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Various layers and dates, primarily from Tholos Tr. L (area of early road drain), Q (area of road) and V (area of road).
Also Room G of Trench V listed with G-H 11-12 probably has road layers (no finds, ... 8th c.-ca. 480 B.C ... Early North-South road to Southeast of Tholos |
Including the passage between the south and north chambers ... Ca. 325-270 B.C ... Including the passage between the south and north chambers. |
Geometric Well East of Stoa Room 4. Diameter 1.10m; narrows at bottom. Rough-cut, with irregular footholds north-south and east-west sides. Little water; no use fill Estimated Grid ... 725-700 B.C ... Rough-cut, with irregular footholds north-south and east-west sides. |
Fillings behind retaining wall and in road.
SW Building, rooms 3, north, south. Coins:
13 March 1934 #1, #2
14 March 1934 #37
15 March 1934 #37-#38
24 March 1934 #31 ... 6th c. B.C. and earlier ... SW Building, rooms 3, north, south. |
North and South Rectangular Stereo-cut Rubbish Pits. These two adjacent rock-cut pits, of uncertain original purpose, were filled with deposits of rubbish evidently contemporary and probably dumped simultaneously, ... Second half of 5th c. B.C ... ΓΓ:58/ΜΔ-ΝΑ (north and south pit) |
| Marcie Handler ... Located in the south section of Room E in the Byzantine Building east of the North-South Road. The uppermost 1.5 meters of well lining was built of well-coursed stones (some reused marble blocks) and tiles ... 12th c. A.D ... Located in the south section of Room E in the Byzantine Building east of the North-South Road. ... Under the terracotta lining, only the north and west sides of the lining were preserved, where it was constructed of rubble and tiles.
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Child's burial in south wall of Marble Worker's House.
Bones examined 20 June 1975 and found to be an immature animal, not human (canid-puppy?).
Identified as pyre by SIR. Set into a shallow roughly ovoid ... Late 4th c ... Child's burial in south wall of Marble Worker's House.
... Set into a shallow roughly ovoid pit measuring ca. 0.27m east-west by 0.33m north-south. |
Pit in colonnade of south Stoa I, north of S. half of room 4. Estimated Grid ... Pit in colonnade of south Stoa I, north of S. half of room 4. |
| Shallow cutting into bedrock (L. 1.70m, W. 0.55m.) oriented north and south, head at south. Skeleton stretched out , with head on left side. Southern top edge of grave projects to form protective niche ... 750-725 B.C ... Shallow cutting into bedrock (L. 1.70m, W. 0.55m.) oriented north and south, head at south. |
Exploration in the area between the east front of the Hellenistic Metroon and the Great Drain, from accumulated road metal of early north-south road.
For levels in the same road further south, see F-G ... 575-525 B.C ... Exploration in the area between the east front of the Hellenistic Metroon and the Great Drain, from accumulated road metal of early north-south road.
For levels in the same road further south, see F-G 12:1 and H 12:9. |
Coins:
30 July 1947 #3-#11
31 July 1947 #4-#19
1 August 1947 #1-#9
4 August 1947 #1-#20
5 August 1947 #3-#20
6 August 1947 #1-#38
7 August 1947 #1-#21
8 August 1947 #1-#41
9 August 1947 #3-#6
57-59/*
66-67/* ... 28-31 July 1947
6-9 August 1947 ... Sand fill, south end continuing to north |
| Mycenaean Chamber Tomb by Stoa Pier 12 (Burial 10).
The entire north side of the chamber had been cut away by Stoa Pier 12 and most of the depth by leveling operations in connection with Square Building, ... Early Myc. IIIA ... The entire north side of the chamber had been cut away by Stoa Pier 12 and most of the depth by leveling operations in connection with Square Building, so that the greatest preserved depth was only 0.25m. What remained of the chamber measured 1.30m east-west by 0.90m north-south. Despite the disturbance two skeletons were found in order as far as their thighs, lying inn a north-south position with their heads to the south; the east skeleton lay on its right side with the right hand under the head, the left over the chest; the west skeleton had the left arm raised to its chin, the right arm at its side. There was no trace of offerings of any kind, but these may have been in the north part which was demolished by the Stoa Pier. |
Fillings associated with Southwest and North Buildings (78-99/ΙΣΤ-ΚΘ) and early walls to west of Great Drain.
pottery p. 1189, vol VII ... Subdivisions:
.1=Filling over bedrock.
.2=Fillings behind retaining ... Various levels and dates ... Great Drain South, Associated with Southwest and North Buildings |
Geometric Well South of Middle Stoa Pier 14, in the north-central part of the South Square. Water jars, simple household vases and utensils, a trial piece for use in a potter's kiln, bones of pigs and ... 775-750 B.C ... Geometric Well South of Middle Stoa Pier 14, in the north-central part of the South Square. |
Great Drain sand fill under Roman bath including small area at north end under tiles that was excavated separately.
