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[Agora Report] 1948 Κ

Section Κ 1948 ... Eugene Vanderpool ... The removal of a long narrow dike, formed by the modern Eponymon Street, was completed, and the ancient remains below were exposed for future exploration ... 8 Mar-24 Apr 1948 ... The removal of a long narrow dike, formed by the modern Eponymon Street, was completed, and the ancient remains below were exposed for future exploration.

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[Agora Report] 1966 Κ

Agora Excavation Summary 1966 ... Gerald Lalonde ... Excavation was carried out beneath the modern road south of the Theseion and the Southwest Fountain House. The purpose was to investigate the coarse of the roadway and its adjacent monuments at successive ... 4 Jul-2 Sep 1966 ... Excavation was carried out beneath the modern road south of the Theseion and the Southwest Fountain House.

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[Agora Report] 1998 Excavations

Preliminary Report on the 1998 Excavation Season ... John McK. Camp II ... Most work this year was concentrated to a new area at the extreme northwest, where a modern building had been demolished. Fill from modern to Byzantine times were excavated. The principal feature uncovered ... 8 Jun-31 Jul 1998 ... Most work this year was concentrated to a new area at the extreme northwest, where a modern building had been demolished. Fill from modern to Byzantine times were excavated.

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[Agora Report] 1947 ΟΟ

Section ΟΟ: Preliminary Summary 1947 ... Margaret Crosby, Eugene Vanderpool ... Excavations in Section ΟΟ were taken place in four parts: the modern and Turkish road levels were removed; a part of the Great Drain, and drains connected with it, were examined; high Roman levels of Building ... 17 Mar-14 Aug 1947 ... Excavations in Section ΟΟ were taken place in four parts: the modern and Turkish road levels were removed; a part of the Great Drain, and drains connected with it, were examined; high Roman levels of Building A (Roman Bath) were dug and several rooms, a courtyard and two wells were uncovered; and in the South Central Area a number of houses, some wells and a kiln were uncovered.

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[Agora Report] 1972 ΒΔ

Excavation Summary Section ΒΔ: 1972 ... Stephen G. Miller ... With the exception of the removal of certain modern intrusions, the recovery of a few layers of a late Roman road, and the discovery of the westward continuation of the southern foundation of Roman Building ... 22 Mar-20 Jun 1972 ... With the exception of the removal of certain modern intrusions, the recovery of a few layers of a late Roman road, and the discovery of the westward continuation of the southern foundation of Roman Building β, the work in Section ΒΔ during the 1972 season was concentrated on the exploration of the lower levels in the western area of the section.

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[Agora Report] 1937 Υ

Section Υ 1937 Excavation Summary ... Rodney S. Young ... Section Υ had suffered from modern leveling operations and in some parts there were no visible antiquities. In the southeast corner were traces of Proto-Geometric grave cuttings. Excavation revealed the ... 1 Oct 1936-24 Apr 1937 ... Section Υ had suffered from modern leveling operations and in some parts there were no visible antiquities. ... Excavation revealed the foundations of a large rectangular structure, probably the court of a Byzantine house still beneath modern houses. In one corner of the court was a well and a trough.

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[Agora Report] 2023 Excavations

Athenian Agora 2023: Preliminary Report ... John K. Papadopoulos Debby Sneed ... A summary of the first excavation season in Section ΒΚ, an area beneath a building demolished in the fall of 2022. Prior the excavation a geophysical survey was undertaken. Modern, Ottoman, and Byzantine ... 12 Jun-4 Aug 2023 ... Prior the excavation a geophysical survey was undertaken. Modern, Ottoman, and Byzantine contexts were excavated and several features were revealed, such as foundation walls and pits.

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[Agora Report] 1990 Excavations

Report on Excavations in the Athenian Agora 1990 ... T. Leslie Shear, Jr ... This is a report on the archaeological field work conducted in the Athenian Agora during the period from December 1989 to December 1990. The actual excavation period was preceded by preparatory operations ... 4 Jun-3 Aug 1990 ... In Section ΒΗ mostly modern fills were excavated.

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[Agora Report] 2024 Excavations Summary

Excavations in the Athenian Agora, 2024: Preliminary Report ... John K. Papadopoulos Debby Sneed ... A summary of the second excavation season in Section ΒΚ, in the area beneath the former building at 14 St. Philip Street. The area was divided into three trenches and yielded mixed material from the Modern ... 10 Jun-2 Aug 2024 ... The area was divided into three trenches and yielded mixed material from the Modern to Late Roman periods.

