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| Marcie Handler ... A deposit of six amphorae and one micaceous water jar was excavated between 20 June and 6 July 2005 in the area north of Wall K. The neck and one handle of one of the amphorae (BZ 1213) had been poking ... Ca. 1st c. A.D. |
| Intact but for a small chip at spoon.
Shaft, circular in section, flares to a narrow grooved spoon. Opposite end tapers to a very thin point.
Well polished bone. Greenish tint with dark discoloration ... 20 June 2005 |
| Small figurine mended from three fragments. Main body in one piece, broken just above the ankles, right arm is missing. Also gaps in the locks of her hair. Orange stain in the back of the head and few ... 23 June 2005 |
| Mended from two fragments, broken at one end. Burnt bone discolored black and white and cracked.
Length of bone, roughly square in section, slightly flaring at preserved end with palmette stamp carved ... 24 June 2005 |
| Complete?
Half sphere-shaped lump of iron slag, formed during iron smithing and removed during cleaning. Rounded side is relatively smooth. Three more slag hearth bottoms kept in lot BZ 1558. Finished ... 19 July 2005 |
| Body sherd of a Panathenaic amphora. Broken all around.
Interior unglazed.
Reserved area with painted letters running vertically. Inscription unclear, letters partly chipped:
Buff clay, some mica. Brownish ... 4 July 2005 |
| Mended from numerous fragments, several small fragments of body missing.
Flat-topped projecting rim on short tubular neck. High strap handles attached to center of shoulder, ovoid body, ring foot. Black ... 22 July 2005 |
| Amphora P 35181 with inscription ... Anne Hooton ... Drafting Film Drafting Ink ... 2008 |
| Amphora with inscription (detail) ... Anne Hooton ... Drafting Film Drafting Ink ... 2008 |
| Amphoras, possibly from southern Gaul, late 1st/2nd c. A.D.
P 35181 to the left, P 34105 to the right ... Horizontal (normal) ... 2005 |
| General view of section BH under excavation ... Horizontal (normal) ... 2005 |
| Small-scale herm head ... Horizontal (normal) ... 2005 |
| Large hoard of Athenian silver tetradrachms. Fourty-six coins were removed separately but most of them were lifted in a concreted mass weighing 6,280 grams ... Used in the presentation at the Open Meeting 2007. Horizontal (normal) ... 2005 |
| Hoard of about 400 silver coins emerging from the earth ... Horizontal (normal) ... 2005 |
| Large hoard of Athenian silver tetradrachms buried in a sack. Fourty-six coins were removed separately but most of them were lifted in a concreted mass weighing 6,280 grams. Detail of the mass ... Used in the presentation at the Open Meeting 2007. Horizontal (normal) ... 2005 |
| Bone implement carved with palmette for decorating pottery ... Horizontal (normal) ... 2005 |
| Ivory statuette of Aphrodite, 3rd/4th c. A.D ... Horizontal (normal) ... 2005 |
| View of six coins from the large hoard of Athenian silver tetradrachms discovered under the lowest floor of a "public" building ... Horizontal (normal) ... 2005 |
| View of six coins from the large hoard of Athenian silver tetradrachms discovered under the lowest floor of a "public" building ... Horizontal (normal) ... 2005 |
| View of Roman levels of the north-south road with various hydraulic installations. Note thresholds on both street walls, to left and right ... north Horizontal (normal) ... 2005 |
| Marble threshold block in eastern north-south road wall ... north Horizontal (normal) ... 2005 |
| A selection of tegulae mammatae tiles from the Roman bath in Section BZ south ... north Horizontal (normal) ... 2005 |
| Agora Excavations, staff and volunteers, 2005 ... Craig Mauzy ... Cf. 2008.18.0297. Horizontal (normal) ... Summer 2005 |
| Opening season photograph showing Room M. [Before basket 1] ... Marcie Handler ... north Horizontal (normal) ... 15 Jun 2005 |
| Northwest corner of Roman Room II. [Before basket 3] ... Marcie Handler ... west Horizontal (normal) ... 15 Jun 2005 |
| Area east of Pithos C. [Before basket 4] ... Marcie Handler ... east Horizontal (normal) ... 15 Jun 2005 |
| Fill south of Pithos D. [Before basket 5] ... Marcie Handler ... south Horizontal (normal) ... 15 Jun 2005 |
