[Agora Deposit] J 18:6: Pit D

Scanty filling over the top of a pit. Selected fragments. Black figure fragments ... Late 6th to early 5th c. B.C ... Selected fragments. Black figure fragments

[Agora Deposit] J 18:5: Pit C

Small deposit including red figured fragments ... Second and third quarters of 4th c. B.C ... Small deposit including red figured fragments.

[Agora Deposit] L 20:1: Pocket in Bedrock

Pocket roughly cut in bedrock; its greatest dimensions ca. 1.50m Terracotta figurines; some pottery fragments ... Early 5th c. B.C ... Terracotta figurines; some pottery fragments.

[Agora Deposit] J 12:2: Well

Empty to 4.00m. From there to 9.20m. much coarse pottery, stucco fragments, animal bones, lead defixiones. ... The presence of fragments of stelae and architectural members near bottom point to dumped ... Late 2nd-early 3rd c. A.D ... From there to 9.20m. much coarse pottery, stucco fragments, animal bones, lead defixiones. ... The presence of fragments of stelae and architectural members near bottom point to dumped filling or perhaps well in use only briefly.

[Agora Deposit] F 12:6: Well 3

Possibly a short period of use but chiefly a debris filling including a number of fragments from disturbed early burials. Two pot fragments, believed to be from lower body of P 18525, added from Well 3 ... Ca. 575-550 B.C ... Possibly a short period of use but chiefly a debris filling including a number of fragments from disturbed early burials ... Two pot fragments, believed to be from lower body of P 18525, added from Well 3 (tin 72), nb. 1135.

[Agora Deposit] H 4:1: Pit

Shallow pit containing pottery, burning and tiny fragments of bone. A dumped group of pottery in an amphora pit, ca. 1.00 m. in diameter, 0.60m. in depth. Many tiny fragments of bone were in the fill ... 375-325 B.C ... Shallow pit containing pottery, burning and tiny fragments of bone ... Many tiny fragments of bone were in the fill and a great deal of burning.

[Agora Deposit] P 10:2.1: Upper fill

Small fill; most pottery Hellenistic but a few fragments of early Roman present. Coins: 27 May 1937 #3-#4 ... 265-200 B.C ... Small fill; most pottery Hellenistic but a few fragments of early Roman present.

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[Agora Deposit] P 6:5: Pyre

Pyre in layer "9d" in SW corner of Room 6 of Greek House δ. Ashes and fragments of small bones ... Ca. 225 B.C ... Ashes and fragments of small bones.

[Agora Deposit] S 16:1: Well

Well in Coletti Garden. Diameter 1m. There were no traces of hand holes in its walls. At 5.2m depth below datum on the S-E side of the shaft, a small underground stream emptied into the well. The stratigraphy ... Ca. 425-400 B.C ... Uncatalogued: Quantities of amphora fragments, some possible to be mended: graffiti on necks. Fine ware:quantities similar to black glaze catalogued pieces; panathenaic amphorae, two lower body fragments; lekanis, one fragment with..pattern on exterior of rim; black glaze oinochoe fragments; fragments of a black glaze psykter; fragments of striped lekanai. Utilitarian: fragments of lekanai, cooking pots, mortars, casseroles, jugs, all varieties of fabric and glaze, brazier fragments, gray ware amphorae, and painted roof tiles.

[Agora Deposit] Q 17:9: Manhole South of Well G

Manhole-square pit providing access to aqueduct; the dumped filling includes many fragments of coarse pottery, including 5 stamped amphora handles ... Late 2nd-1st c. B.C ... Manhole-square pit providing access to aqueduct; the dumped filling includes many fragments of coarse pottery, including 5 stamped amphora handles.

[Agora Deposit] C 18:3: Roman Bath - "Compartment"

Deposit in the industrial area west of the Areopagus, underlying a Roman bath. Pottery examined in June 1955; latest pieces noted: one fragment Pergamene and one fragment brittle ware; no certainly post-Sullan ... Late 2nd c. B.C ... Pottery examined in June 1955; latest pieces noted: one fragment Pergamene and one fragment brittle ware; no certainly post-Sullan fragments; many terracottas from this fill; two uncatalogued fragments of a foot-bath or vat as F 92.

