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[Agora Deposit] A 16:1: Bronze Casting Pit and Workshop

Debris filling in a bronze casting pit and workshop, characterized by mold fragments but including also a few plain vases and fragments of wine jars. Third quarter of 4th. c. BC. The pit was cut into the ... Ca. 350-325 B.C.

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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.

[Agora Deposit] A 18:6: Pit

Nb page 5044: Great shapeless pit with a well (62/Ξ) at its bottom which we were unable to dig because it was too dangerous. Fill in the pit was of sand and white ash. The finds and pottery 4th. and perhaps ... Late 4th.-early 3rd. c.

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[Agora Deposit] A 18-19:1: Ostrakon Area

Pit (6x10) in the valley between the Areopagus and the Hill of the Nymphs. Large cutting in bedrock with 540 ostraka, mainly of the late eighties of the 5th. c. B. C. Much pottery, principally of the early ... Ca. 500-450 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] A 20-21:1: Drain cutting

Early cutting beside Great Drain: 103-111/Λ-ΛΓ (= "Deep cutting" Pit at 107/ΛΑ). Abandonment filling in channel for early drain; the fragment of a red figured bell krater, P 17000, probably to be dated ... Ca. 425-395 B.C.

[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.

[Agora Deposit] A-B 21-22:1: Terrace fillings

West Terrace, South End, Layers IV and V. Heavy dumped filling associated with terrace walls at the extreme south end of the excavations in the Areopagus industrial area. The proportion of figured and ... Ca. 420-390 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] B 11:1: Channel Mouth 6

Water channel in north part of section. Pottery late 2nd.-1st. c. B.C. Coins: 14 March 1936 #8 ... Late 2nd.-1st. c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] B 12:5: Well

Well near west edge of level area south of the Hephaisteion. Dumped filling thrown in near end of 4th. c. but by far the greater part belonging to the 30 years before 350 B.C. Diameter of shaft 0.98m ... Ca. 380-350 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] B 13:1: Chamber Cistern

Part of cistern system 76/ΝΖ-76/ΝΘ-81/ΝΘ on Kolonos Agoraios with lower dumped filling of 3rd. c. B.C. and upper dumped filling of first half of 1st. c. A.D. Coins: 4 June 1936 #5 5 June 1936 #3 6 June ... 3rd. c. B.C.-1st. c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] B 13:2: Well

Well with overflow into cistern system. Probably Hellenistic in origin. POU late 1st. c. to early 3rd. c. Dumped filling of 4th. (and 5th.?) c. Abandoned at 22.50m. because of water. Coins: 21 May 1937 ... Late 1st. c.-4th. c. A.D. (and 5th c. A.D.?)

[Agora Deposit] B 13:5: Well

Dumped filling in the upper part of a well, to a depth of 6.65m. (the excavation could not be completed and the use filling was not reached). Homogeneous fill dumped from nearby. Coins: 1 June 1936 #1 ... Ca. 425-400 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] B 13:8: Well South of Kolonos Agoraios

A well toward the south end of Kolonos Agoraios. Period of use fill dated to ca. 325-260 B.C. and upper fill dated to ca. 250-225 B.C. in Agora XXX. Diameter 1.10m, water level 6.90m. Kernoi and many lead ... Ca. 325-260 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] B 14:1: Well

The well had two upper fills and a stratified deposit at the bottom. The well deposit is divided into two parts, 3rd. c. and 2nd. c. (with perhaps late 1st. c.).; dumped filling of 5th century. Coins: ... 1st.-3rd. c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] B 14:2: Well on South Slope of Kolonos Agoraios

Well on south slope of Kolonos Agoraios. Use filling of late 1st. to late 2nd. c. A.D.; dumped filling of 4th. c. A.D. Coins: 24 April 1937 #2 27 April 1937 #6-#12 28 April 1937 #2 29 April 1937 #2 8 May ... 1st.-4th c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] B 14:3: Cistern on Lower South Slope of Kolonos Agoraios

Cistern on the lower south slope of Kolonos Agoraios; dumped filling, second half of first century after Christ. Coins: 9 June 1937 #3 11 June 1937 #1-#8 ... 50-100 A.D.

[Agora Deposit] B 14:4: Well

POU = 10.00-11.30m. "The well is important because it gives us a terminus post quem for Building D." (nbp. 3346) Shallow well, producing little water or trouble, but a great quantity of coarse late Roman ... Ca. A.D. 300-370 and Ca. A.D. 400

[Agora Deposit] B 15:1: Well on Lower South Slope of Kolonos Agoraios

A well on the lower south slope of Kolonos Agoraios. Last quarter of the 5th. c. B.C. But upper fill dated to 3rd. to mid-2nd. century B.C. and lower fill dated to ca. 425-400 B.C. in Agora XXX. Coins: ... 425-400 B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] B 17:1: Strosis

Herulian Debris in a house on the lower slopes of the Hill of the Nymphs: House P = South House; Room 2 = Dining Room; Room 3 = Kitchen; Room 18; Room 23; Room 24. Coins: 9 August 1947 #1-#37, #47-#49 ... Mid 3rd c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] B 18:7: Well

Fillings in a stone-curbed well in the industrial area west of the Areopagus. Diameter (shaft)1.45m. Water level -5.20m. Drain at mouth 0.58m., increasing to a regular 74m. Coin: 24 July 1947 #5 Subdivisions: ... 350-325 B.C./3rd c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] B 18:10: Well

A well in the industrial area west of the Areopagus, in part beneath one corner of the northwest room of the West Bath. A waterless shaft (diameter 1.05m) refilled with dug bedrock containing no pottery ... Early 6th. c.