See also A-B 19-20:1 for additional Great Drain sand fill at ca. 70-113/* Subdivisions: ... 30 July-11 August 1947 ... Great Drain sand fill under Roman bath including small area at north end under tiles that was excavated separately.
... Subdivisions:
.1=55-58/*, sand fill north end, under tiles.
.2=sand fill south end continuing to north.
55-58/* |
| A flask-shaped storage pit or cellar, cut in the rock at the south edge of the levelled top of Kolonos Agoraios. Filled late in first quarter of 6th. c. B.C. (2.95m from east to west by 2.70m from north ... First quarter 6th. c. B.C ... A flask-shaped storage pit or cellar, cut in the rock at the south edge of the levelled top of Kolonos Agoraios. ... B.C. (2.95m from east to west by 2.70m from north to south).
Original mouth probably cut away. |
| David Scahill ... Protogeometric/Early Geometric well under floors in Room 1, Classical Building II, on north side of south ashlar wall. See J 3:9 for the burial within this well.
Cf. Hesperia Suppl. 50 (2018), p. 106, ... 27 June 2001
17 July 2002 ... Protogeometric/Early Geometric well under floors in Room 1, Classical Building II, on north side of south ashlar wall. |
Cistern to N of well in Room 9 of South Stoa I.
The well apparently cut through some cistern or early cavity which the builders of the well filled with whole amphorae and stones. We did not remove all ... 7 July 1967 ... Cistern to North of Well in Room 9 of South Stoa I |
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 ... Six footholds preserved at south, three at north, spaced at ca. 0.50m. |
Mycenaean Tomb under Valerian wall (Burial 12).
It was impossible to fix the limits of the tomb in any direction, since at the north and south it was cut by the wall, an operations could not be extended ... Myc. III B ... It was impossible to fix the limits of the tomb in any direction, since at the north and south it was cut by the wall, an operations could not be extended to the east and west, owing to the rapid flow of water from the surface of bedrock. |
Early Roman pit at P/3-6/6,7
Layer 4a in Room 6 of Greek House δ, area P/2,3-6/6,8.
Pit in NW corner of Room 6 bounded by walls of Room to North and West, cut into preexisting layers to east, cutoff by ... 17 May 1971 ... Pit in NW corner of Room 6 bounded by walls of Room to North and West, cut into preexisting layers to east, cutoff by Byzantine pithos to South. ... Top elevation: 55.64m (w); 55.59m (e)
Depth: 0.55m
East-West Width: 1.37m
Preserved North-South length: 1.45m max. |
Filling under North-South Road surface, apparently to raise the level of the road as thickness of fill varies depending on height of road. Fill sits on earliest, cobbled road layer. The road surface set ... Mid-6th c. B.C ... Filling under North-South Road surface, apparently to raise the level of the road as thickness of fill varies depending on height of road. |
Well A (depth 10.20m, diameter 1.04m, water level 4m) outside the SW corner of the market square, to the east of the north-south road.
At the bottom of the well were scanty remains probably from a period ... Ca. 425-375 B.C ... Well A (depth 10.20m, diameter 1.04m, water level 4m) outside the SW corner of the market square, to the east of the north-south road.
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| Mycenaean Grave at SE corner of Pier 12 (Burial 9).
There are no traces of dromos, which must have been located at the north and have been cut away by the trench four the south stylobate of the Square ... Myc. III A:1 ... There are no traces of dromos, which must have been located at the north and have been cut away by the trench four the south stylobate of the Square Building. The dimensions of the chamber are 1.60m east-west by a preserved length of 1.40m north-south. The walls were preserved to a height of 0.065m, and the grave was full of broken bedrock with a little soft brown silt around the bones. |
| Mycenaean Grave to W of Pier 12 (Burial 11).
The northern part of the tomb had been cut away by the foundation trench for the south stylobate of the Square Building that preceded the Stoa, and the dromos, ... Myc. IIB-IIIA:1 ... The northern part of the tomb had been cut away by the foundation trench for the south stylobate of the Square Building that preceded the Stoa, and the dromos, if one existed, must have been lost in this operation. The chamber was small with an original east-west dimension of 1.60m and a preserved north-south dimension of 1.20m, the walls preserved to a maximum height of 0.90m. A single skeleton lay in some disorder in the eastern part with its head to the south. Beneath the skull were slight traces of black, either from burning or from the decay of organic matter.
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| John Camp ... Protogeometric Grave about 0.60m to the southeast of T 15:2.
Unlined roughly rectangular-elliptical pit, oriented north-south, neatly cut into bedrock to a depth of 0.70m, with rounded corners. The pit ... Early-Developed Protogeometric ... Unlined roughly rectangular-elliptical pit, oriented north-south, neatly cut into bedrock to a depth of 0.70m, with rounded corners. ... Within the pit, the skeleton of a woman, aged about 40-44 years at death, within significant osteoarthritis and degenerative joint disease, was placed on the floor of the tomb, on her back, in a fully extended supine position, arms by the side of the body, head to the south. The head had rolled over onto its right side, facing northeast.
