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[Agora Publication] Late Geometric and Protoattic Pottery: Mid 8th to Late 7th Century B.C.

Brann, E. T. H ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... This volume reports on Athenian pottery found in the Athenian Agora up to 1960 that can dated from about the middle of the 8th century, when “the appearance of a painter of sufficient personal distinction ... 1962

[Agora Deposit] N 11:3: Well

Well at 69/ΚΗ (diameter 1m). The well forms the south apse of the apsidal cutting south of the late Roman entrance porch ... Late 8th c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] N 11:4: Well

Well (diameter 1.10m). Neatly cut. Footholds on east and west at intervals of ca. 0.50m. Plentiful water ... Late 8th - Early 7th c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] N 11:5: Well

Well at 69/ΛΕ (diameter 0.95m). Narrows at bottom. Footholds on east and west. Uniform fill. Bones found in the well make it likely that it had cut through a grave, as it was itself overlain by one ... Late 8th c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] N 11:6: Well

Well at 71/ΛΒ (diameter ca. 1.10m) near the east wall of the entrance porch. Narrows toward bottom, collapsed at top. Six footholds preserved at south, three at north, spaced at ca. 0.50m. Uniform fill ... Late 8th in early 4th c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] N 18:8: Great Hole at 33/Z

Great Hole at 33/Ζ = Area of early wells Some of the objects may have come from N 18:7 or from a neighboring 7th c, well, not separately cleared, but no definite association is possible ... 7th-5th c. B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] N 21:6: Disturbed inhumation

Eugene Vanderpool ... Grave. Bones discarded. Burial lies over dromos of Mycenaean chamber tomb N 21-22:1. The roots of a tree had upturned the bones, but the head probably lay at the northeast ... Middle Geometric II

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[Agora Deposit] N 21-22:1: Tomb of the Ivory Pyxides

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

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[Agora Deposit] O 7:5: Tomb of the Niches

Mycenaean Chamber Tomb with niches. One of the few tombs found in the Agora that has an almost architectural regularity with squares chamber (1.75m wide by 2.10m deep) and axially centered dromos (4m long ... Myc. III A 1:2

[Agora Deposit] O 7:9: Archaic Pit at 25/ΙΓ

Archaic Pit at 25/ΙΓ, near the northeast corner of the market square. Filling in upper part of shaft, cleared only to a depth of 3.10m because of rock conditions ... 600-550 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] O 7:12: Hollow with Slit over West Niche of Mycenaean Tomb

Hollow with silt over niche of Mycenaean Tomb (O 7:5) ... 7th-early 6th century, some 5th century intrusions.

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[Agora Deposit] O 12:1: Well at 89-90/ΙΗ-ΙΘ

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.

[Agora Deposit] O 12:2: Olive Tree Well

Olive Tree Well at 92/ΙΘ. Cleanly cut, with footholds at northeast and southwest sides ... 7th c. B.C. to first quarter of 6th c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] P 7:2: Well at 8/IA-IB

Well at 8/ΙΑ-ΙΒ, beneath the north colonnade of the Square Peristyle, just west of the north end of the Stoa of Attalos. Quite uniform fill. Diameter 1.15m. No P.O.U. Coins: 4 April 1938 #39 ... 650-600 B.C. 5th c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] P 7:3

Geometric Well at ca. 21/Κ beneath the west colonnade of the Square Peristyle, west of the north end of the Stoa of Attalos ... Late 8th century B.C.

[Agora Deposit] P 14:2: Well at 53/IH

Well at 53/ΙΗ, east of the east Stoa Plateia. Diameter 1.40-1.50m. Shaft worked with chisel, tapers toward bottom. Plentiful water. Uniform fill with field-stones, perhaps including period of use ... 775-725 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] Q 8:9: Well

Geometric Well under Rubble Wall of Predecessor. Classical pit above a Geometric well with a small amount of pottery from the late 6th to the middle of the 4th c. B.C. Estimated Grid ... Late 8th century B.C.

[Agora Deposit] Q 12:2: Well in Stoa Terrace Opposite Pier 2

Well in Stoa Terrace opposite Pier 2. Diameter 1.10m. Well cut with steps on both sides. No water. was probably not much used, although part of a well head was found at 4.50m Estimated Grid ... Into 600-575 B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] Q 13:5: Well Below Stoa Terrace Fountain

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.

[Agora Deposit] Q 13-14:1: Cistern at 21/ΙΗ

Cistern at 21/ΙΗ Period of use fill dated to ca. 375-350 B.C., Upper fill dated to mostly first half of 6th c. B.C. in Agora XXX ... Ca. 375-350 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] Q 17:2: Well at 115/ΜΘ

Well at 115/ΜΘ. Careful stone curbing around the upper walls, the presence of footholds in the sides, an adequate water supply and the fragments of a terracotta well-head in the filling indicate that the ... 600-550 B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] Q 17:6: Urn burial

Homer A. Thompson ... Child's grave, Geometric. The bones of a child about one month old had been placed into P. 25787, which was lying on its side. The upper side of the pot was cut away in later times. The mouth was closed ... Late 8th c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] R 8:2: Well behind Stoa Shop 18

Well behind Stoa Shop 18 (Well G: EB). Provides useful antecedents for many later shapes both black and plain. Diameter at bottom 0.88m. Eight pairs of footholds preserved. The influx of water during excavation ... 650-625 B.C