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Filling of a well on the lower north slopes of the Areopagus, dug early in the 1st c. B.C. [construction fill]; in use into the the 2nd c. A.D.[well fill] (H Ms.) No apparent stratification.
Hellenistic ... 2nd c. A.D. |
Hellenistic construction fill mainly of amphoras used as packing between well tiles and bedrock. Estimated Grid ... 1st c. B.C. |
Cistern on lower northeast slope of the Areopagus.
Two Hellenistic fills with late Hellenistic to Roman fill above.
Use fill characterized by broken water jars (lower fill); contemporary dump (middle fill); ... Early 1st c. B.C. |
Dump, Sullen clean-up. Coins:
9 February 1937 #6-#10
10 February 1937 #11-#13
11 February 1937 #16-#20 ... First quarter 1st c. B.C. |
| 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 ... Last quarter of 3rd c. B.C.-Early 2nd century B.C. |
| 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. |
Baskets 54-56 (containers 48-49). Construction of cistern ... Early 3rd c. B.C. |
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 ... Early Roman-3rd c. B.C. |
'Lower fill' on deposit list. Containers 8-33, (34 mouth of lower passage). Coins:
9 May 1939 #1-#3, #5, #7, #9
10 May 1939 #1
11 May 1939 #1-#2
12 May 1939 #1-#2
13 May 1939 #2-#3(?)
15 May 1939 #1-#6 ... Ca. 250-215 B.C. |
Stoa Construction Fills (n.b. for all Stoa and pre-Stoa fills later than construction filling of Square Peristyle see P-R 6-12)
Over 100 stamped amphora handles in fill. No long-petal bowls, but one fragment ... Before ca. 150 B.C. |
| Cup or Bowl Fragment ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Vessel Fragments: Banded ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Vessel Fragment with Paint Decoration ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Lid with Paint Decoration: Banded ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Cup or Bowl Fragments ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Beaker: Brittle Ware ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Vessel Fragment with Paint Decoration ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Cup or Bowl Fragments ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Brittle ware beaker ... Craig Mauzy ... Horizontal (normal) ... 13 Apr 2009 |
| Brittle ware beaker ... Craig Mauzy ... For Susan Rotroff April 2009. Horizontal (normal) ... 13 Apr 2009 |
| P 17989, left, P 28098 and P 16652, upper row, P 9815, middle, P 6313 and P 599, bottom row ... Craig Mauzy ... For Susan Rotroff April 2009. Horizontal (normal) ... 13 Apr 2009 |
| P 17989, left, P 9815 and P 5815, upper right corner, and P 6313 ... Craig Mauzy ... Horizontal (normal) ... 13 Apr 2009 |
Cup Or Small Bowl: Banded.
Foot, floor, and part of lower wall.
Delicate, flaring ring foot; slightly beveled resting surface; nippled underside. At center of floor, two concentric red-glazed circles ... Context of 250-215 |
Lid: Banded.
About one-fourth of rim missing.
Small lid with irregular, sloping wall, nearly flat underneath.
Solid, biconical knob with shallow groove at base. Alternating bands of shiny brown glaze ... Context of 115 to end of 1st century |
Banded Fragments.
P 31864 a, b
Two nonjoining fragments, one (a) with part of rim.
Fragment a flares out to a molded rim with offset below on outside.
Fragment b has nearly vertical wall, slightly ... Context of 250-175 |
Cup Or Bowl: Thin Walled.
P 14425 a, b
Two nonjoining sections preserving over half of rim, part of upper wall, and one handle attachment.
High shoulder; concave rim. Horizontal strap handle (probably ... Context of 115-86 |
Bowl With Polychrome Decoration.
Two-thirds of foot and floor and part of lower wall preserved.
Ring foot with faceted face; partly beveled resting surface; convex underside. Fairly steep wall. On floor, ... Context of before ca. 150 |
Italian Thin-walled Ware Beaker.
Part of rim, wall, and floor restored.
Underside slightly convex. Deep body, concave at bottom and widening to convex upper body, contracted below rim. Flaring rim with ... Context of 100-75 |
a) Fragments of lamps, unguentaria, gray ware, blister ware.
b) West Slope, Pergamene.
c) Black glazed plates, rims, bases.
d) Black glazed jugs etc..
e) Loom weights, terra-cottas. Fragments of two unguentaria ... |
| Base for open pot. Two joining fragments preserve about two-thirds of ring foot and attached floor.
Medallion at center of floor; rosette composed of pointed leaves in outline, in brown glaze, with a ... 24 June 1949 |
| Two non-joining fragments.
a) Preserves part of an edge; flares out to a moulded rim with an offset below on outside.
b) Broken all around. Nearly vertical wall, slightly convex below, slightly flaring ... May-June 1947 |
| Chip missing. Small, slightly convex lid with high central knob. Decorated with bands of white and black paint.
Gritty pinkish-buff clay. Deposit list says level .2 but depth indicates .3 Cistern, abandoned ... 3 April 1937 |
| a) Bit of shoulder and concave rim with out-turned lip. Base of handle attachment on outside of rim suggests a horizontal strap handle.
Thin hard buff to brown clay. Black to gray wash on inside, splashes ... 9-12 February 1937 |
| A single fragment preserves complete circle of neat flaring ring foot, and immediately adjacent parts of body. A small open bowl. Painted at center of floor, a white circle between two red ones.
Buff ... 11 May 1939 |
| Full profile preserved; part of wall and rim missing. Restored in plaster. Small flat bottom; body, narrow below, swells somewhat above and then draws in to small flaring lip set off on outside by ridge ... 7 April 1937 |
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