report is a summary ... graves of the 6th and 5 ... under the house floor. A

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[Agora Report] 2005 Excavations: Preliminary Report on the 2005 Excavation Season

John McK. Camp II ... Excavations were carried out in three sections in the summer of 2005: BZ, BH and Γ. In section BZ, mostly Roman levels were excavated, dating from the 1st to the 5th centuries A.D. Much more of the north-south ... 13 Jun-5 Aug 2005 ... J/8,20-1/5,2/6

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[Agora Report] 1948 Excavations ΝΝ, ΞΞ: Sections ΝΝ-ΞΞ 1948 Early Houses

Rodney S. Young ... Excavations were confined to a strip on the west side of the Great Drain where four houses of the 5th and 4th centuries B.C. were excavated and examined in their relationship to the Great Drain. In the ... 13 Mar-29 Apr 1948 ... confined to a strip on the west ... where four houses of the 5 ... eight pyres were found. A

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[Agora Report] 1949 ΟΟ: Section ΟΟ 1949 Grave Area

Margaret Crosby ... A report on the excavation in the immediate vicinity of the Early Geometric burial found in 1948 in Section ΟΟ. Two Geometric graves were uncovered, and also walls and drainage systems belonging to the ... 28 Mar-9 Nov 1949 ... A report on the ... later 6th and 5th B.C ... such as a 4th B.C. century

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[Agora Report] 2002 Excavations: Preliminary Report on the 2002 Excavation Season

John McK. Camp II ... Excavations continued in the northwest corner of the Agora (sections ΒΕ and ΒΖ) and in the Eleusinion area (ΕΛ), and a trial trench was opened up in the Panathenaic Way (Σ). In section ΒΖ, the exploration ... 10 Jun-2 Aug 2002 ... (ΕΛ), and a trial trench was ... monuments. A large coarse ware jar ... was found to suggest a

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[Agora Report] 2017 Excavations: Agora Volunteer Report 2017

John McK. Camp II ... Excavations took place in three sections, ΒΘ, ΒΖ and ΟΟ, covering a time span from the 14th century B.C. to the 12th century A.D. In Section ΒΘ work continued in later layers over and in front of the Stoa ... 12 Jun-4 Aug 2017 ... and ΟΟ, covering a time ... A.D. In Section ΒΘ work ... excavated. A collapse of the fill

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[Agora Report] 2011 Excavations: Preliminary Report on the 2011 Excavation Season

John McK. Camp II ... Excavations were carried out in three sections, two of them overlying the Painted Stoa (ΒΗ and ΒΘ) and one in the Panathenaic Way (ΒΓ). In Section ΒΓ, excavations were concentrated on the Panathenaic Way ... 13 Jun-5 Aug 2011 ... lie a bit lower down in 5 ... the aim to look again at a ... interpreted as a starting-line for

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[Agora Report] 1938 Ω: Section Ω 1938

M. Crosby ... Section Ω lies in the east end of the north slope of the Areopagus, well to the southeast of the market square proper. Excavation showed, as expected, that the area was a residential district throughout ... 16 Jan-17 Jun 1938 ... area was a residential ... A few sherds of ... there was a street running

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[Agora Report] 2006 Excavations: Preliminary Report on the 2006 Excavation Season

John McK. Camp II ... This summer the 75th anniversary of the beginning of the excavations and the 50th anniversary of the reconstruction of the Stoa of Attalos were celebrated. Excavation were concentrated on two areas: northwest ... 13 Jun-4 Aug 2006 ... than public. The 5th century B.C. as a construction date ... and west of it. A large

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[Agora Report] 1937 Φ: Section Φ Season of 1937

Eugene Vanderpool ... In antiquity the area included in Section Φ lay outside the Agora proper and were apparently occupied only by houses and small buildings. The earliest period of which any considerable remains were found ... 25 Jan-17 Jun 1937 ... were found in a small hollow in the bedrock. A big well ... the early years of the 5

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[Agora Report] 1937 Χ: Section Χ 1937

Margaret Crosby ... The area signified as Section Χ lays outside the Agora proper and no signs of any public buildings were found. The area seems to have been used for private houses from the end of the 6th c. B.C. Apart ... 25 Jan-18 May 1937 ... 6th or early 5th c. B.C. Close by the graves was a ... period. A house of the Roman

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[Agora Report] 2009 Excavations: Preliminary Report on the 2009 Excavation Season

John McK. Camp II ... Excavations were conducted in four sections: Γ, ΒΘ, ΒΗ and ΒΖ. In Section Γ, the investigation of the Classical buildings south of the Tholos continued with the aim to find out if they were civil, commercial ... 8 Jun-31 Jul 2009 ... around a central courtyard. A ... indicate a domestic or ... reached. A pit with the remains

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[Agora Report] 1999 Excavations: Preliminary Report on the 1999 Excavation Season

John McK. Camp II ... Most of the work this season was concentrated in the northern half of Section ΒΖ where the Byzantine levels were further explored. Street walls along both sides of the north-south road were revealed and ... 7 Jun-30 Jul 1999 ... capacity. A small hoard of copper ... the 11th century A.D. when ... discovered. A well was uncovered

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[Agora Report] 1937 ΛΛ: Section ΛΛ 193 Excavation Summary

Dorothy Burr Thompson ... Excavations in Section ΛΛ revealed that the original contour of Kolonos Agoraios had been much sharper than in modern times. No traces of early graves were found in the area; first sign of habitation is ... 1 Feb-23 Jun 1937 ... 5th century B.C. found in ... connection with a drain and a ... Roman period a filling of

