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| Dumped filling of late 2nd c. B.C.; Roman Group F, dumped filling of second quarter to end of 1st c. B.C. on the lower northeast slope of the Areopagus.
Diameter at bottom -3.20m Upper fill: Latest coins ... Second quarter to end of 1st c. B.C. |
| Well at 52/Ι, on the lower northeast slopes of the Areopagus. It was cut down and re-used in the late Roman period, in connection with the water channel. Use fill of 1st to early 2nd c.
Dump fill 5th to ... Early to Late Roman |
| Construction filling of well N 20:3 which was dug through this cistern; a few later sherds at upper levels may result from late repairs to well tiling. Coins:
6 April 1938 #14-#15
8 April 1938 #4 Some ... Second half 1st c. A.D. |
| Mycenaean Chamber Tomb occupies a considerable part of the western half of section ΕΕ; lies about half way up the north slope of the Areopagus towards its eastern end, just below the highest point of the ... Myc. III A:1 |
| Eugene Vanderpool ... Mycenaean Chamber Tomb.
Although badly disturbed at various times in antiquity, it was clearly a chamber tomb with the chamber little more than a cubby-hole at the end of a steep dromos, entered at the ... Myc. III A-B |
| Well at 89-90/ΙΗ-ΙΘ (diameter at top 1.10m), between the southeast corner over the mouth of of the Odeion and the Panathenaic Way. the well lay a thin layer of dug bedrock containing a few Hellenistic ... 650-625 B.C. |
| Square Byz. Well South of Middle Stoa Pier 21 (Iliad Well) Estimated Grid ... Byzantine |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| Eugene Vanderpool ... Infant grave near Phaidon street cistern. No offerings.
Roughly rectangular, almost elliptical cutting in bedrock, measuring 0.70m long, 0.35m wide, and 0.40m deep, oriented south-southwest to north-northeast ... Late Helladic III C/Early Protogeometric (date uncertain) |
| 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. |
| Well below Stoa Terrace Fountain.
Heavy dumped filling, including a great variety of figured and plain wares.
Never completed in antiquity because of hard bedrock. Estimated Grid ... 575-550 B.C. |
| Well in Stoa Shop 3. Diameter at top 1.20m. The mouth o the well was overlaid by a large conglomerate block placed by the Stoa builders to seal it. Masses of pottery including many water-jars filled the ... Ca 520-480 B.C. |
| Well cut into bedrock, associated with late Roman building G in ΕΛ 1.2m in diameter, narrows to 0.5m at bottom. Disturbed by later pits at top. Excavated from 85.77-79.25m (6.52m), but bedrock at 85.91m ... Late 4th/early 5th AD |
| Well cut into bedrock under late Roman building in ΕΛ. 1.2m in diameter with small cutting of unclear function at south edge about 0.2m wide. Walls cut straight down, tapering near bottom to 0.8m. Footholds ... Late Archaic |
| Well-head set up to show use: boy pulling up the water jar.
Well by Attalos Pier 8, 2nd half of 5th c. B.C ... Misc Horizontal (normal) ... 1951 |
| Well-head set up to show use: boy drawing water from a terracotta well-head. Well by Attalos Pier 8, 2nd half of 5th c. B.C ... Misc
See 2017.01.0006 for higher resolution copy Horizontal (normal) ... 1951 |
| Roman room underneath Rooms C and J. In foreground, Wall L (A), robbing pit for Wall U (B) and modern well (C). In background, Room D (D) and Room H (E). End of season.
Cf. 2023.17.0008 ... Craig Mauzy ... west 6158 Horizontal (normal) ... 7 Aug 2002 |
| Room L (bottom right), Roman Room B (room with Well J 2:18), Roman Room A and Room F. End of season.
