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| Somewhat micaceous buff clay.
Greave. Finished Fill and stones over late drain. Μεγακλείδη
greave ς
Τηλεφ[άνης] (inverted) 1925 82-70-32 ... 15 July 1982 |
| Broken at both ends; small part of amphora preserved.
Orange fabric.
Boukranion surrounded by inscription. Area IV, Byzantine Room 3; surface. boukranion
[Δαμοκρ]ά̣τ̣[ευς] Κ̣[νίδιον] ἀνδρῶ[ν]
(Κ,Ρ,Ν ... Ca. 100 B.C. |
| Handle broken at both ends.
gritty clay characteristic of Thasian amphoras.
Device. Finished Area IV, foundation trench of monument base; layer XVI-D. Θασ̣[ί]ων
device
Γόργος 2105 82-5-13(15), 82-11-12 ... Probably late 3rd or early 2nd century B.C. |
| Coarse orange clay with inclusions.
Round stamp with boukranion. South of Altar; layer XV. boukranion
[Δαμοκράτευς Κνί]δ̣ι̣ο̣[ν]
(in O) 1883 82-5-27(28) ... Late 2nd century B.C. |
| Shoulder fragment of strap handle.
Micaceous orange-buff clay.
Rectangular stamp preserved; unguent bottle in relief in centre of stamp. Finished Area I, Road Shoulder; layer VII, against sill of Altar ... Late 4th century B.C. |
| Orange clay containing a high quantity of mica.
Stamp carries two lines of inscription with a design between; thyrsos. Finished Red construction fill west of North-South Road. Ἐράτων
thyrsos
Θασίων 3251 ... 16 July 1982 |
| Broken at one end and along teeth.
Originally rectangular, and a flattened oval in section.
Comb has two ends, with thick widely spaced teeth on one side (teeth ca. 0.0015m.) and narrow, closely spaced ... 17 June 1981 |
| 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 |
| Preliminary Report on the 2002 Excavation Season ... John McK. Camp II ... Excavations continued in the northwest corner of the Agora (sections ΒΕ and ΒΖ) and in the Eleusinion area (ΕΛ), and a trial trench was opened up in the Panathenaic Way (Σ).
In section ΒΖ, the exploration ... 10 Jun-2 Aug 2002 |
| A tile lined well under Room I of Byzantine House.
A concrete shaft belonging to the mill cut off the top of the well and left in place 3 complete sets of tiles and most of a fourth set. All but the lowest ... 17-18 c. A.D. |
| Destruction Fill in channel of Apsidal Building.
Cf. nb.p. 989 for continued digging in this channel. Coins:
24 July 1990 #202, #204, #208
27 July 1990 #219-#222
30 July 1990 #226
31 July 1009 #236
1 August ... 14 June-3 August 1990 |
| Pier for the archway marking the entrance, from the east, to the Agora ... northeast Horizontal (normal) ... 15 Mar 1933 |
| Overview of entire area with Classical Building II in center, end of 1996 season ... south 7665 Horizontal (normal) ... August 1996 |
| Byzantine floors. End of season ... south 896 Horizontal (normal) ... August 1990 |
| Marble puteal found in courtyard (Room 8) of north Byzantine house. Cf. Hesperia 66 (1997), pl. 102, c ... north 116 Horizontal (normal) ... 15 Aug 1989 |
| Detail of Classical walls within Early Roman temple at J/6,7-2/20 ... northeast 1756 Horizontal (normal) ... August 1993 |
| End of 1994 season. West foundation wall of Early Roman temple before dismantling. Stele I 7587 in situ ... west 1912 Horizontal (normal) ... August 1994 |
| North-South Road east of Roman Temple. End of 1997 season.