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| Pyre in north central room of house, measuring 0.50m east-west by 0.35m north-south. Pottery, bone, and burnt material in pit dug into layer IIb (crushed bedrock floor: lot Ω 464, 4th c.) and covered by ... 350-325 B.C ... Pyre in north central room of house, measuring 0.50m east-west by 0.35m north-south. |
| Marcie Handler ... Fill within the drain from the basin on the west side of Roman Room B through Wall A.
After we removed the fill within the basin on the west side of Roman Room B (BZ XXVII p. 5325), we began excavating ... Late Roman ... The cutting is probably a drain that carried water from the basin through Wall A and onto the North-South Road. Seventy-eight coins were found in the fill, of varying sizes but all badly corroded. |
| Laura Gawlinski ... Coin hoard of Athenian tetradrachms. Dug into fill under floor (floor level not preserved) on east side of Strategeion near the NE corner of room formed by the eastern poros block wall and an east-west ... Second half of 4th c. B.C ... The hoard describes an oval with its widest point running roughly east-west (0.211m), narrow dimension roughly north-south (0.140m) Forty-six found loose, the remainder fused together in cone-shaped mass, point at bottom, weight 6.280 kg (estimated 400 coins).
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Two periods of use.
Outside the SW corner of the market square, to the west of the north-south road; lower use of filling, of 1st to early 2nd c. A.D. Coins:
26 May 1937 #1 [to 8.30m.]
9 June 1937 #2-#4 ... 10 -11 June 1935
20 May-20 June 1937 ... Outside the SW corner of the market square, to the west of the north-south road; lower use of filling, of 1st to early 2nd c. |
| Marcie Handler ... Continued from 2000 season, 10-12 July 2000; BZ XXIII p. 4472.
The hoard was originally excavated during the 2000 season (Lot BZ 1049, 5th-6th centuries AD), from a higher elevation through a gap in the ... 10-12 July 2000
21-22 July 2003 ... Excavations | 2003 | Trenches | Handler | Byzantine Building East of the North-South Road | Room F | Coin Hoard J 1:2 | Fill |
| Marcie Handler ... The Pyre was revealed in a layer of 4th c. fill in the north end of Room 6, just south of Wall 8. Room 6 is defined by the street wall (Wall A) on the west, Wall 7 on the east, Wall 9 on the south (preserved ... 4th c. B.C ... The Pyre was revealed in a layer of 4th c. fill in the north end of Room 6, just south of Wall 8. Room 6 is defined by the street wall (Wall A) on the west, Wall 7 on the east, Wall 9 on the south (preserved only as a stub on the east side of the area), and possibly Wall 8 or Wall 6 on the north.
2.5 meters SW of the pyre, a patch of floor surface at J/10-1/20 at 52.188 masl. was found. ... This pyre is the northernmost pyre found in Section ΒΖ North, and its location suggests that the Classical Commercial Building continues this far north. |
| David Scahill ... At northeast corner of Classical Building II; on south side of dromos of Tomb K 2:5, and separated from it by ca. 0.6m of bedrock. Chamber cut through bedrock. The northeast corner of chamber defined ... LHIII A:1 ... At northeast corner of Classical Building II; on south side of dromos of Tomb K 2:5, and separated from it by ca. 0.6m of bedrock. ... Partially articulated skeleton laid out against the north wall of the tomb, with feet to the east. A courseware pitcher upside down in the north east corner. |
| Laura Gawlinski ... Burial of a woman (young adult female ca. 18-20); precise dating difficult due to disturbance by later features, but the amount of Neolithic and Geometric pottery extracted from the trench is significant ... Prehistoric ... No cutting found for grave, but area seems to have been demarcated by rows of stones to the north and south, bedrock to west. |
| Laura Gawlinski ... Bronze foundry north of bridge on Piraeus street, east of Great Drain.
Keyhole-shaped bronze casting pit, cut into bedrock.
2016: Continuation of the excavation of a rectangular pit with foundry debris, ... Late 6th-early 5th c. B.C.
(Late Archaic/ Early Classical) ... Bronze foundry north of bridge on Piraeus street, east of Great Drain.
... Oriented north-south: 2.58m long; 1.35m at widest point; 0.66m at narrow north end; 1.36m deep. Three steps cut into bedrock at north. Seven standing mudbricks line the bedrock wall at south, surrounding a ceramic stand, hand-formed on a cut bedrock base. |
| Homer A. Thompson ... Cremation burial (trench-and-hole) under S. edge of E-W Street, southern burial. In some records as Grave XLVI.