Cf. 2023.17.0009 ... Craig Mauzy ... northeast 5312 Horizontal (normal) ... 7 Aug 2002 |
| Roman room with modern well in foreground, cutting Walls L and S. End of season ... Craig Mauzy ... west Horizontal (normal) ... 7 Aug 2002 |
| At left, the North-South Road (A); at right, bottom to top: the bothros area (B), Room 3 with cistern tile floor in center (C) and Room 2 (D). End of season ... Craig Mauzy ... south Horizontal (normal) ... 7 Aug 2002 |
| North-South Road in center. Middle area at top left: Roman Room A, Roman Room B and Room L. South area: Bothros area (C), Room 3 with cistern tile floor in center (D) and Room 2 (E). End of season ... Craig Mauzy ... southeast Horizontal (normal) ... 7 Aug 2002 |
| North-South Road in center. Middle area, left to right: Room G, Room F, Roman Room A and Roman Room B. South area at bottom: Bothros area (C) north of Wall H (D), Wall G (E) and tile floor of Cistern J ... Craig Mauzy ... east Horizontal (normal) ... 7 Aug 2002 |
| Middle area at top, left to right: Room F, Roman Room A, Roman Room B and Room L. South area at bottom: Bothros area (C) north of Wall H (D), Wall G (E), tile floor of Cistern J 2:20 (H) and Wall F (I) ... Craig Mauzy ... east Horizontal (normal) ... 7 Aug 2002 |
| Bottom left corner: Wall H (A), tile floor of Cistern J 2:20 (C) and pit formed by removal of Pithos F (D). To the right, Room 3 (B) and Wall E (K). In center, from left to right: North-South Road (F), ... Craig Mauzy ... southeast 5702 Horizontal (normal) ... 7 Aug 2002 |
| Bothros area (A) north of Wall H (B). Tile floor of Cistern J 2:20 (C). Pit formed by removal of Pithos F (D), Room 3 (E), Wall E (F), Wall F (G) and Wall G (H). North-South Road (I) at top. Plaster-lined ... Craig Mauzy ... southeast 5702 Horizontal (normal) ... 7 Aug 2002 |
| View of the trenches. In foreground, Building G and Post-Herulian Wall (A). Center left, back filled pit (B) and West Trench well (C), Deposit T 22:3. In background, Middle Trench, showing late Archaic ... Craig Mauzy ... northeast Horizontal (normal) ... 7 Aug 2002 |
| View of the trenches. West Trench well (A), Deposit T 22:3, back filled bothros (B) and Middle Trench showing late Archaic well (C), Deposit U 21:1. End of season ... Craig Mauzy ... east 1529 Horizontal (normal) ... 7 Aug 2002 |
| West Trench, Building G bounded by Wall A (A), Post-Herulian Wall (B) and Wall Q (C). Well in foreground (D). End of season ... Craig Mauzy ... southeast 1530 Horizontal (normal) ... 7 Aug 2002 |
| View of the trenches. West Trench well (A), Deposit T 22:3 and Middle Trench showing late Archaic well (B), Deposit U 21:1. End of season ... Craig Mauzy ... southeast Horizontal (normal) ... 7 Aug 2002 |
| West Trench. Well T 22:3 (A) and Post-holes B,C,D and E. End of season ... Craig Mauzy ... west 1531 Horizontal (normal) ... 7 Aug 2002 |
| Middle Trench. Late Archaic well, Deposit U 21:1. End of season ... Craig Mauzy ... east 1532 Horizontal (normal) ... 7 Aug 2002 |
| View of the trenches. Post-Herulian Wall in background. In foreground, East Test Trench (A), above it the Late Archaic well, Deposit U 21:1 (B), the Roman conduit (C) and Pithoi J and K. End of season ... Craig Mauzy ... west 1534 Horizontal (normal) ... 7 Aug 2002 |
| Bottom left, Well J 2:18 in Roman Room B, Roman Room A in center and Room D at top right ... Craig Mauzy ... northwest Horizontal (normal) ... August 2003 |
| North-South Road (A) in center, Roman threshold (B) within Wall G (C), area of modern bothros (D) north of Wall H, Room 3 with tile floor of Cistern J 2:20 (F). Bottom right, foundation blocks (G) under ... Craig Mauzy ... east 6730 Horizontal (normal) ... August 2003 |
| Margaret Crosby ... Grave 1 (Grave XXVI: EG) Urn cremation (trench-and-hole), adult male?
[JP]
Boots or Booties Grave. Near the west branch of the Great Drain, about 100m to the southwest of the Agora horos inscription ... Early Geometric I |
| Grave 2 in notebook. Child of about two (or 10?) months, body placed in plain pithos, which rested on its side at the bottom of a pit; the mouth closed with a stone slab.
The burial forms a group with ... 750-725 B.C |
| Roman Bath, Herulian destruction debris in A3. The high proportion of vessels for eating suggests that this was not the actual bath fill but was probably dumped in from the ruined houses higher on the ... Second half of 3rd and into 4th c. A.D. |
| Mycenaean tomb: Myc. III A:1-2.
SAI
Small rectangular chamber, 2.30m wide by 1.80m deep,, entered from the east through a dromos 1.10m wide which contracted to a doorway 0.92m. wide. the doorway preserved ... 2nd half of 14th c. |
| Grave I in notebook = RSY Grave 2.
Inhumation burial in Cemetery on West Slope of Areopagus. Outline of grave disturbed by later cutting. Outstretched skeleton, probably of adult female. PD 731-a ... Late 8th century B.C. |
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