U-shaped drain and square Hellenistic drain visible ... north 2454 Horizontal (normal) ... August 1997 |
| Dark Age walls. The north-south wall is cut by the Byzantine pit at J/9-3/9,14. Mud surface Layer IX is visible west of the north-south wall at lower right. Note Altar as first exposed ... southeast 1653 Horizontal (normal) ... 22 Jun 1981 |
| Ionic column base found in situ in 1982. Reused in Late Roman times on western pier of the Gate ... 1916,1978 Horizontal (normal) ... 1991 |
| North wall of the north channel of river with upper floor slab at west end (lower left). End of season ... northwest 3794 Horizontal (normal) ... August 1992 |
| Bottom of the north channel showing surerimposed pavement slabs of two periods. End of season ... west 3793 ... August 1992 |
| Terracotta drain tile. Found within doorway of southernmost room of the Classical Building II (Classical Commercial Building) ... Horizontal (normal) ... 4 Aug 1982 |
| Female statue wearing chiton and himation. Presumably Themis, the personnification of law and the protectress of oaths. Back view. Second half of the 4th c. B.C ... Horizontal (normal) ... August 1970 |
| Fragment of flying mantle from the akroterion of the Stoa of Zeus. Back view ... Horizontal (normal) ... August 1970 |
| Fragment of flying mantle from the akroterion of the Stoa of Zeus. Front view ... Horizontal (normal) ... August 1970 |
| Amphora found in the Well J 2:4 ... Horizontal (normal) ... Summer 2000 |
| Black-figured cloe showing Dionysus standing between two rams. From a 5th c. B.C. well. Left side view ... Horizontal (normal) ... Summer 2000 |
| Black-figured cloe showing Dionysus standing between two rams. From a 5th c. B.C. well. Front view ... Horizontal (normal) ... Summer 2000 |
| Black-figured cloe showing Dionysus standing between two rams. From a 5th c. B.C. well. Three views ... Horizontal (normal) ... Summer 2000 |
| Miniature Cooking Pot from Pyre J 3:7. [During basket 19] ... Kevin Pluta ... 2 Jul 2001 |
| Miniature Cooking Pot from Pyre J 3:7. [During basket 19] ... Kevin Pluta ... 2 Jul 2001 |
| Miniature Cooking Pot from Pyre J 3:7. [During basket 19] ... Kevin Pluta ... 2 Jul 2001 |
| Shallow Cup from Pyre J 3:7. [During basket 19] ... Kevin Pluta ... 2 Jul 2001 |
| Lamp from Pyre J 3:7. [During basket 19] ... Kevin Pluta ... 2 Jul 2001 |
| Small Saucer from Pyre J 3:7. [During basket 19] ... Kevin Pluta ... 2 Jul 2001 |
| Clay Balls or Sheep Dung from Pyre J 3:7. [During basket 19] ... Kevin Pluta ... 2 Jul 2001 |
| Lid from Pyre J 3:7. [During basket 19] ... Kevin Pluta ... 2 Jul 2001 |
| Saucer from Pyre J 3:7. [During basket 19] ... Kevin Pluta ... 2 Jul 2001 |
| Ribbon Handled Plate from Pyre J 3:7. [During basket 19] ... Kevin Pluta ... 2 Jul 2001 |
| Lid from Pyre J 3:7. [During basket 19] ... Kevin Pluta ... 2 Jul 2001 |
| Small Saucer from Pyre J 3:7. [During basket 19] ... Kevin Pluta ... 2 Jul 2001 |
| Small Saucer from Pyre J 3:7. [During basket 19] ... Kevin Pluta ... 2 Jul 2001 |
| Cutting Beneath the Toichobate Level of the south wall of Classical Building II, Room 1. [During basket 24] ... Kevin Pluta ... north ... 2 Jul 2001 |
| Floor surface Beneath the Toichobate Level of the south wall of Classical Building II, Room 1. This floor meets a cutting by the ashlar wall, perhaps a foundation trench. [During basket 24] ... Kevin Pluta ... east ... 2 Jul 2001 |
| Cup with Lid from Pyre J 3:7. [During basket 19] ... Kevin Pluta ... 6 Jul 2001 |
| Black Glaze Cup from Pyre J 3:7. [During basket 19] ... Kevin Pluta ... 6 Jul 2001 |
| Classical Building II, Room 1. There is a slight depression here in which Pyre J 3:7 was found. [After basket 7; After basket 19; Before basket 23; Before basket 24] ... Kevin Pluta ... south ... 22 Jun 2001 |
| Excavation within the cutting Beneath Floor of Classical Building II, Room 1. Soil remains hard-packed. [During basket 24] ... Kevin Pluta ... south ... 27 Jun 2001 |