Neat trench, rectangular as preserved, but may have originally been square, cut partly through ... Early Geometric I ... Neat trench, rectangular as preserved, but may have originally been square, cut partly through earth, partly into bedrock, to a depth of about 0.25m. The north side of the trench was destroyed by the a Turkish cess pit. As preserved, the trench measured ca. 1.05x 0.60m, and was presumably oriented east-west, but as the north side was destroyed it is possible that the trench extended toward the north and may, therefore, have had a north-south orientation. |
| Deposit of terracottas, molds and pottery in a shallow pit sloping downward from north to south. This deposit was located beneath a layer of fill under a Late Roman plaster floor (Lots ΒΕ 2093-2095). The ... 1st c. A.D ... Deposit of terracottas, molds and pottery in a shallow pit sloping downward from north to south. This deposit was located beneath a layer of fill under a Late Roman plaster floor (Lots ΒΕ 2093-2095). The deposit was cut at its south end by the Byzantine/Late Roman disturbance excavated in Lots ΒΕ 2087-2088, which explains the presence of terracottas in those contexts. |
| Homer A. Thompson ... PG grave to NW of Stoa Pier 19 (Tomb no. 5 in notebook). In some records as Grave XLII.
It consisted of a rectangular pit, oriented north-south, cut into bedrock. The sides of the pit were lined and the ... Earlier-Developed Protogeometric ... It consisted of a rectangular pit, oriented north-south, cut into bedrock. ... The skeleton of a child (7-8 years at death) was found on its back in a fully extended supine position, head to the south, filling the cist almost entirely. This was one of the better-furnished tombs: grave goods included a metal pin on either shoulder, with the pin-heads toward the south.
The tomb was partly filled with, and totally covered by fieldstones. |
| Eugene Vanderpool ... Infant grave near Phaidon street cistern. No offerings.
Roughly rectangular, almost elliptical cutting in bedrock, measuring 0.70m long, 0.35m wide, and 0.40m deep, oriented south-southwest to north-northeast ... Late Helladic III C/Early Protogeometric (date uncertain) ... Roughly rectangular, almost elliptical cutting in bedrock, measuring 0.70m long, 0.35m wide, and 0.40m deep, oriented south-southwest to north-northeast. The skeleton of what was stated to be a "newborn infant," head to the south-southwest, was laid out within the pit and covered by a stone slab.
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| John Travlos ... (Grave XXXII: EG) Urn cremation (trench-and-hole). Published as cremation burial of a warrior.
The tomb was probably originally oriented north-south, with the urn-hole at the south end. The north side ... Transitional Early Geometric II-Middle Geometric I ... The tomb was probably originally oriented north-south, with the urn-hole at the south end. The north side of the urn-hole, most of the neck and rim of the cinerary urn, and the entire pyre trench had been cut away by a Turkish pit that was cleared in 1938.
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| N.A. Doenges Evelyn Lord Smithson ... "Near or in Grave" (width 0.50m)
Grave to the east of the southeast corner of the great court of the Gymnasium. Shallow and superimposed on Well N 11:5. It is a simple cist oriented north and south, with ... 750-725 B.C ... It is a simple cist oriented north and south, with the head on the north side. |
| Homer A. Thompson ... PG grave north of Stoa Pier 19 (Grave 6). In some records as Grave XLIII.
Unlined rectangular pit cut into a shallow depression in bedrock that was formed by the collapse of the roof of Mycenaean Chamber ... Developed Protogeometric ... PG grave north of Stoa Pier 19 (Grave 6). ... The tomb was oriented south-southwest to north-northeast.
On the floor of the pit, " a few bones and the skull" of the deceased were encountered, the cranium evidently at the south end of the grave. |
Located beneath line of Poros Gutter, from a square settling basin cut in bedrock at the north end of Trench II, South of Theseion, 1.30m below the modern road surface. The basin is lined with rough-picked ... Last quarter of 5th c. B.C.-early 4th c. B.C ... Located beneath line of Poros Gutter, from a square settling basin cut in bedrock at the north end of Trench II, South of Theseion, 1.30m below the modern road surface. |
Cistern (diameter 0.90m) with two channels; the fill of the cistern proper, below the scant upper (Byzantine) deposit, appears to have been dumped all at the same time, to 325-275 B.C. Notebook says "all ... 325-275 B.C ... See also: P 19227 (from south channel beyond well); SS 10345 & SS 10346 (south channel, packing for tile well); P 20472 (north channel). |
Drain channel system along the line of an ancient north-south road, the channel in part at the surface and in part tunneled and accessible by shafts. Over a considerable part of this channel the hard water ... 2nd-early 3rd c. A.D ... Drain channel system along the line of an ancient north-south road, the channel in part at the surface and in part tunneled and accessible by shafts. |
| Homer A. Thompson ... PG grave to NW of Pier 19 (Grave 4).
It consisted of a rectangular pit, oriented north-south, cut into bedrock. Only the lowest part of the tomb pit was preserved; the upper part was cut away in the Classical ... Earlier-Developed Protogeometric ... It consisted of a rectangular pit, oriented north-south, cut into bedrock. |
Pit in Tholos Trench V (below Layer e).
