[Agora Deposit] C 9:6: Marble Chips Pit

Square pit in bedrock southwest of the Hephaisteion. Many marble chips from the construction of the temple of Hephaestus were found here together with a large quantity of pottery and other objects ... Ca. 450 B.C. Ca. 390-380 B.C ... Many marble chips from the construction of the temple of Hephaestus were found here together with a large quantity of pottery and other objects.

[Agora Deposit] I-O 15:1.2: Marble working waste

Material from trenches: a) 1.00-7.00m. from East End of Stoa. b) 18.40-21.40m. from East End of Stoa ... 2nd c. A.D ... Marble working waste

[Agora Deposit] D 6:5: Pit with marble chips

Pit with marble chips (disturbed); working chips of the Hephaisteion construction. A few vases apparently contemporary with the building of the temple ... 5th c. B.C. to ca. 450 but disturbed ... Pit with marble chips (disturbed); working chips of the Hephaisteion construction.

[Agora Deposit] O 8:5: Well in Marble-Saw Shed

Well in Marble-Saw Shed. No distinct use filling. Estimated Grid ... Submycenaean ... Well in Marble-Saw Shed

[Agora Deposit] D 17:16: Pithos

Pithos in NW corner (room) of Poros Building. Marble chips ... Mid-4th c.? ... Marble chips.

[Agora Deposit] C 19:15

Marble Chip Fill at 67-69/ΚΑ-ΚΖ (now C 19:5). Asterisk: C 19:15* ... Marble Chip Fill at 67-69/ΚΑ-ΚΖ (now C 19:5).

[Agora Deposit] E 29:4: House of Greek Mosaic

Stroses I, II, III, IV in Court J (below marble chip layer), House of Greek Mosaic. No independently datable objects. Estimated Grid ... Early 3rd c. B.C ... Stroses I, II, III, IV in Court J (below marble chip layer), House of Greek Mosaic.

[Agora Deposit] D 17:9: Well

An unfinished well in the northwest room of the Poros Building, west of the Areopagus. Dumped filling. Chips from marble-working, variety of plain and figured wares ... Ca. 400-385 B.C ... Chips from marble-working, variety of plain and figured wares.

[Agora Deposit] L 15:1: Slag Pit

Slag pit in front of South Stoa II. The filling consisted ... of a very miscellaneous lot of stone and marble. ... In among the stones was a loose filling of ash and charcoal and iron slag ... (nbpp. 6510, ... Second half 1st c. A.D ... The filling consisted ... of a very miscellaneous lot of stone and marble. ... In among the stones was a loose filling of ash and charcoal and iron slag ...

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[Agora Deposit] Q 6:4: Well at Q/14-6/11

"Koumanoudes' Well. Tile-lined well (diam. 0.85m) at SE corner of courtyard of Roman House E, at top built wall of stones and mortar, bedrock at bottom. Coin 7 August 1971 #495-#500 13 August 1971 #507 ... 28 July-6 August 1971 ... Layer 4:16.20-16.66 Construction; marble working chips, plaster, pumice.

[Agora Deposit] P 10:3: Tiled Well in Square Building Foundations

Tiled Well in Square Building Foundations, equipped with evenly spaced hand-holds, with a good supply of water. There was no period of use represented and the dumped fill consisted mostly of chunks of ... Third quarter of 4th c. B.C ... There was no period of use represented and the dumped fill consisted mostly of chunks of bedrock, with many fragments of pebble mosaic and a few marble chips; the pottery was extremely scanty and very fragmentary. the well had been intentionally filled and carefully covered over a large slab in preparation for the foundations of the Square Building over it ... 31 August 1954 the marble slab (I 6694) was found pp. 4107-4109

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[Agora Deposit] P 21:2: Well in East Colonnade of Roman House H

Well in East Colonnade of Roman House H. Diameter 0.80m, lined with field stones set in mortar. used as a cistern as well. No useful pottery dates. Capital from colonnade A 3866 and part of shaft found ... 29 July 1970 ... Three marble heads found at -4.65m to -5.25m suggest change from Pagan to Christian in early 6th c. ... See also Q 21:4 from same house. Marble heads (S 2354-2356) deliberately discarded before house went out of use.

[Agora Deposit] BB 17:1: Well

Well at west side of Theseion Plataea, partly cleared to a depth of ca. 5.30m. Dumped filling, apparently the debris from a sculptor's workshop, as indicated by both the quantity of marble chips in the ... Second quarter 4th. c. B.C ... Dumped filling, apparently the debris from a sculptor's workshop, as indicated by both the quantity of marble chips in the filling and a number of unfinished small sculptures.

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[Agora Deposit] B 17:4: Pyre in Room 1

Pyre in Room 1, area west of street (RSY=Pyre 11). Early in the third quarter of the 4th. c. B.C. In courtyard. Artifacts, bone, and cinders in irregular pit in floor sequence. The pit had been dug into ... 350-330 B.C ... The pit had been dug into a marble-and limestone-chip layer over bedrock, and was covered by a Late Hellenistic layer with tile fragments. It may be associated with the abandonment of the house, since the marble-and limestone-chip layer was laid down during the structure's last phase.

[Agora Deposit] F 16:7: Child's Burial- Pyre

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.

[Agora Deposit] I-O 15:1: Soundings below floor of South Stoa II.

The data in the Deposit Notebook is presented by trench; an attempt is made here to accumulate data from similar layers across the trenches. Subdivisions: .1=Post Hadrianic cleanup .2=Marble working waste ... 2nd c. B.C.-3rd c. A.D ... Subdivisions: .1=Post Hadrianic cleanup .2=Marble working waste .3=Iron working waste .4=Industrial period .5=Construction fill of South Stoa II .6=Drain and drain channels/trenches at Stoa back wall

[Agora Deposit] C 17:4: Well

This is associated with Building A. It had a circular marble well-head with a rectangular well slab beneath. The construction throughout was of well tiles. It produced little to a depth of -8.60m. Between ... 4th c. A.D ... It had a circular marble well-head with a rectangular well slab beneath.

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[Agora Deposit] P 16:1: Well at 99/ME

Well at 99/ΜΕ. Just outside of SE corner of Fountain House. This well was used in at least two periods; the marble well curb of the second period, certainly Byzantine, was found in place. The fill was ... 5 May 1952 5-14 July 1952 ... This well was used in at least two periods; the marble well curb of the second period, certainly Byzantine, was found in place.

[Agora Deposit] K 2:3: Well in Byzantine Room 9

Well in Byzantine Room 9. Excavation of the well terminated at 49.00m. due to cave-in danger. Topped by a stone sill and marble putael, the upper part of well is of Byzantine-period stone masonry; lower ... Byzantine ... Topped by a stone sill and marble putael, the upper part of well is of Byzantine-period stone masonry; lower part lined with tiles.

[Agora Deposit] C 19:5: House R Fillings

House R, fill under drain tiles and fillings associated with house K in industrial area, including what was C 19:15, plus C 19:16 and C 19:17. a) House built as dwelling in second half of 5th.c. b) Used ... Ca. 5th and 4th c. B.C ... House R, fill under drain tiles and fillings associated with house K in industrial area, including what was C 19:15, plus C 19:16 and C 19:17. a) House built as dwelling in second half of 5th.c. b) Used as marble-workers' shop from beginning of 4th. c. to near middle of century. ... Most of the material comes however from the second and third phases noted above: either the marble-workers' shop, or the heavy filling of dumped earth and marble chips thrown in over the area when the level was raised for the remodelling of the building at about the middle of the 4th c.