| Surface Beneath Toichobate Floor Level of Classical Building II, Room 1. [During basket 24] ... Kevin Pluta ... east ... 2 Jul 2001 |
| Lid from Pyre J 3:7. [During basket 19] ... Kevin Pluta ... 2 Jul 2001 |
| Foot of an amphora found under the floor surface of Room 1 of Classical Building II. [During basket 24] ... Kevin Pluta ... west ... 6 Jul 2001 |
| Plaster floor Beneath the Toichobate Level of the south wall of Classical Building II, Room 1. The entire surface is black, as if it had been burned. [During basket 24] ... Kevin Pluta ... east ... 10 Jul 2001 |
| Saucer from Pyre J 3:7. [During basket 19] ... Kevin Pluta ... 10 Jul 2001 |
| Exposed floor Beneath Toichobate Level of the south wall of Classical Building II, Room 1. The floor is a brown to reddish-brown color. [After basket 24] ... Kevin Pluta ... north ... 13 Jul 2001 |
| Detail of brown floor surface Beneath Toichobate Level of the south wall of Classical Building II, Room 1. [After basket 24] ... Kevin Pluta ... east ... 13 Jul 2001 |
| Detail of brown floor surface Beneath Toichobate Level of the south wall of Classical Building II, Room 1. [After basket 24] ... Kevin Pluta ... east ... 13 Jul 2001 |
| Cross section looking west along J/17-3/2 to J/16-2/18: Room 1, Classical Building II ... Dave Scahill ... Horizontal (normal) ... June - August 2001 |
| Cross section looking west along J/17-3/2 to J/16-2/18: Room 1, Classical Building II ... Dave Scahill ... Horizontal (normal) ... June - August 2001 |
| Pyre J 3:7, in situ, looking west, with south wall of Classical Commercial Building at left ... Craig Mauzy ... acc number? west Horizontal (normal) ... Summer 2001 |
| Pyre J 3:7 beneath floor of Classical Building II, Room 1. [During basket 19] ... Kevin Pluta ... south ... 20 Jun 2001 |
| Pyre J 3:7 beneath floor of Classical Building II, Room 1. [During basket 19] ... Kevin Pluta ... south Horizontal (normal) ... 20 Jun 2001 |
| Detail of west side of Pyre J 3:7 beneath floor of Classical Building II, Room 1. [During basket 19] ... Kevin Pluta ... east ... 20 Jun 2001 |
| Detail of east side of Pyre J 3:7 beneath floor of Classical Building II, Room 1. [During basket 19] ... Kevin Pluta ... south ... 20 Jun 2001 |
| Pyre J 3:7 beneath floor of Classical Building II, Room 1. [During basket 19] ... Kevin Pluta ... west ... 20 Jun 2001 |
| Pyre J 3:7 beneath floor of Classical Building II, Room 1. [During basket 19] ... Kevin Pluta ... west ... 20 Jun 2001 |
| Pyre J 3:7 beneath floor of Classical Building II, Room 1. [During basket 19] ... Kevin Pluta ... west ... 20 Jun 2001 |
| Jawbone in situ, Pyre J 3:7. [During basket 19] ... Kevin Pluta ... south ... 20 Jun 2001 |
| Wood remains in situ, Pyre J 3:7. [During basket 19] ... Kevin Pluta ... south ... 20 Jun 2001 |
| Pyre J 3:7. [During basket 19] ... Kevin Pluta ... south ... 21 Jun 2001 |
| Classical Building II, Room 1. Pyre J 3:7 was located at bottom of photo. [After basket 7; After basket 19; Before basket 23; Before basket 24] ... Kevin Pluta ... north ... 21 Jun 2001 |
| Classical Building II, Room 1. Pyre J 3:7 was to left of photo. [After basket 7; After basket 19; Before basket 23; Before basket 24] ... Kevin Pluta ... west ... 21 Jun 2001 |
| Room 1 of Classical Building II. Basket 24 will be taken along the eastern half of Basket 7. [After basket 7; After basket 19; Before basket 23; Before basket 24] ... Kevin Pluta ... south ... 22 Jun 2001 |
Well West of N-S Street. Coin
2 August 1982 #704 ... Ca. 115-75 |
| 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 |
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. |
| Coins:
16 June 1981 #89
17 June 1981 #94-#95, #100 (not a coin).
19 June 1981 #103-#104, #335-#336
23 June 1981 #111-#112 ... 9th-13th c. A.D. |
| Sacrificial Pyre II, Classical Building II.
Found right beneath the stuccoed channel built for sluicing in the 1st c. A.D., and must have been partly disturbed when the channel was constructed. It may ... Ca. 250 B.C. |
Road SE of altar, below 51.56m.
