[Agora Deposit] Lenormant street: Lenormant Street

No deposits exist from that section. see Agora XII, p. 394 for explanation of letters B, D, E, F. Letters on publication not on cards ... No deposits exist from that section.

[Agora Deposit] H 5-6.1: a) (Pre-)Persian

Deposits containing much ash and charcoal, probably to be associated with the Persian sack. Layers IV-VI of trial pit between Stoa piers IV and V ... 1st quarter 5th c. B.C ... Deposits containing much ash and charcoal, probably to be associated with the Persian sack.

[Agora Deposit] K-N 9-12: Investigations in the Area of the Odeion (Trenches A-Q)

Investigations in the area of the Odeion: lettered Odeion Trenches not otherwise specified. The trenches were excavated by layers; these layers could be compared across the area to determine correlation ... 1st c. B.C ... The trenches were excavated by layers; these layers could be compared across the area to determine correlation of dated material, combining like layers as deposits or subgroups of this deposit. Until this is done see separate discrete deposits of pits and wells in the Odeion area.

[Agora Deposit] D 14:1: Well E

Nbp. 3104: When dug, the fill of the well divided itself into 3 deposits. Objects catalogued from the "earth" are: L 4838, P 21602, P 21603, P 21604. Dumped filling of Turkish times. Coins: 17 May 1937 ... Late 6th-7th c. A.D ... Nbp. 3104: When dug, the fill of the well divided itself into 3 deposits. Objects catalogued from the "earth" are: L 4838, P 21602, P 21603, P 21604.

[Agora Deposit] H-I 16-17: Cistern System

Cistern system: chambers and shafts numbered separately: H 16:2 at 52/Θ, I 17:4 at 61/ΙΘ, I 17:5 at 63/ΚΓ and I 16:6 at 63/Β. Finds and containers from the entire system are listed here, i.e. combining ... 18 June 1932 ... Finds and containers from the entire system are listed here, i.e. combining the four deposits.

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[Agora Deposit] J 2:9: Pyre

Excavation of this pit began in 1995, tentatively identified as a pyre. This proved to be so with continued excavation in 1996. The deposits J 2:8 and J 2:9 were combined to become J 2:9. Miniature vessels ... Ca. 300 B.C ... This proved to be so with continued excavation in 1996. The deposits J 2:8 and J 2:9 were combined to become J 2:9.

[Agora Deposit] H-I-J 14-15

Hellenistic Fills South of Middle Stoa (1954) (cf. K-M 13-14, etc) (unsolved) This deposit is not definitive and must be considered with the above deposits before details are entered into database; left ... K-M 13-14, etc) (unsolved) This deposit is not definitive and must be considered with the above deposits before details are entered into database; left for later, in the interest of time (Dec 2007/pf).

[Agora Deposit] O 16:1-2: Construction Filling

South Stoa I: 75-76/ΚΗ-Λ South Shop Building Layer g (O 16:1) and South Stoa I: Stony Fill below floor level (O 16:2). (merged from O 16:1 and O 16:2) Coins: 11 May 1953 #29 (illegible) Merged from two ... Ca. 420-400 B.C. and earlier ... Merged from two separate deposits: O 16:1 and O 16:2

[Agora Deposit] H-I-J 12-13: Middle Stoa Building Fill.

Middle Stoa Building Fill. Cf. also H-I-J 14-15, H-K 12-14 (ask SIR) (unsolved) This deposit is not definitive and must be considered with the above deposits before details are entered into database; ... Before ca. 150 B.C ... Cf. also H-I-J 14-15, H-K 12-14 (ask SIR) (unsolved) This deposit is not definitive and must be considered with the above deposits before details are entered into database; left for later, in the interest of time (Dec 2007/pf).

[Agora Deposit] K-M 13-14

Middle Stoa Building Fill (East End) (Inside building and to South) Cf. H-I-J 12-13 (Θ, ΜΣ) and H-I-J 14 -15 (Κ) (unsolved) This deposit is not definitive and must be considered with the above deposits ... H-I-J 12-13 (Θ, ΜΣ) and H-I-J 14 -15 (Κ) (unsolved) This deposit is not definitive and must be considered with the above deposits before details are entered into database; left for later, in the interest of time (Dec 2007/pf).

