"Chronology","dc-subject","UserLevel","dc-date","Name","Icon","dc-title","dc-creator","Id","Collection","Type","dc-publisher","Redirect","dc-description"
"Use filling of late 4th-early 3rd c. B.C.; Accumulative fillings of late 3rd-early 2nd and late 1st c. B.C.; Upper dumped filling of 3rd c. A.D.","","","22-31 May-3 June 1935","E 14:1","","Cistern","","Agora:Deposit:E 14:1","Agora","Deposit","","","Cistern at the southeast foot of Kolonos Agoraios.; ; Nbp. 2369: Two chamber cisterns, 88/ΛΔ and 100/ΚΘ, united by a long straight passage running almost due N-S. A draw shaft at 95/ΚΘ is set just off the course of the passage to the east and opening into it. ; A revised list of assigned objects prepared by GRE is followed here to sort objects found in the cistern system 88/ΛΔ - 95/ΚΘ - 100/ΚΘ.; Cf. E 14:3 and E 15:3.; Objects either from 95/ΚΘ (middle fill) or 88/ΛΔ (lower Hellenistic fill), but uncertain which (they are in the finds lists of both but not assigned to subdivisions PAF) are the following: P 5655, P 5656, P 5657, P 5659, BI 154, S 574, L 1788, IL 193, SS 4091.; ; T 220 when opened in 1981 found to contain pottery chiefly of the 3rd c. A.D. - discarded.; T 221-225 sorted in 1997, SIR.; ; Twenty stamped amphora handles. Most of pottery dates in second half of 3rd c. but evidence of disturbance includes coins and Knidian handles, early Roman pottery, lamp, and glass, ""Pergamene"" ware and fragments of 18 long-petal bowls. Possibly disturbance comes from lower fill of drawshaft E 14:3, which extended down connecting  towards E 14:1. One stamp for manufacrure of molds."
"Cumulative fillings of late 3rd-early 2nd and late 1st c. B.C.","","","","E 14:1.2","","Lower Hellenistic fill","","Agora:Deposit:E 14:1.2","Agora","Deposit","","",""
"To ca. 180 B.C.","","","","H-K 12-14","","Middle Stoa Building Fill","","Agora:Deposit:H-K 12-14","Agora","Deposit","","","Middle Stoa Building Fill (with filling to S) (See also Κ: H-I-J 14-15 and Λ: K-M 13-14); ; This deposit is not definitive and must be considered with the above deposits before details are entered into database; left for later in the interest of time (Dec 2007/pf); ; Date based on Grace's analysis of ca. 1500 stamped amphora handles in fill. Latest coins date 200-180. Five fragments of long-petal bowls and one fragment of figured bowl of M Monogram Class come from disturbed area of fill at west end of building. Otherwise bowls similar to those in other deposits of early 2nd. c. Fragments of six molds."
"Last quarter of 3rd c. B.C.-Early 2nd century B.C.","","","20 May-24 June 1947","M 21:1","Agora:Image:1997.20.0433::/Agora/1997/1997.20/1997.20.0433.tif::608::968","Komos Cistern","","Agora:Deposit:M 21:1","Agora","Deposit","","","Komos Cistern at 66/Κ, on the north slope of the Areopagus. Homogeneous fill.; ; Thirty-four stamped amphora handles. Eight Histiaian tetrobols, dating 170-160 at the earliest, found near top, possibly an intrusive hoard. Largest group of moldmade relief ware, consisting of fragments of 183 bowls, one moldmade jug and nine molds. At least 119 bowls are products of Workshop of Bion; only 15 made by Workshop A. Great similarity among bowls, many with same stamps. Most were made in fresh molds. Four molds made by Workshop of Bion, one perhaps a practice piece made by unskilled apprentice.; These facts suggest M 21:1 represents debris from Workshop of Bion, located near by. Cistern N 21:4 , 20 meters to northeast, contained similar evidence of workshop activity."
"Ca. 325-250 B.C.","","","31 March-21 April 1936","E 3:1","","Cistern at 44/Η","","Agora:Deposit:E 3:1","Agora","Deposit","","","Cistern with considerable dumped fill at the north foot of Kolonos Agoraios. It may have been abandoned ca. 295-295 B.C.; it will have been filled by 280 B.C.; Multiple vessels share same stamps, and painted vessels of same workshop are present."
"Early Roman-3rd c. B.C.","","","5-17 May 1939","N 21:4","","Satyr Cistern","","Agora:Deposit:N 21:4","Agora","Deposit","","","Cistern with two tunnels, the one entering its neck cut off by an early Roman well, the other, at the bottom not excavated. ; Chamber conical in shape, with a depressed draw basin in the center of the floor. No stratigraphy noted during excavation, but analysis of pottery suggests three fills, of which the lower two are potter's dumps. ; Subdivisions are based on containers at time of excavation.; ; Middle fill: Only stamped amphora handle comes from Late Corinthian jar of second half of 3rd c. Latest coins date 200-180. Two molds, stamp for manufacture  of molds, and clay stacking ring suggest fill is dump from potter's establishment. all molds and fragments of bowls produced by Workshop of Bion. Cistern M 21:1, 20 meters to southwest, also contained molds and large quantity of bowls, mostly products of Workshop of Bion. N 21:4 and m 21:1 are probably contemporary dumps from this shop, which was located near by.; ; Lower fill: 13 stamped amphora handles. Latest coin dates in first third of 3rd c. Fragments of two bowls; one stacking ring (possibly from middle fill)."
"325-275 B.C.","","","5-9 August 1968","F 16:8","Agora:Image:1997.13.0440::/Agora/1997/1997.13/1997.13.0440.tif::934::746","Menon's Cistern and Well","","Agora:Deposit:F 16:8","Agora","Deposit","","","Cistern and well in Marble Worker's House."
"Upper fill, Late Roman with some Hellenistic.; Middle fill, Sullan debris to last quarter of 1st c. B.C.; Lower fill, 4th-3rd c. B.C.=POU and abandonment","","","9-22 May 1935; 1 June 1935","E 14:3","","Drawshaft, ""Kybele Cistern""","","Agora:Deposit:E 14:3","Agora","Deposit","","","Cistern-shaft at the southeast foot of Kolonos Agoraios.; ; Nbp. 2369: Two chamber cisterns, 88/ΛΔ and 100/ΚΘ, united by a long straight passage running almost due N-S. A draw shaft at 95/ΚΘ is set just off the course of the passage to the east and opening into it. ; A revised list of assigned objects prepared by GRE is followed here to sort objects found in the cistern system 88/ΛΔ - 95/ΚΘ - 100/ΚΘ.; Cf. E 14:1 and E 15:3.; Objects either from 95/ΚΘ (middle fill) or 88/ΛΔ (lower Hellenistic fill), but uncertain which (they are in the finds lists of both but not assigned to subdivisions PAF) are the following: P 5655, P 5656, P 5657, P 5659, BI 154, S 574, L 1788, IL 193, SS 4091.; ; Only middle fill contained moldmade relief bowls. Twenty stamped amphora handles. Over two-thirds of bowls long-petal."