| Fill in the center of Roman Room A, south of Wall B. [Before basket 6] ... Marcie Handler ... east Horizontal (normal) ... 15 Jun 2005 |
| Roman Room B, south of the east-west drain. [Before basket 2] ... Marcie Handler ... east Horizontal (normal) ... 15 Jun 2005 |
| Area south of Pithos D. [After basket 5] ... Marcie Handler ... south Horizontal (normal) ... 20 Jun 2005 |
| Pithos D before removal. [Before basket 7] ... Marcie Handler ... west Horizontal (normal) ... 20 Jun 2005 |
| Pithos D before removal. [Before basket 7] ... Marcie Handler ... south Horizontal (normal) ... 20 Jun 2005 |
| West side of Pithos D before removal. [Before basket 7] ... Marcie Handler ... east Horizontal (normal) ... 20 Jun 2005 |
| Roman Room A, south of Wall B, after revealing a scatter of rubble in the center of the area. [After basket 6; Before basket 8; Before basket 9] ... Marcie Handler ... west Horizontal (normal) ... 20 Jun 2005 |
| Roman Room A, south of Wall B, after revealing a scatter of rubble in the center of the area. [After basket 6; Before basket 8; Before basket 9] ... Marcie Handler ... east Horizontal (normal) ... 20 Jun 2005 |
| Roman Room B, south of the drain, before excavating the fill on the west side of the room. [After basket 2; Before basket 10] ... Marcie Handler ... east Horizontal (normal) ... 20 Jun 2005 |
| Outlines of two pots in the fill, after excavating a layer of fill in Roman Room B south of the drain. [After basket 2] ... Marcie Handler ... east Horizontal (normal) ... 20 Jun 2005 |
| Area north of Wall K, before excavating fill around the amphora. [Before basket 14] ... Marcie Handler ... east Horizontal (normal) ... 20 Jun 2005 |
| Area east of Pithos C, after removing rubbly fill and before excavating plastered area (top left). [After basket 4; Before basket 11] ... Marcie Handler ... northwest Horizontal (normal) ... 20 Jun 2005 |
| Plastered area east of Pithos C, before removal. [Before basket 11] ... Marcie Handler ... south Horizontal (normal) ... 20 Jun 2005 |
| East side of Roman Room B, south of the drain, after revealing the outlines of two vessels in the fill. [After basket 2] ... Marcie Handler ... east Horizontal (normal) ... 20 Jun 2005 |
| South end of Room M, before excavating the fill within "Pithos 5" at the south end of the room. [Before basket 12] ... Marcie Handler ... north Horizontal (normal) ... 20 Jun 2005 |
| East side of Roman Room II, before excavating the fill north of the drain footing. [Before basket 13] ... Marcie Handler ... north Horizontal (normal) ... 20 Jun 2005 |
| Area east of Pithos C, after removal of plaster and underlying fill. [After basket 11] ... Marcie Handler ... east Horizontal (normal) ... 20 Jun 2005 |
| Clay floor surfaces (two patches) on the east side of Roman Room II, just north of the mortared drain footing. [During basket 13] ... Marcie Handler ... south Horizontal (normal) ... 21 Jun 2005 |
| Scatter of rubble in the center of Roman Room A, before removing it in basket 9. [During basket 9] ... Marcie Handler ... north Horizontal (normal) ... 21 Jun 2005 |
| Area at the south end of Room M, after removing the base of "Pithos 5" and revealing the southern extension of Wall Y and the eastern extension of the southern wall of Room M. [After basket 12] ... Marcie Handler ... north Horizontal (normal) ... 21 Jun 2005 |
| Area in the northwest corner of Roman Room II, after extending the basket north to the southern face of Wall K. [During basket 3] ... Marcie Handler ... west Horizontal (normal) ... 22 Jun 2005 |
| Area in the center of Roman Room A, after removing layers of fill and rubble. Wall B, top; wall R, bottom. [After basket 9] ... Marcie Handler ... north Horizontal (normal) ... 22 Jun 2005 |
| West side of Roman Room A (Wall A top, Wall R left), after removing a layer of hard-packed fill and discovering an area of looser fill against Wall A. [After basket 8; Before basket 15] ... Marcie Handler ... west Horizontal (normal) ... 23 Jun 2005 |
| West side of Roman Room A (Wall A top, Wall R left), after removing a layer of hard-packed fill and discovering an area of looser fill against Wall A. [After basket 8; Before basket 15] ... Marcie Handler ... south Horizontal (normal) ... 23 Jun 2005 |