In plan it would seem to have been oval, though its east end is c/../ by the south wall of the North Archaic Home. Its N-S width is 1.25m, its E-W length is 1.40m ... 7th-early 6th c. B.C ... / by the south wall of the North Archaic Home. |
| John Camp ... Protogeometric grave (female inhumation) located about 0.60m northwest of T 15:1. It consisted of a roughly rectangular pit, with the corners slightly rounded, oriented approximately north-south. The pit ... "Submycenaean"/Early Protogeometric ... It consisted of a roughly rectangular pit, with the corners slightly rounded, oriented approximately north-south. The pit was cut to a depth of at least 0.45m at the south end and 0.25m at the north on account of the sloping bedrock. ... Within the pit, the well-preserved skeleton of a woman aged about 40-44 years at death was found laid out in a fully extended position on her back, head to the south. The left arm was across the waist, the right reaching up over the chest; the head was rolled over onto its right side, facing east.
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A cistern leading to the east of the road leading from the southwest corner of the market square. Filled all at one time, last quarter of 2nd. c. B.C. (nbp. 493).
Included are the Hellenistic finds from ... Late 2nd c. B.C ... Included are the Hellenistic finds from "north cistern arm" and "south cistern arm" as recorded from well 96/I: SS 2040, SS 2041, SS 2043, MC 73, I 1454, P 3143, P 3144. ... Coins:
6 March 1934 #1 (well 96/Ι in north cistern arm)
9 March 1934 #1
10 March 1934 #1-#9, #23-#24 (found in baskets from 94/Θ?)
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| Eugene Vanderpool ... Grave (E.L. Smithson: Grave III: SM).
The close proximity and similarity of this tomb and tomb M 16-17:1 strongly suggests that they were intentionally laid out in relation to one another and were contemporary ... Late Mycenaean/Submycenaean-Earliest Protogeometric ... Oriented north-south, the tomb measured 0.50m and 0.12-0.15m wide; it was slightly undercut, with traces of a ledge running the length of the tomb on both sides. ... Within the pit, the skeleton of a fetus or newborn infant was placed on its back in an extended position, head to the south. There were no distinct grave offerings. |
| Homer A. Thompson ... Cremation burial (trench-and-hole) under S. edge of E-W Street, northern burial. In some records as Grave XLVII.
The western part of the offering trench of the tomb was lost to a Turkish cess pit, and ... Middle Geometric I ... What survived was the south and east section of the original grave, including a strip of the pyre trench, reddened from burning to a depth of 0.05m, and below it a shallow urn-hole, roughly square, ca. 0.60m to the side, cut through earth almost to the level of bedrock, to a depth of about 0.30m.
The urn-hole was dug only deep enough to accommodate the cinerary urn to its shoulder; the burning suggests a north-south orientation with the cinerary urn at the south or southeast corner.
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Mycenaean Deposit (Gully) in front of NE Stoa (corrected from P 7:1).
It consisted of a series of irregular pits, some gradually linked up with one another to form what seemed a natural gully. The largest ... Mycenaean IIIA-B ... The largest pit measuring 1.70m east-west by about 1.20m north-south and having a maximum depth of 0.90m was situated from five to ten meters northeast of the gully proper and was cut at the north by the back wall of Northeast Stoa, which was set down a little into it.
... Because of its proximity to the chamber tombs and because of the exceptional quality of several of the vases, it seems likely that some of the material came from disturbed tombs
Addenda 2025: Pit with Mycenaean pottery cut at the North by NE Stoa. Towards the south, it ends at an irregular piece of bedrock. |
| An extensive cistern system on the lower north slope of the Areopagus, south chamber with blind tunnel extending further south (south tunnel); north chamber; drawshaft further north, extends to north tunnel ... Ca. 320-240 B.C ... An extensive cistern system on the lower north slope of the Areopagus, south chamber with blind tunnel extending further south (south tunnel); north chamber; drawshaft further north, extends to north tunnel. With exception of north tunnel (which contains nothing later than 300), all parts seem to have been filled at the same time.
... The network of underground reservoirs intended to supply the private houses of classical times which must have stood there to the south of the public market-square. |
| Mike Laughy ... This pyre was found within an otherwise mostly sterile fill directly under a white floor surface in the southern section of Area IV. It was located ca. 0.50m. east of a similar deposit, Pyre J 2:25. The ... 4th c. B.C ... The pots were mixed with heavy concentrations of charcoal and found across an area measuring 0.47-0.50m, east to west, 0.31-0.43m, north to south.
XRF analysis indicated that the lead levels associated with this pyre far exceed typical levels seen in most fill and fill associated with Pyre J 2:25, located just to West. |
Cistern-system west of the Stoa of Zeus. Two chambers connected by a tunnel, each with two fills. Lower fill in south chamber contemporary with upper fill in north chamber, at the end of the 4th c. B.C ... Ca. 375-160 B.C ... Lower fill in south chamber contemporary with upper fill in north chamber, at the end of the 4th c. ... Subdivisions:
.1=Upper filling in south chamber
.2=Lower fillings in both chambers |
| Mycenaean Double Grave (Graves A and B).