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[Agora Report] 1937 Χ

Section Χ 1937 ... Margaret Crosby ... The area signified as Section Χ lays outside the Agora proper and no signs of any public buildings were found. The area seems to have been used for private houses from the end of the 6th c. B.C. Apart ... 25 Jan-18 May 1937 ... All traces of post classical habitation had been destroyed by the Turkish and modern houses, except for a Byzantine well.

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[Agora Report] 2022 Excavations

AGORA 2022 - Preliminary Report ... John McK. Camp II ... The initial plan to excavate under the modern building at 14 St. Philip Street had to be postponed due to delayed demolition. Instead, excavations were carried out around and inside the Stoa Poikile. In ... 14 Jun-5 Aug 2022 ... The initial plan to excavate under the modern building at 14 St.

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[Agora Report] 1936 ΚΚ

ΚΚ Excavation Report 1936 ... Dorothy Burr Thompson ... Section ΚΚ, the area inside the modern fence around the so-called Theseion, was cleared to bedrock in order to determine the entire history of that portion of Kolonos Agoraios. Excavation revealed that ... 10 Feb-13 Mar 1936 ... Section ΚΚ, the area inside the modern fence around the so-called Theseion, was cleared to bedrock in order to determine the entire history of that portion of Kolonos Agoraios. Excavation revealed that the hill is naturally steeper than its modern contour, which is the product of much leveling and filling.

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[Agora Report] 1937 ΛΛ

Section ΛΛ 193 Excavation Summary ... Dorothy Burr Thompson ... Excavations in Section ΛΛ revealed that the original contour of Kolonos Agoraios had been much sharper than in modern times. No traces of early graves were found in the area; first sign of habitation is ... 1 Feb-23 Jun 1937 ... Excavations in Section ΛΛ revealed that the original contour of Kolonos Agoraios had been much sharper than in modern times. No traces of early graves were found in the area; first sign of habitation is pottery from the last half of the 5th century B.C. found in metal working pits in connection with a drain and a road.

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[Agora Report] 1938 Ω

Section Ω 1938 ... M. Crosby ... Section Ω lies in the east end of the north slope of the Areopagus, well to the southeast of the market square proper. Excavation showed, as expected, that the area was a residential district throughout ... 16 Jan-17 Jun 1938 ... Part of the area was covered by a mass of destruction debris from the 7th or 8th century A.D., and it was probably not built up in Byzantine times; the Turkish and modern houses rested directly on the late Roman fill at the north and southeast, on Classical and Hellenistic in the center, and on bedrock in the southwest.

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[Agora Report] 2025 Excavations

Excavations in the Athenian Agora, 2025: Preliminary Report ... John K. Papadopoulos Debby Sneed ... The 2025 excavation is the third excavation season in the ΒΚ section, divided into three trenches: ΒΚ North, ΒΚ South, and ΒΚ West, and covers the central part of the Stoa Poikile. The excavation practices ... 9 Jun-1 Aug 2025 ... The study of pottery revealed that only Byzantine, Ottoman, and Early Modern pottery came from closed stratified deposits, whereas Greek and Roman period pottery came from disturbed contexts.

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[Agora Report] 1958 Υ

Section Υ: 1958 Excavation Report ... Dorothy Burr Thompson ... Two areas at the north foot of the Areopagus were uncovered. The first area did not yield much of interest due to modern disturbances. Excavations of a well, three pits and a water channel produced however ... 3 Mar-3 May 1958 ... The first area did not yield much of interest due to modern disturbances.

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[Agora Report] 2001 Excavations

Preliminary Report on the 2001 Excavation Season ... John McK. Camp II ... Excavations were carried out at the northwest of the Agora in sections ΒΖ and ΒΕ, and in the area of the Eleusinion in section ΕΛ. In Section ΒΖ, the investigation of the settlement of the 11th century ... 11 Jun-3 Aug 2001 ... The last of a modern basement was successfully cleared out.

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[Agora Report] 2006 Excavations

Preliminary Report on the 2006 Excavation Season ... John McK. Camp II ... This summer the 75th anniversary of the beginning of the excavations and the 50th anniversary of the reconstruction of the Stoa of Attalos were celebrated. Excavation were concentrated on two areas: northwest ... 13 Jun-4 Aug 2006 ... Section ΒΗ was expanded to the east, following the demolition of modern buildings. Walls, pithoi, pits, a burial, and two wells were revealed, dating to the years around 1000 A.D.

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[Agora Report] 2009 Excavations

Preliminary Report on the 2009 Excavation Season ... John McK. Camp II ... Excavations were conducted in four sections: Γ, ΒΘ, ΒΗ and ΒΖ. In Section Γ, the investigation of the Classical buildings south of the Tholos continued with the aim to find out if they were civil, commercial ... 8 Jun-31 Jul 2009 ... At its west end the bottoms of the modern foundations were reached.