[Agora Deposit] F 5:3: Pit

Pit on north slope of Kolonos Agoraios. Traces of burning in the dirt fill; mixed in with this many fragments of fine pottery ... Ca. 450-420 B.C ... Traces of burning in the dirt fill; mixed in with this many fragments of fine pottery.

[Agora Deposit] J 2:29: Disturbed Pyre

Classical commercial building, room 3, against south wall. Small fragments of pottery dispersed in fill overlying two floor levels (at 51.897 and 51.941 masl). Five objects of pyre type: ribbon-handled ... 4th c. B.C ... Small fragments of pottery dispersed in fill overlying two floor levels (at 51.897 and 51.941 masl). Five objects of pyre type: ribbon-handled plate, plate with concave rim (P 36558), and uninventoried fragments of a ribbon-handled plate and three small pyre saucers.

[Agora Deposit] M 18:10: Well

Well at 66/ΛΖ. Homogeneous fill. 14 stamped amphora handles. Rhodian and Knidian handles find parallels in Middle Stoa building fill. Type 27 D lamp agrees with this date. Fragments of 50 bowls and one ... 225-175 B.C ... Type 27 D lamp agrees with this date. Fragments of 50 bowls and one mold ... Some black-glazed fragments bear same stamps as vessels in P 21:4 and H-K 12-14.

[Agora Deposit] O 17:1: Early Roman Cistern

Early Roman, late 1st c. A.D. with some later fragments. Coins: 31 May 1938 #1-#12 1 June 1938 #1-#5 2 June 1938 #1-#2 ... Late 1st c. B.C ... A.D. with some later fragments.

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[Agora Deposit] G 12:19: Remains of a Sacrificial Pyre

Burned Deposit. A thick deposit of ash, cinders and pottery fragments extending alongside wall of cemetery. Character of pottery like the pyre of F 12:2 ... Late Geometric ... A thick deposit of ash, cinders and pottery fragments extending alongside wall of cemetery.

[Agora Deposit] C 17:3: Well

A tiled well with POU from 9.30-10.80m. and dumped fill above 9.30m. The dumped fill differs from lower fill only in the less frequent appearance of fragments of micaceous water jars and the occurrence ... 3rd c. A.D. with destruction at 267 A.D ... The dumped fill differs from lower fill only in the less frequent appearance of fragments of micaceous water jars and the occurrence of Roman D ware plate fragments and of large brick red amphorae with fluted handles.

[Agora Deposit] T 23:1: Storage Pit at 37/ΛΓ

Lower fill may be original. Part of North side cut away by modern bothros wall. Fragments of Pilgrim Jug of Grey Ware, related to Turkish Grey Ware? ... 12th or 13th c. A.D ... Fragments of Pilgrim Jug of Grey Ware, related to Turkish Grey Ware?

[Agora Deposit] D 14:1.1: Layer I- Turkish Dump

Nbp. 3104: Container includes a miscellaneous accumulation of Greek and Roman pottery with some fragments of Byzantine brown glaze. No joins were observed between this layer and Layer II ... 16-24 May 1937 ... Nbp. 3104: Container includes a miscellaneous accumulation of Greek and Roman pottery with some fragments of Byzantine brown glaze.

[Agora Deposit] H 6:4: Bronze Head Well

A well behind the Stoa of Zeus. Noted as the finding place of the bronze head of Nike, B 30. Two Rhodian stamped amphora handles. Fragments of only two bowls ... 260-210 B.C ... Two Rhodian stamped amphora handles. Fragments of only two bowls.

[Agora Deposit] C 13:2.5: Fill V

Coins: 26 May 1936 #2-#3 Fragments of "A" ware and of micaceous water jars; no basket-handled water jars; and a lead seal with the name and portrait of Hadrian ... Late 2nd.-early 3rd. c. A.D ... Coins: 26 May 1936 #2-#3 Fragments of "A" ware and of micaceous water jars; no basket-handled water jars; and a lead seal with the name and portrait of Hadrian.

[Agora Deposit] J 14:5: Well

Upper part collapsed (diameter 1.25m). Uniform fill with water jars. Sorted June 1956. 4 tins thrown out. Joins from all boxes, but pithos fragments and water jars mostly from boxes 6-16 ... 750-700 B.C ... Joins from all boxes, but pithos fragments and water jars mostly from boxes 6-16.