[Agora Deposit] G 12:20: Pits in Floor of Tholos

From disturbances in original floor of Tholos with ash and burning. Probably reflects the military and political conditions of 307 B.C. The broken pottery, both that left lying on the floor of the building ... Ca. 340-295 B.C ... The broken pottery, both that left lying on the floor of the building and that swept up into various neighboring deposits, represents the household equipment of the Tholos during the preceding generation (third quarter of 4th c.

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[Agora Deposit] R 18:1: Pyre

Small pit (in Layer I) = Grave ("Pyre") Identified as pyre by SIR. Pottery and burning ("pit filled with black") in pit slightly west of Panathenaic Road, dug into layer I (lot AA 180, much earlier 6th ... 275-250 B.C ... Pottery and burning ("pit filled with black") in pit slightly west of Panathenaic Road, dug into layer I (lot AA 180, much earlier 6th c. material with later disturbances), and directly under post-antique deposits. No bone was recorded but some is preserved with the context pottery.

[Agora Deposit] E 19:5: Pit

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 ... These two adjacent rock-cut pits, of uncertain original purpose, were filled with deposits of rubbish evidently contemporary and probably dumped simultaneously, since P 16426 is represented by fragments from both.

[Agora Deposit] P-R 6-12: Stoa Construction Fill

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 ... Hesperia 44 (1975, pp. 313-318 (deposits IV, V), pls. 75-76.

[Agora Deposit] C 17:1: Fills

Great Drain fills, including "packing over elliptical tiles" and "gravel fills". The central drain area covered by the sections below; other sections are with other deposits. Coins: 9 May 1947 #2-#5 16 ... 1st c. A.D ... The central drain area covered by the sections below; other sections are with other deposits.

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[Agora Deposit] F 16:5: Funerary Deposit on Stone Pavement

Dorothy Burr Thompson ... Grave 4 in notebook. (E.L. Smithson: Grave XLIV). No remains (not really a grave, note on p. 331). Roughly rectangular patch of unworked fieldstones, measuring about 1.20x0.80m neatly laid on bedrock, ... 19-21 March 1932 ... The similarity of this feature to funerary deposit/ Q 8:12 in the cemetery along the south bank of the Eridanos, and in close proximity to Mycenaean and Early Iron Age graves, suggests that both deposits are funerary in nature.

[Agora Deposit] E 19:7: House Fillings

Exploration of area of small early house walls on the NW slopes of Areopagus. Considerable deposits of late 6th-early 5th c. B.C., but some later (all periods) and some early levels, disturbed. Objects ... Late 6th-Early 5th c. B.C ... Considerable deposits of late 6th-early 5th c.

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[Agora Deposit] Q 12:3: Stoa Gutter Well

Well below Stoa Gutter opposite Pier 1. Heavy dumped filling remarkable among Agora well-deposits both for the high quality and the good conditions of pottery of all sorts. It represents the stock of a ... Ca. 520-490 B.C ... Heavy dumped filling remarkable among Agora well-deposits both for the high quality and the good conditions of pottery of all sorts.

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[Agora Deposit] H 17:4: Terracotta Deposit

An area about 10m2. on the lower northwest slopes of the Areopagus, southeast of the archaic fountain house. A dumped fill to the end of the 3rd quarter of the 7th c. B.C., containing many votives, overlying ... 7th c. - 625 B.C ... This large deposit encompasses H 16:6, H 17:2, H 17:3, H 17:7 and the objects are listed both here and in their separate deposits. [pf 2007]

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[Agora Deposit] K 1:5: Well

Tom Milbank ... An unlined and relatively narrow (ca. 0.82m. in diameter) well cut through hard-pack and bedrock. Although three periods of use can be discerned in the stratigraphy of the well below a depth of ca. 5.47m., ... Middle Geometric I ... Friable bedrock exposed near the middle of the shaft probably caved in periodically during the well's use, thereby producing layers of gravel between the deposits of broken water jars.