Grave A was in Layer II. We laid a skull and a few other bones, three vases and a stone bead. We have dug to a maximum of about 0.06m below the top of Layer II ... Myc. IIIA/B ... To the South of Grave A and separated from it by a narrow wall apparently of bedrock, was part of another grave. ... The skeletal material (AA 177) ... does not agree with the evidence of the plan and the excavator’s description since AA 177 consisted of bones of a M. about 40 to the north, and a F.(?) to the south, whereas the plan clearly shows three skulls, apparently all children. |
| RSY Grave 51.
The grave lay on the slope of the Areopagus in Roman house O, just east of the line where the hillside is scarped for the foundation of the west wall of the house.
Cutting:the pit cut in ... Archaic period/6th or 7th c ... Cutting:the pit cut in bedrock into which the burial was set measured 0.95m from north to south and 0.55m from east to west. ... The burial urn, a pithos, was laid in the pit on its side, the mouth toward the south. A foundation wall of the Roman house passed close to the mouth of the pithos, for which we found no cover; one may have been removed when the foundation was laid. ... Skeleton: On the bottom of the pithos were found the skull and some of the leg-bones of a small child who had seemingly been buried in a doubled-up position with the head toward the mouth of the pithos (south). No grave offerings were found. |
| Susan I. Rotroff ... Grave 2. Adult female inhumation. Grave extending under the south retaining wall of the Temenos of the Royal Stoa. It is oriented ne-sw, with head at sw. Grave built of slabs of schist, with packing of ... Final Mycenaean/Submycenaean ... Grave extending under the south retaining wall of the Temenos of the Royal Stoa. ... Grave built of slabs of schist, with packing of small stones around north end. Floor was bedrock.
The grave diggers cut into an earlier grave immediately to the north; this grave was found empty. |
| David Scahill ... Below packed clay floors in Room 2 of Classical Building II; bordered on east and south sides by polygonal cross wall and back wall extension for Classical Building. Late Roman wall and drain installation ... LHIII A:1 ... Below packed clay floors in Room 2 of Classical Building II; bordered on east and south sides by polygonal cross wall and back wall extension for Classical Building. ... At floor of tomb, concentration of bone fragments and pots, mostly broken in situ, concentrated against the north side of the tomb, with some bone fragments across the middle, and on the south side with more pots. ... Toward the west against the north side, a bronze dagger and spear point. |
| Eugene Vanderpool ... Grave (E.L. Smithson: Grave II: SM).
Unlined trench, roughly the size of the deceased, cut into bedrock to a depth of just over 1.50m. Oriented north-south, the tomb pit measured 1.69m in length (length ... Late Mycenaean/Submycenaean-Earliest Protogeometric ... Oriented north-south, the tomb pit measured 1.69m in length (length of the skeleton in situ, 1.65m), and had a width, as excavated, of 0.40-0.58m. the west side was slightly undercut, and a small part of the east side was cut buy the cellar wall of a modern house, but only the very edge of the tomb at an upper level was touched, whereas the contents of the grave were untouched. ... Within the tomb pit, the body of a middle-aged 45-49 years at death was placed in an extended position, on her back, head to the south. The body of the deceased was roughly the size of the tomb pit, and the head, turned toward the west, facing west-northwest, lay right up against the cutting of the tomb pit. |
| Mycenaean grave. It consisted of a shallow rectangular cutting in bedrock about 1.40m by 0.70m, but it was probably somewhat bigger, since the east side and a large part of the north side had been cut ... Myc. IIIA:1-2 ... It consisted of a shallow rectangular cutting in bedrock about 1.40m by 0.70m, but it was probably somewhat bigger, since the east side and a large part of the north side had been cut away by later builders. It contained a single burial, that of a small child, laid lengthwise in the grave along the south side. Only the skull was preserved in position. |
Filling between tongue walls to north of main apse in Late Roman complex, equals "Coroplasts' Dump" overlying Odeion south side.
Containers Ο 17-Ο 20 are from "debris of burnt building" [i.e. Odeion ... 267-ca. 350 A.D ... Filling between tongue walls to north of main apse in Late Roman complex, equals "Coroplasts' Dump" overlying Odeion south side.
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| Bronze-casting pit and furnace against S apse of Church (106/ΛΕ). Late Roman sherds of the 4th and the 6th c. A.D. were found with fragments of moulds from bronze casting. The west end was destroyed by ... 5th-6th c. A.D ... There is a tile floor set on bedrock and two brick piers of the south wall stand to a height of 1.12 m.; one scrap of the north wall establishes a width of 1.05m. |
| C.G. Thomas ... Geometric grave. Bones discarded.