| Circular feature in Roman Room II, before excavating the fill within the feature. [Before basket 16] ... Marcie Handler ... west Horizontal (normal) ... 23 Jun 2005 |
| Four amphoras in situ in the fill north of Wall K. [During basket 14] ... Marcie Handler ... south Horizontal (normal) ... 24 Jun 2005 |
| Palmette Stamp found in the fill in Room M. [During basket 1] ... Marcie Handler ... Horizontal (normal) ... 24 Jun 2005 |
| Black, ashy layer inside the possible hearth in Roman Room II. [During basket 16] ... Marcie Handler ... north Horizontal (normal) ... 24 Jun 2005 |
| Area north of Wall K, with four amphoras in situ, after removing a layer of rubbly fill on top and before removing the amphoras. [After basket 14; Before basket 17] ... Marcie Handler ... south Horizontal (normal) ... 24 Jun 2005 |
| Pit/hearth in Roman Room II, south of Wall X (right), after removing the softer fill. [After basket 16] ... Marcie Handler ... west Horizontal (normal) ... 27 Jun 2005 |
| Area with carefully placed rooftiles at the north end of Roman Room II, just east of Wall 1. [During basket 13] ... Marcie Handler ... north Horizontal (normal) ... 27 Jun 2005 |
| Area paved with tiles (top arrow) and packed clay floor (bottom arrow) in the northeast corner of Roman Room II. [During basket 13] ... Marcie Handler ... north Horizontal (normal) ... 29 Jun 2005 |
| Amphoras in the fill north of Wall K. After removing a layer of fill over the amphoras, and before removing Amphora #1. [After basket 17; Before basket 18] ... Marcie Handler ... south Horizontal (normal) ... 29 Jun 2005 |
| Amphoras in the fill north of Wall K. After removing a layer of fill over the amphoras, and before removing Amphora #1. [After basket 17; Before basket 18] ... Marcie Handler ... north Horizontal (normal) ... 29 Jun 2005 |
| Northwest corner of Roman Room II, after removing a layer of fill across the area and revealing areas of grayish-white crushed rock, and before excavating the pebbly fill just north of Wall X. [After basket ... Marcie Handler ... west Horizontal (normal) ... 29 Jun 2005 |
| Scatter of tiles and coarseware pottery in the northwest corner of Room M. [During basket 1] ... Marcie Handler ... north Horizontal (normal) ... 29 Jun 2005 |
| Amphora #1 after removing the fill within the amphora and before removing the remainder of the amphora. [During basket 18] ... Marcie Handler ... south Horizontal (normal) ... 29 Jun 2005 |
| Amphora #1 after removing the fill within the amphora and before removing the remainder of the amphora. [During basket 18] ... Marcie Handler ... north Horizontal (normal) ... 29 Jun 2005 |
| West side of Roman Room A, next to Wall A, after excavating grayish-green fill. [After basket 15] ... Marcie Handler ... east Horizontal (normal) ... 29 Jun 2005 |
| West side of Roman Room A, next to Wall A, after excavating grayish-green fill, and before excavating the harder-packed reddish-brown fill to the east (top). [After basket 15; Before basket 20] ... Marcie Handler ... east Horizontal (normal) ... 29 Jun 2005 |
| Area north of Wall K, after removing Amphora #1 and before excavating Amphora #2 (arrow). [After basket 18; Before basket 21] ... Marcie Handler ... north Horizontal (normal) ... 29 Jun 2005 |
| Area near the northwest corner of Roman Room II, after removing a layer of grayish pebbly fill (which continued into a shallow cutting). [After basket 19] ... Marcie Handler ... east Horizontal (normal) ... 29 Jun 2005 |
| Wall Q, south of the two limestone ashlar blocks (left), before removal. [Before basket 22] ... Marcie Handler ... east Horizontal (normal) ... 30 Jun 2005 |
| Wall Q, south of the two limestone ashlar blocks (right), before removal. [Before basket 22] ... Marcie Handler ... west Horizontal (normal) ... 30 Jun 2005 |
| Wall Q, south of the two limestone ashlar blocks (top), before removal. [Before basket 22] ... Marcie Handler ... north Horizontal (normal) ... 30 Jun 2005 |
| Amphora #2 after removing some of the fill inside and revealing a stone. [During basket 21] ... Marcie Handler ... south Horizontal (normal) ... 30 Jun 2005 |