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[Agora Report] 2010 Excavations: Preliminary Report on the 2010 Excavation Season

John McK. Camp II ... Excavations took place in five sections: ΒΗ, ΒΘ, ΒΖ, Γ and Δ. In Section ΒΗ, excavation continued and late fills overlying the Stoa Poikile were cleared. A good cross-section of the stoa foundations was ... 15 Jun-6 Aug 2010 ... Poikile were cleared. A good ... were fragments of a ... building were left undug. A

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[Agora Report] 2012 Excavations: Preliminary Report on the 2012 Excavation Season

John McK. Camp II ... Excavations were carried out in four areas during the 2012 season: three in the area of the Painted Stoa at the northwest corner of the Agora (sections ΒΗ, ΒΖ, ΒΘ), and one in the Panthenaic Way (section ... 11 Jun-3 Aug 2012 ... report is a very preliminary ... In section ΒΗ, a well was ... dates to the 4th and 5

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[Agora Report] 1936 ΚΚ: ΚΚ Excavation Report 1936

Dorothy Burr Thompson ... Section ΚΚ, the area inside the modern fence around the so-called Theseion, was cleared to bedrock in order to determine the entire history of that portion of Kolonos Agoraios. Excavation revealed that ... 10 Feb-13 Mar 1936 ... of a pit provided ... 5th century. B.C., while ... continued well down into the 5

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[Agora Report] 2007 Excavations: Preliminary Report on the 2007 Excavation Season

John McK. Camp II ... Excavation continued this year in the sections ΒΖ, ΒΗ and Γ. In Section ΒΖ South, two areas were investigated: the north-south road and the areas west of the road. In the road, hard-packed gravel surfaces ... 13 Jun-3 Aug 2007 ... in use in the 4th or 5th centuries A.D. To the west, ... were excavated, and a pyre

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[Agora Report] 1995 Excavations: Agora Excavations 1995 Preliminary Report

John McK. Camp II ... Excavations continued in the areas of the Panathenaic Way, west of the Stoa Poikile, and in and around the Classical commercial building north of the Stoa Poikile. In the Panathenaic way the exploration ... 12 Jun-4 Aug 1995 ... half of the 5th century B.C ... then serve as a race track ... were found along with a

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[Agora Report] 1958 Υ: Section Υ: 1958 Excavation Report

Dorothy Burr Thompson ... Two areas at the north foot of the Areopagus were uncovered. The first area did not yield much of interest due to modern disturbances. Excavations of a well, three pits and a water channel produced however ... 3 Mar-3 May 1958 ... Excavations of a well, three pits and a water channel ... running north-south with a

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[Agora Report] 1937 Excavations Η, Ρ: Sections Rho and Eta 1937

James H. Oliver ... Byzantine settlements in Sections Η and Ρ were removed and the foundations of the Temple of Ares exposed. The most noticeable feature was the road serving as the main thoroughfare in the neighborhood from ... 24 Feb 1937 ... days. A vast amount of road ... a series of rooms. In ... from the 5th c. B.C. and

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[Agora Report] 2000 Excavations: Preliminary Report on the 2000 Excavation Season

John McK. Camp II ... Excavations were carried out in three sections, two to the northwest, (ΒΖ and ΒΕ) and one to the southeast of the Agora square (ΕΛ). In Section ΒΖ the investigation of the remains of the 11th century settlement ... 6 Jun-28 Jul 2000 ... partially excavated. A large ... of the excavations give a ... the 5th century B.C. well

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[Agora Report] 1960 Κ: The Heiaia

Homer A. Thompson ... A summary account taking cognizance of the result of the exploration of the ancient building, the Heliaia, carried out in July and August, 1960 ... 15 Jul-5 Sep 1960 ... A summary account taking cognizance of the result of the exploration of the ancient

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[Agora Report] 1937 Tholos: Investigations in the Area of the Tholos 1937

Homer A. Thompson ... An overview of the work carried out in the area of the Tholos in 1937. The 6th century B.C. accumulation was stripped away revealing a complex of foundation walls, of limestone polygonal construction, ... 5 Apr 1937-21 Jul 1947 ... stripped away revealing a ... houses provide a terminus post

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[Agora Report] 2022 Excavations: AGORA 2022 - Preliminary Report

John McK. Camp II ... The initial plan to excavate under the modern building at 14 St. Philip Street had to be postponed due to delayed demolition. Instead, excavations were carried out around and inside the Stoa Poikile. In ... 14 Jun-5 Aug 2022 ... were removed. A reused Ionic ... of a collapsed late Roman ... layers, where a large number of

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[Agora Report] 2008 Excavations: Preliminary Report on the 2008 Excavation Season

John McK. Camp II ... Excavations took place in three sections, two north of Hadrian Street (ΒΗ and ΒΘ) and one in the old area south of the Tholos (Γ). In Section ΒΗ, layers in, over and behind the building identified as the ... 10 Jun-1 Aug 2008 ... L/5,M/2-2/7,3/1

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[Agora Report] 2016 Excavations: Agora 2016 - Summary Report

John McK. Camp II ... Excavations were carried out in the northwest corner of the agora square in Sections ΒΘ and ΒΖ in and around the classical building identified as the Painted (Poikile) Stoa, and in the southwest corner ... 13 Jun-5 Aug 2016 ... B.C. to the 12th c. A.D.