Tomb located about 2m west/west-southwest of the EG1 child inhumation, beneath the restored line of a hypothetical wall connecting the western "apse' and the south wall ... Middle Geometric II ... Tomb located about 2m west/west-southwest of the EG1 child inhumation, beneath the restored line of a hypothetical wall connecting the western "apse' and the south wall of the Geometric House. ... Oriented more or less to the points of the compass, the trench measured about 0.80m (east-west) by about 0.70m (north-south). The filling consisted of hard earth, most of it burned and struck through with charcoal, which was especially thick on the floor of the trench, where some pieces were as much as 0.05m across. ... Remnants of a stone packing over the trench survived on the west side and for a short distance along the north.
Sherds, burned and unburned, were scattered throughout the fill. |
| Handler ... Found in an area of disturbed fill north of a floor surface in Room 4 of the Classical Commercial Building. The floor surface (n. 3 on the west side of Room 4) was preserved at 52.503-52.544 masl., and ... 2nd half 4th c. B.C ... Found in an area of disturbed fill north of a floor surface in Room 4 of the Classical Commercial Building. ... The pyre was located in a shallow channel adjacent to the south face of Wall 4, where the floor surface was not preserved. |
East-West Street (63-64/ΙΣΤ, etc.)
Packing in line of ancient east-west street along Areopagus north slopes.
Lower fills, predominantly late 6th-early 5th c. B.C.
Middle fills, last quarter of the 5th ... Various levels and dates ... Packing in line of ancient east-west street along Areopagus north slopes.
Lower fills, predominantly late 6th-early 5th c. ... These fills correspond closely to the apparent three periods of a house of which very scanty remains were observed directly to the south of the street: notebook House D. |
West Road and Drain. (Road, drain and closely related cuts.) Packing in line of ancient road running along the northwest shoulder of the Areopagus. Includes excavation of 1957 titled "Road Area to North", ... Late 6th c. B.C. - Roman ... Includes excavation of 1957 titled "Road Area to North", "North cut road area", "North cut, west of road", (not including "Roman Bath" or "area of A7" notations) ... Coins:
19 April 1939 #2
24 April 1939 #4-#9
25 May 1939 #2-#3
29 May 1939 #1-#3
30 May 1939 #16
31 May 1939 #1-#4
5 June 1939 #1
13 June 1939 #1-#2
16 June 1939 #1
17 June 1939 #1-#2
20 June 1939 #1-#3
21 June 1939 #15-#22
22 June 1939 #1-#6
23 June 1939 #1-#8
17 April 1957 #2-#3
30 April 1957 #2, #7-#8
7 May 1957 #2-#3
9 May 1957 #1-#3
10 May 1957 #1-#3
11 May 1957 #1-#7
13 May 1957 #1-#5
14 May 1957 #1-#20
15 May 1957 #8
16 May 1957 #1
20 May 1957 #6 (east of road against east face of road)
25 May 1957 #1-#4 (late drain in A9 ... around lead pipe)
29 May 1957 #2 (E-W drain next to South Wall of A2)
30 May 1957 #2 (East drain in road ca. |
| David Scahill ... Behind northeast corner of Classical Building; east wall C. Below Hellenistic levels and early Classical pit. Chamber cut through bedrock, depth ca. 0.90m., diameter ca. 2m., roughly square in shape, angling ... LH III A:1 ... At the floor of the tomb, bone fragments, broken pottery, two figurines and bronze implements along south wall. Pottery appears to be LH III A:1 with some possibly earlier. More bone fragments in middle and north. Bronze objects in northeast corner. |
| Initially uncovered with a diameter of c. 1.05m. Its south side extends under the south wall of the Classical structure and so clearly predates it. The highest preserved portion of the well shaft (at the ... 22 July-9 August 1994
26 June 1995
3-7 July 1995 ... Initially uncovered with a diameter of c. 1.05m. Its south side extends under the south wall of the Classical structure and so clearly predates it. ... The well is cut through a compact stratum of fill at the top of its the north side; elsewhere it is cut into the gray bedrock. On the south side of the shaft, a lining wall of field stones is preserved from an elevation of 49.44m above sea level; around the rest of the shaft it is preserved from an elevation of 48.99m. |
| Well cut into bedrock under late Roman building in ΕΛ. 1.2m in diameter with small cutting of unclear function at south edge about 0.2m wide. Walls cut straight down, tapering near bottom to 0.8m. Footholds ... Late Archaic ... Well cut into bedrock under late Roman building in ΕΛ. 1.2m in diameter with small cutting of unclear function at south edge about 0.2m wide. ... Footholds about 30cm apart down the north and south sides. |
| Mycenaean Chamber Tomb under north side of Temple of Ares, towards its west end.(1951).
The tomb had a hasty and unfinished appearance oddly at variance with its long history and the quality of the pottery ... 1st: Myc IIB-IIA:1-2, 2nd: Myc. IIIC:1 (1450-1200 B.C.) ... Mycenaean Chamber Tomb under north side of Temple of Ares, towards its west end.(1951).