[Agora Deposit] U 20:1: Deposit of plemochoai

Firm fill over bedrock on east edge of section, north of the early (Archaic) peribolos wall. Uncatalogued material: 10 sherds, 30 fragments of plemochoai. Deposit created by Margie Miles, 4 inventoried ... 3rd quarter 4th c. B.C ... Uncatalogued material: 10 sherds, 30 fragments of plemochoai.

[Agora Deposit] Q 17:2: Well at 115/ΜΘ

Well at 115/ΜΘ. Careful stone curbing around the upper walls, the presence of footholds in the sides, an adequate water supply and the fragments of a terracotta well-head in the filling indicate that the ... 600-550 B.C ... Careful stone curbing around the upper walls, the presence of footholds in the sides, an adequate water supply and the fragments of a terracotta well-head in the filling indicate that the well served as a water source, but only a few fragments of water jars give any direct evidence of a period of use.

[Agora Deposit] P 6:7: Amphora Dump

Amphora dump at P/2,3-6/6,8. Layer "8b" in Room 6 of Greek House δ. Trench cut into lower levels next to west wall of Room 6. Fragments of amphorai, tiles. No coins ... Early Hellenistic ... Fragments of amphorai, tiles.

[Agora Deposit] L 5:1: Coin Hoard

Turkish deposit of 28 gold coins inside a plain pot. Modern Context, just below basement level. Coins: 10 June 1971 #808-#835 In pot, fragments of cloth and bits of paper with Greek writing ... 1818-1819 ... Coins: 10 June 1971 #808-#835 In pot, fragments of cloth and bits of paper with Greek writing.

[Agora Deposit] F 14:3: Rectangular Pit over Bedrock in North part of East Building

Rectangular pit over bedrock in north part of E. Building. Broken jars and household basins with a few black glazed and black-figured fragments (uninventoried). The figured pieces indicate the lower limit ... Late 6th-ca. 480 B.C ... Broken jars and household basins with a few black glazed and black-figured fragments (uninventoried).

[Agora Deposit] D 18:4: Casting pit on line of Poros Building S. wall.

The deposit notebook lists S 1439 here, but the following information on that card indicates that D 18:4 could be considered with D 18:3 and not as a separate deposit. "Excavation of pit, which partly ... Other mixed fragments, so far removed, stored in B 155, cf. vol. ... T 604 for other fragments possibly of bronze workers molds from street to north of Poros Building. 4th. century context; XV, nb.p. 2866, for mold fragments from southwest room stored in T 732."

[Agora Deposit] C 13:2.4: Fill IV

Tins 8-12. 27 lamp fragments, a "D" ware plate and an early (?) gouged jug, micaceous water jars and amphorae. Some joins were noted between fills III and IV, but in general the fills are distinct ... Mid-3rd. c. A.D ... Tins 8-12. 27 lamp fragments, a "D" ware plate and an early (?)

[Agora Deposit] P 17:1: Well at 112/N

Well at 112/Ν. Shallow well with a short period of use. The scattering of fragments in the upper dumped filling is consistently earlier. Lot Τ 12 (all sherds saved) and Lot Τ 13a (Dirt Pile) ... 520-500 B.C ... The scattering of fragments in the upper dumped filling is consistently earlier.

[Agora Deposit] O 16:4: Pit

Pit in ancient road, ca. 73/ΜΣΤ The filling of this pit contained quantities of coarse pottery, principally fragmentary amphoras, but including also some glazed and semi-glazed pieces and fragments of ... Ca. 350-325 B.C ... The filling of this pit contained quantities of coarse pottery, principally fragmentary amphoras, but including also some glazed and semi-glazed pieces and fragments of three red-figured vases.

[Agora Deposit] B 13:8.1: Dump

The upper, dumped filling seems to have been derived partly from the house associated with the well, and partly from material excavated in lowering the nearby area, as is shown by vase fragments characteristic ... Ca. 250-225 B.C ... The upper, dumped filling seems to have been derived partly from the house associated with the well, and partly from material excavated in lowering the nearby area, as is shown by vase fragments characteristic of sacrificial pyres.