In 1981, p. 1883: "A single pass, ca. 0.03m. thick and we hit another surface, at 51.56m. which we take as Layer XV. Fairly loose gravelly fill under surface, sandy, greenish ... 1st c. B.C. |
| A well in the courtyard (Room 8) of a Byzantine House of Period II. The well was covered by a large squared poros wellhead and a marble puteal (apparently neither inventoried). Within the well shaft, the ... 14 July-9 August 1989
2-13 July 1990 |
| Julia Shear ... Burial. Roman Temple south half, in fill south of temple crosswall and norh of polygonal wall, layer 37a.
Small, roughly circular pit. The diameter of the pit appeared to be only slightly greater than ... Late Helladic IIIC Late-Final Mycenaean/Submycenaean |
Area IV, surface fill. Group of 5 bronze coins corroded into one lump. Coins:
20 July 1981 #302-#306
(Anonymous Byzantine Coins (Bronze) 976-1030/1035 A.D., Cf. DOC III, pt. 2, p. 649ff (Class A2) ... 976-1030/1035 A.D. |
| David Scahill ... Beneath toichobate floor level in Room 1 of Classical Building II, against the south ashlar wall, ca. 1.50m. east of the southwest corner of the building. Deposit of broken pyre pots in small pit, 1.00m ... Ca. 325 B.C. |
| 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 |
| David Scahill ... Burial in Geometric well (J 3:8), in Classical Building II, Room I, next to south ashlar wall. "No grave goods!"
ADDENDA: J. Papadopoulos later associated P 34449 and P 34450 to that grave. (Cf. Agora ... Geometric |
| Season opening photograph of Classical Building II, Room 1, after cleaning. [Before basket 1] ... Kevin Pluta ... south ... 13 Jun 2001 |
| Season opening photograph of Classical Building II, Room 1, after cleaning. Strip across N-S, West end. [Before basket 1] ... Kevin Pluta ... south ... 13 Jun 2001 |
| Season opening photograph of Classical Building II, Room 1, after cleaning. [Before basket 1] ... Kevin Pluta ... west ... 13 Jun 2001 |
| Season opening photograph of Classical Building II, Room 1, after cleaning. [Before basket 1] ... Kevin Pluta ... west ... 13 Jun 2001 |
| Classical Building II, Room 1, with cuts from 1981 defined. Basket 7 is between the cuts, in lighter area. [Before basket 7] ... Kevin Pluta ... north ... 14 Jun 2001 |
| Classical Building II, Room 1, with cuts from 1981 defined. Basket 7 is between the cuts, in lighter area. [Before basket 7] ... Kevin Pluta ... south ... 14 Jun 2001 |
| West side of Classical Building II, Room 1. Completed excavation of backfill from 1981 season. Excavation will be to the east of this trench. [After basket 1] ... Kevin Pluta ... north ... 15 Jun 2001 |
| Continuation of Basket 7. Previously excavated area in upper left of photo. Pass will extend to the Stoa wall (below bottom of photo). [During basket 7] ... Kevin Pluta ... north ... 18 Jun 2001 |
| Pyre J 3:7, found Beneath the Toichobate Level of the south wall of Classical Building II. [During basket 7; Before basket 19] ... Kevin Pluta ... south ... 19 Jun 2001 |
| Excavation of Pyre J 3:7 against ashlar south wall of Classical Building II. [During basket 19] ... Kevin Pluta ... south ... 19 Jun 2001 |
| Excavation of Pyre J 3:7. [During basket 19] ... Kevin Pluta ... south ... 19 Jun 2001 |
| Excavation of Pyre J 3:7 beneath floor of Classical Building II, Room 1. [During basket 19] ... Kevin Pluta ... south ... 20 Jun 2001 |
| Social, Military Display, Museum Peisianax Limestone, Some Marble Fair, foundations and parts of superstructure ... 500-450 B.C. |
| Mended. About three-quarters preserved.
Very thin bronze, much corroded, except for handle.
Round globular body, high flaring neck, slightly thickened rim.
Single solid handle, rim to body, attached ... 5 August 1980 |
| Sheep or goat left astragalos.
Yellowish brown bone. Thirteen other left astragaloi, from levels 6a, 6c, 6f, 7a, stored in tin BZ 735. Some with projecting points worn smooth or ground down. Well. 1929ff ... 6 July 1995 |
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