... The original dromos ran from west to east and entered the chamber toward the south end of the long west wall. ... It formed an irregular triangle in plan, with the apex to the north: 2.00m wide by 2.85m long. |
| Brian Martens ... Located in the southern section of Room I, now bound by the scarp of Wall U at the north,, the scarp of Wall L at the east,, and a modern pit at the south. At its now low elevations, excavated in the 2015 ... Third quarter of 5th c. B.C ... Located in the southern section of Room I, now bound by the scarp of Wall U at the north,, the scarp of Wall L at the east,, and a modern pit at the south. |
Cistern at 9/Β (10/Β on plan), at the NW foot of the Areopagus, some 200m to the west of the Coroplast's Dump. It had evidently belonged to one of the small houses in that thickly populated residential ... Second half 4th c. B.C ... The chamber , lined with the usual waterproof cement, was roughly rectangular at the bottom, measuring north side 1.25m, east side 1.80m., south side 2.06m., west side 1.70m., and reaching a maximum depth of 3.80m.
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Rectangular pit at 54/ΛΓ.
The pit's plan is irregular; its measurements approximately 2.00x1.10x1.15m. The wall foundations run a little over a meter deep at 53/ΛΓ-ΛΕ, consist of irregularly shaped and ... Ca. 450-425 B.C ... On top of these rest two good sized poros blocks which once supported the first blocks of the house wall. The south wall of the pit is built of slightly smaller stones and clay (no poros blocks), and bonds with the west wall. ... The shape of the slab and the work done on it are irregular, and one may suppose that the slab was badly begun, found not to suit its original purpose, and so used here. The north wall, of which only a few stones were left, would have been like the south wall.
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| 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 ... 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 hill. ... Its roof has entirely caved in, except for a small bit projecting at the north end of the west side; probably was not flat but slightly concave (all along the north side it seems that it rises from the sides toward the center).
... Group of objects:
a) on the east bench, a little north of its center (BI 511, P 15234-15239)
b) on the floor in the northeast corner of the chamber just to the left of the door (B 704, P 15358-15359)
c) on the floor of the chamber, about 0.40m from the south wall, near its mid-point (B 705, BI 513, BI 514, BI 530
d) on the floor in the northwest part of the chamber, at the foot of the bench about midway between the grave and the north wall of the chamber (J 64, J 65, J 68) |
Great Drain South (ca. 70-113, from SW edge of section as far north as the Roman Bath) Hellenistic Sand Fill. Silted-up filling of the southern branch of the Great Drain, abandoned due to some damage at ... 4th. c.-86 B.C ... Great Drain South (ca. 70-113, from SW edge of section as far north as the Roman Bath) Hellenistic Sand Fill. |
Well ΑΒ located on the lower terrace to the north of the sanctuary(diameter 1.10m). Foot-holes were cut into the shaft at intervals of ca. 0.40m. The fill consisted mostly of small stones, dug bedrock, ... Second quarter of the 6th century B.C ... Well ΑΒ located on the lower terrace to the north of the sanctuary(diameter 1.10m). ... Perhaps replaced by T 18:1, 7m to the South. Among the pottery, there was about 40% of earlier sherds from the 8th and 7th centuries B.C. and of Corinthian-ware (9.7%).
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| Laura Gawlinski ... Ovoid pit cut into bedrock or sterile fill just north of preserved floor surfaces in the so-called Strategeion. Length (west-east) 2.6m; widens at 1.25m from the east scarp so that at west pit is 0.75m ... 4th B.C ... Ovoid pit cut into bedrock or sterile fill just north of preserved floor surfaces in the so-called Strategeion. ... It appears likely that this pit cut into at least the lower floor layers to the south.
Only one amphora was found complete, but large fragments were joined together to form four more near-complete examples. |
| Marcie Handler ... This deposit is a Mycenaean cist grave with two cover slabs, a type of burial described by Immerwahr in Agora XIII (pp. 103-104). Cist graves appear side by side with chamber tombs in the Mycenaean cemeteries ... LHIIB-LHIIIA:1 ... Two slabs: a worked, flat, roughly rectangular poros limestone slab on the east (which had collapsed in the tomb,, sloping down to the north), and an unworked boulder with a naturally flat top surface and uneven underside on the west (it was still in situ). Six small stones were found wedged between the edges of the boulder and the edges of the cutting, and four more small stones were found just south of the collapsed poros slab, indicating that they were also used to line the cutting or fill the gap between the cutting and the slab.
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| Brian Martens ... It was partially excavated during the 2012 and 2013 seasons. The tomb, located at the center of Room III in the NE area of section ΒΖ, was found under fill surrounding perpendicular mid-to late 6th c ... LHIIIA ... The tomb contents were found spread over the tomb of the floor, but especially concentrated at the back east and south walls. A strip of fill at the north side of the cutting, just below the scarp of Wall L remained unexcavated at the end of the season (J/17,18-1/10,11; 51.290-51.376 masl.)
2018:
We removed a final strip of fill in the chamber below the scarp under Wall K (J/17,19-1/10,11). |
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