[Agora Deposit] B 19:7: Pit in House N Room 2

Pit in House N, Room 2 (RSY, House C). Filling thrown in behind the west wall of the Great Drain South at the time of the building of the drain and the extension of House C. Cf. Hesperia 20 (1951), pp ... Ca. 430-410 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] B 19:9: Well

Diameter 0.80m. Water level -2m. Tiled well; height of tiles 0.67m. well in court (Room 3) of House N. Late Hellenistic destruction fill (Pergamene etc) to -7m; Sand without a well deposit (lamp Type ... 1st c. B.C. to 1st c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] B 20:1: Well

Roman use fill in lowest 6.70m; Byz upper fill (dump). Notebook lists eight fills; subdivisions based on shelf groupings. Subdivisions: .1=Dumped fills 1-2, Byzantine .2=Fill 3 (baskets 18-37) .3=Fill ... 50-150 A.D. to Early Byz.

[Agora Deposit] B 20:2: Drawshaft

Filling in a cistern chamber in the area west of the Areopagus. Main dumped fill of 2nd. c. B.C., with small amount of later material in uppermost 1.00m. A connecting passage contained some material of ... 2nd. c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] BB 17:1: Well

Well at west side of Theseion Plataea, partly cleared to a depth of ca. 5.30m. Dumped filling, apparently the debris from a sculptor's workshop, as indicated by both the quantity of marble chips in the ... Second quarter 4th. c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] C 9:6: Marble Chips Pit

Square pit in bedrock southwest of the Hephaisteion. Many marble chips from the construction of the temple of Hephaestus were found here together with a large quantity of pottery and other objects ... Ca. 450 B.C. Ca. 390-380 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] C 9:7: Cistern

A large chamber cistern filled in the second c. BC when a well (C 9:16) was dug through its floor. Well tiles were run up from the floor of the cistern to just below its neck; a double layer of complete ... Late 2nd c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] C 12:1: Well

(Roman Group J). The upper fill to a depth of ca. 16.00m. was of earth scooped up elsewhere and thrown in ... The latest piece noted from this fill was a TC fragment dated late 4th to 5th(?) c. BC. From ... 2nd.-3rd. c. A.D.

[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.

[Agora Deposit] C 13:2: Well

Roman well, stratified. Finds from the earth (not recorded in a subdivision): P 7995, P 8036, P 21834, SS 6338, IL 483, IL 486, BI 309, BI 310, BI 314. According to the excavator the shaft had been cleaned ... 2nd-4th c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] C 14:1: Cistern Chamber and Cistern Shaft

Chamber cistern at 95/Κ and Cistern shaft at 95/ΚΕ plus the passage between. System heavily disturbed throughout in Turkish times except for a small amount of red fill on floor of shaft. Coins: 4 May 1936 ... Hellenistic

[Agora Deposit] C 14:2: Cistern

According to the excavator " a pre-herulian filling dumped in to fill the cistern some few years after the Herulian destruction". Coins: 10 June 1936 #2-#6 11 June 1936 #1-#19 12 June 1936 #23-#27 P 11936 ... A.D. 267 to mid 3rd c.

[Agora Deposit] C 14:4: Well

Well in the bottom of chamber cistern at 106/ΛΓ, stratified. A soft spot in the bedrock at the west side of the well caved in and was packed with typical coarse Roman first century amphoras; the well was ... A.D. 200-150

[Agora Deposit] C 18:2: Well

Stratified well. Coins: 22 July 1947 #1 Subdivisions: .1=top to -5.20m. .2=5.20-7.80m. .3=7.80-10.30m ... Second half 1st-early 3rd c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] C 18:4: Construction Fillings

Fillings below the courtyard floor of the Poros Enclosure west of the Areopagus. The lowest layer, over bedrock, is of the archaic period and may have accumulated on the spot before the start of building ... First half of 5th c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] C 18:7: Pit with Stony Fill

Construction filling of the Poros Building west of the Areopagus. Patch of stony fill beneath the courtyard. Accumulation of the second quarter of the 5th c., deposited in the last quarter ... Ca. 475-450 B.C. and later

[Agora Deposit] C 18:11: Early Drain Channel Pit

Ostrakon deposit, sand fill in a shallow channel in bedrock at the bottom of the Great Drain in the valley between the Areopagus and the Hill of Nymphs. This group of ostraka may well come from a single ... Ca. 490-480 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] C 19:5: House R Fillings

House R, fill under drain tiles and fillings associated with house K in industrial area, including what was C 19:15, plus C 19:16 and C 19:17. a) House built as dwelling in second half of 5th.c. b) Used ... Ca. 5th and 4th c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] C 19:9: Well in House R of Industrial Area West of Areopagus

Well in house R of industrial area west of the Areopagus. This well, originally tiled, was abandoned and filled at the time of the conversion of the house into a stone-cutters' workshop. Tiled well but ... Ca. 425-400 B.C.