| Amphora #2 after removing the fill inside. [During basket 21] ... Marcie Handler ... south Horizontal (normal) ... 30 Jun 2005 |
| Amphora #2 after removing the fill inside. [During basket 21] ... Marcie Handler ... south Horizontal (normal) ... 30 Jun 2005 |
| Area north of Wall K, after removing Amphora #2 (right arrow) and before removing Amphora #3 (left arrow). [After basket 21; Before basket 23] ... Marcie Handler ... south Horizontal (normal) ... 30 Jun 2005 |
| Area where Pithos D was removed. [After basket 7] ... Marcie Handler ... west Horizontal (normal) ... 1 Jul 2005 |
| Area where Pithos D was removed. [After basket 7] ... Marcie Handler ... east Horizontal (normal) ... 1 Jul 2005 |
| Area where Pithos D was removed. [After basket 7] ... Marcie Handler ... south Horizontal (normal) ... 1 Jul 2005 |
| Rubbly fill under where Wall Q was removed. Wall K right. [After basket 22; Before basket 25] ... Marcie Handler ... east Horizontal (normal) ... 1 Jul 2005 |
| Rubbly fill under where Wall Q was removed. Wall K left. [After basket 22; Before basket 25] ... Marcie Handler ... west Horizontal (normal) ... 1 Jul 2005 |
| Rubbly fill under where Wall Q was removed. Wall K bottom. [After basket 22; Before basket 25] ... Marcie Handler ... north Horizontal (normal) ... 1 Jul 2005 |
| Amphoras #3 (left) and #4 (right) north of Wall K, during excavation of Amphora #3. [During basket 23] ... Marcie Handler ... north Horizontal (normal) ... 1 Jul 2005 |
| Amphora #3 north of Wall K during excavation. [During basket 23] ... Marcie Handler ... north Horizontal (normal) ... 1 Jul 2005 |
| Fill between Wall Y (left) and Wall L (right) in Room M, before excavation. [Before basket 24] ... Marcie Handler ... north Horizontal (normal) ... 1 Jul 2005 |
| Fill between Wall Y (right) and Wall L (left) in Room M, before excavation. [Before basket 24] ... Marcie Handler ... south Horizontal (normal) ... 1 Jul 2005 |
| Panathenaic Amphora fragment found in the fill in Room M. [During basket 1] ... Marcie Handler ... Horizontal (normal) ... 4 Jul 2005 |
| Area north of Wall K after removing Amphora #4 and before removing Amphora #5 (arrow). [After basket 23; Before basket 28] ... Marcie Handler ... south Horizontal (normal) ... 5 Jul 2005 |
| Area north of Wall K after removing Amphora #4 and before removing Amphora #5 (arrow). [After basket 23; Before basket 28] ... Marcie Handler ... north Horizontal (normal) ... 5 Jul 2005 |
| West side of Roman Room A. [After basket 20; Before basket 27] ... Marcie Handler ... east Horizontal (normal) ... 5 Jul 2005 |
| Fill under Wall Q. [After basket 25; Before basket 29] ... Marcie Handler ... west Horizontal (normal) ... 5 Jul 2005 |
| Fill under Wall Q. [After basket 25; Before basket 29] ... Marcie Handler ... east Horizontal (normal) ... 5 Jul 2005 |
| Room M. [After basket 1; Before basket 26] ... Marcie Handler ... north Horizontal (normal) ... 5 Jul 2005 |
| Amphora #5 during excavation. [During basket 28] ... Marcie Handler ... north Horizontal (normal) ... 5 Jul 2005 |
| Area north of Wall K, after removing Amphora #4 and before excavating the fill around Amphora #5 (arrow). [After basket 28; Before basket 31] ... Marcie Handler ... north Horizontal (normal) ... 5 Jul 2005 |
| Gray ashy fill south of Roman Room III. [Before basket 32] ... Marcie Handler ... south Horizontal (normal) ... 5 Jul 2005 |
| Amphora #5 in situ after excavating the fill around it, and before removing the amphora. [After basket 31; Before basket 33] ... Marcie Handler ... north Horizontal (normal) ... 6 Jul 2005 |
| Amphora #5 in situ after excavating the fill around it, and before removing the amphora. [After basket 31; Before basket 33] ... Marcie Handler ... north Horizontal (normal) ... 6 Jul 2005 |
| Fragments of two vessels in situ in Roman Room B, south of the drain, before excavation. [Before basket 30] ... Marcie Handler ... east Horizontal (normal) ... 6 Jul 2005 |
| Area north of Wall K, after excavating the fill under the south end of Wall Q. [After basket 29] ... Marcie Handler ... east Horizontal (normal) ... 6 Jul 2005 |
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