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[Agora Deposit] E 19:4: Crevice in Rock

Crevice in Rock (Grave?) at 70/ΝΣΤ (below modern surface accumulation). Identified as a sacrificial pyre, with characteristic banded plates and saucers, by SIR ... 4th c. B.C./300-250 B.C ... Crevice in Rock (Grave?) at 70/ΝΣΤ (below modern surface accumulation).

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[Agora Deposit] G 6:3: Rectangular Rock-Cut Shaft

A cave-in not long after the digging of this shaft destroyed its possible usefulness as a well and thereafter it was used as a dump. Two principle periods of such use were noted, and within these several ... Ca. 575-480 B.C ... Rectangular Rock-Cut Shaft

[Agora Deposit] G 6:3.1: Rectangular Rock-Cut Shaft Upper fill

Estimated Grid ... Ca. 510-480 B.C ... Rectangular Rock-Cut Shaft Upper fill

[Agora Deposit] G 6:3.2: Rectangular Rock-Cut Shaft Lower fill

Containers Lot Α 306-Lot Α 340. Estimated Grid ... Ca. 575-535 B.C ... Rectangular Rock-Cut Shaft Lower fill

[Agora Deposit] K 17:3: Hole by Heavy Wall on West Street

Refuse pit in rock by heavy wall on West Street ... Ca. 500-480 B.C ... Refuse pit in rock by heavy wall on West Street.

[Agora Deposit] J 18:8: Well

Well on the north slope of the Areopagus. Unfinished, probably because of hardness of rock, and refilled at once, perhaps with sanctuary dump and with collapsed rock from the shaft itself. Diameter 1.15m ... 3rd quarter of the 7th c. B.C ... Unfinished, probably because of hardness of rock, and refilled at once, perhaps with sanctuary dump and with collapsed rock from the shaft itself.

[Agora Deposit] D 5:1: Stuccoed Pit

Stuccoed pit, 2m x 2.50 m, rock-cut. Coins: 26 March 1937 #1 (not a coin) ... Ca. 400-350 B.C ... Stuccoed pit, 2m x 2.50 m, rock-cut.

[Agora Deposit] K 9:1: Well

It seems likely that the well was never used due to poor quality of rock. Uniform fill of collapsed bedrock ... 650-625 B.C ... It seems likely that the well was never used due to poor quality of rock. Uniform fill of collapsed bedrock.

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[Agora Deposit] D 7:12: Grave in West Peristyle of Hephaisteion (Grave XXXVIII)

Grave in west peristyle of Hephaisteion. Grave XXXVIII in notebook. Layer VI over rock. Coins: 7 March 1939 #11 Neg. KK 353 ... 7-10 March 1939 ... Layer VI over rock.

[Agora Deposit] T 24:3: Well 8 in ΟΑ

Well 8: Archaic. On the northwest slope of the Acropolis. Depth from surface of rock, -16.10m. Diameter top ca. 0.90; bottom ca 0.80m. Water level, ca. -9m ... Late 6th - early 5th c. B.C ... Depth from surface of rock, -16.10m. Diameter top ca. 0.90; bottom ca 0.80m.

[Agora Deposit] G 11:8: Well 8

Well 8 (in Tholos), put out of use by a fall of the rock walls and replaced by well G 11:3. Scanty use filling at and near the bottom, separated by a mass of fallen rock from a debris filling in the upper ... Ca. 550-500 B.C. and 480 B.C ... Well 8 (in Tholos), put out of use by a fall of the rock walls and replaced by well G 11:3. Scanty use filling at and near the bottom, separated by a mass of fallen rock from a debris filling in the upper part of the well and around its mouth.

[Agora Deposit] O 7:9: Archaic Pit at 25/ΙΓ

Archaic Pit at 25/ΙΓ, near the northeast corner of the market square. Filling in upper part of shaft, cleared only to a depth of 3.10m because of rock conditions ... 600-550 B.C ... Filling in upper part of shaft, cleared only to a depth of 3.10m because of rock conditions.

[Agora Deposit] D 11:1: Well

Well-shaft abandoned before use because of crumbling of rock. From top to 15.00m. a dumped fill predominantly early Roman but containing material of late 1st c. B.C. to mid-1st c. A.D. A rock filled shaft ... 1st c. B.C. to mid-1st c. A.D ... Well-shaft abandoned before use because of crumbling of rock. From top to 15.00m. a dumped fill predominantly early Roman but containing material of late 1st c. ... A.D. A rock filled shaft below 15.00m.

[Agora Deposit] R 13:4: Well

Well at 21/Ε (beneath Library of Pantainos). The clearing of the well was abandoned because of a cave-in of the rock walls. Heavy dumped filling, the proportion of fine black table ware high ... Ca. 440-425 B.C ... The clearing of the well was abandoned because of a cave-in of the rock walls. Heavy dumped filling, the proportion of fine black table ware high.

[Agora Deposit] G 19:2: Constructed Basin

Basin in rock at NW corner of Church of St. Athanasius. Walls lined with small stones and bricks and covered with plaster or mortar. Dimensions length 1.99, width 0.37, depth 0.77. Coins: 1 April 1939 ... 3rd c. A.D ... Basin in rock at NW corner of Church of St.

[Agora Deposit] J 9:3: Byzantine Pit

A circular pit below Byzantine floor. It Is 1.28m deep and its bottom rests upon virgin soil, a gray clay formed by the disintegrated native rock. It is constructed for about 0.30m at the top with tiles, ... 12th c. A.D ... It Is 1.28m deep and its bottom rests upon virgin soil, a gray clay formed by the disintegrated native rock. It is constructed for about 0.30m at the top with tiles, below with mudbricks.

[Agora Deposit] H 12:2: Pit

At the top was roughly square, but below was rounded. The walls were built of small stones laid without much effort where large ancient blocks ( some belonging to Great Drain) formed the sides. At the ... Turkish ... At the bottom was bedrock, a greenish clay hard and rock. The width varied from 0.95 to 1.10m.

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[Agora Deposit] B 14:5: Pit

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.

[Agora Deposit] T 18:1: Well

Well at 40/Λ, in the "plataia" ca. 600m north of the terrace wall and ca. 10m east of the Valerian wall. Top diameter of 1.00m, bottomm diameter 0.95m The shallowness of the shaft, and the fallen condition ... 550-500 B.C ... Top diameter of 1.00m, bottomm diameter 0.95m The shallowness of the shaft, and the fallen condition of the rock wall suggested that the well was abandoned and filled immediately, before completion.

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[Agora Deposit] G 12:7: Inhumation of a Man

Grave 7 in notebook. Area disturbed in Roman times; outlines of the shaft had been obliterated. The northwest end, however, was preserved in a cutting in the rock of the sloping hillside. This cutting, ... 750-700 B.C ... The northwest end, however, was preserved in a cutting in the rock of the sloping hillside. This cutting, 0.59m wide, extended to a total depth of 0.62m below the rock surface. This depth had provided space for two separate burials, one above the other.