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[Agora Deposit] J 2:18: Well in the South Section of Room E in the Byzantine Building East of the North-South Road

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. ... During the 2003 season, we dismantled the terracotta lining and packing fill of the original construction phase of the well, leaving in situ the section of the well lining that was still in tact on the northeast side of the well (at an elevation of 51.973 masl and below).

[Agora Deposit] A-B 19-20:1: Great Drain South

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.

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[Agora Deposit] J 1:8: Pyre J 1:8

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.

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[Agora Deposit] J 2:26: Pyre

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 ... This pyre was found within an otherwise mostly sterile fill directly under a white floor surface in the southern section of Area IV. ... 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.