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[Agora Deposit] J 2:24: Hellenistic Pyre

Marcie Handler ... This pyre was found in the fill under Pyre J 2:23. Unfortunately, no floor surface was found between the two pyres. There were no complete vessels in this pyre. The sherds of the pyre vessels were mixed ... 275-250 B.C ... The catalogued pots included fragments of two lopadia, one lopadion lid, fragments of five pyre saucers and two ribbon-handled plate and one rilled-rim plate. In addition to the catalogued pottery, fragments of between five and seven additional pyre saucers, one ribbon-handled plate, and one chytridion were left in the pottery bag. ... (west slope ware was present, but moldmade bowl fragments were absent), which is very close to the date for the upper pyre, J 2:23 (1st quarter of the 3rd century B.C.).

[Agora Deposit] O 17:7: Cistern with Cesspool in Ψ

Cistern and drawshaft connected by tunnel; used in modern times as cesspool. No stratigraphy noted, but pottery from first five boxes excavated is later than that from boxes 6-18. 11 stamped amphora handles ... Hellenistic and Late Hellenistic ... Some fragments are of M Monogram Class. Upper part of fill contained fragments of long-petal bowls, "Pergamene" plate, Roman lamp, suggesting cistern remained open into third quarter of 2nd century and beyond.

[Agora Deposit] A 16:4.2: Lower filling

Chronology based VG's analysis of jars and stamps, 12 June 1957. P 25802: Pergamene and Arretine fragments, recorded along with the wine jars, but the pottery apparently not kept separate and these pieces ... To ca. 140 B.C ... P 25802: Pergamene and Arretine fragments, recorded along with the wine jars, but the pottery apparently not kept separate and these pieces may have come from the upper filling.

[Agora Deposit] R 14:2: Sculptor's Workshop

Sculptor's Workshop at 37-40/Β-ΣΤ Coins 20 April 1933 #1-#20 21 April 1933 #37-#41 24 April 1933 #97-#100 1 May 1933 #5-#8 4 May 1933 #2 12 May 1933 #8-#9 15 May 1933 #8 S 343, S 407-S 413, S 390: Fragments ... Ca. 267 A.D ... Coins 20 April 1933 #1-#20 21 April 1933 #37-#41 24 April 1933 #97-#100 1 May 1933 #5-#8 4 May 1933 #2 12 May 1933 #8-#9 15 May 1933 #8 S 343, S 407-S 413, S 390: Fragments of unfinished sculpture-probably to be associated with the Sculptor's Workshop (p. 1482). Several stone grinders, probably marble polishers to be associated with the workshop ( Ι 1434-Ι 1435, and fragments of pumice in Lot Ι 203g and Lot Ι 204d).

[Agora Deposit] I-J 18:1: Pocket

Red Figure Pocket in front of Retaining Wall at 74-77/ΛΖ-ΛΘ. Pit , a large cutting in bedrock, irregular in outline, reaching a depth of ca. 1m; dumped filling of alternating layers-broken pottery fragments ... Ca. 430-410 B.C ... Pit , a large cutting in bedrock, irregular in outline, reaching a depth of ca. 1m; dumped filling of alternating layers-broken pottery fragments on quantity, figured, plain, glazed and coarse.

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[Agora Deposit] O 17:6: Phaidon Street Cistern: South Chamber

Phaidon Street Cistern: South Chamber. Connected by tunnel to O 17:5. Knidian stamped amphora handle; fragments of five long-petal bowls, one made in worn mold. Type 35 A lamp. Coins 9 August 1957 #1-#3 ... Late 2nd c. B.C ... Knidian stamped amphora handle; fragments of five long-petal bowls, one made in worn mold.

[Agora Deposit] C 18:8: Well

Well, neatly stone-curbed to bottom. Diameter 0.70m. The use filling, from about 3.50m to bottom, consisted chiefly of water-jars with a few small vases and some black-figured fragments. Upper filling, ... Use filling of ca. 575-550 B.C ... The use filling, from about 3.50m to bottom, consisted chiefly of water-jars with a few small vases and some black-figured fragments. Upper filling, second half of 6th c.

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[Agora Deposit] C 14:3: Sacrificial Pyre

Artifacts, burnt bone, ash, cinders and charcoal in pit in bedrock. The pyre lay directly under mosaic floor A. the deposit is not badly disturbed, however, and it is possible that it was laid immediately ... Early second quarter of 4th c. B.C ... The pyre was probably burnt in situ; pots rested on a thick layer of burning, and fragments of burnt earth were found in the pit. some charcoal as large as ca. 0.03m in diameter is preserved, and bits of burnt matter were found in the lekanis ... Organic material: "small fragments of burned bone" (missing)