[Agora Deposit] D 18:2: Pottery dump

House C, Room 4 (Pottery dump of stamnos wall and fill below floor). Coins: 1 July 1947 #13 2 July 1947 #1 Coins from House IV: 14 May 1947 #1-#2 19 May 1947 #6-#7 20 May 1947 #32 ... First half 3rd c. B.C ... Hesperia 20 (1951), pp. 136 (plan), 183, 277 where House C=House P.

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[Agora Deposit] B 19:3: Pyre in House C

Pyre in House C, Room 8 (RSY=Pyre 6). Near east corner of room 8. Artifacts, burnt bone, burnt sticks, and large cinders in a shallow pit dug into surface of layer 3, and covered by layer 2. Some cinders ... 350-325 B.C.-end of 4th c. B.C ... Pyre in House C, Room 8 (RSY=Pyre 6). ... These strata lay above the first floor of the third phase of the house. The hard baked floor of the pit indicated burning in situ, with charred sticks 0.06 and 0.10m in diameter preserved; some of the pottery is burnt.

[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. Rebuilt as an industrial establishment about middle of 4th. c. c) Area built over in Hellenistic times. A small amount of material can probably be associated with the original period of the house (cont. 662) and at some points where the excavation was carried to bedrock pottery of the 6th c. was found.

[Agora Deposit] C 19:17

Pit in House R, West Room. Grouped with and published with C 19:5. Asterisk: C 19:17* ... Pit in House R, West Room. Grouped with and published with C 19:5 ... Asterisk: C 19:17*

[Agora Deposit] C 18:12: Pit

Pit in floor of House S ... Geometric to mid-5th c.

[Agora Deposit] C 20:1: Tiled Well in House H

"Oinophorus Well".Tiled well in House H (diameter 0.80m, water level -4.70m). Height of tiles 0.64m Heavy well deposit; lamps,, type XXVII; many basket-handled water jars; oinophoros with labors of Herakles ... Use filling of early 2nd-mid.-3rd c. A.D.

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[Agora Deposit] C 17:2: Pyre North of House G

North of House G (RSY=Pyre 13). Concentration of artifacts, small pieces of bone, and burnt material in stratum, no pit discerned. The pyre is cut by the trench of a wall of a Roman house to north. It ... 290-250 B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] C 19:3: Bronze Casting Pit in House H, Room 13

Located in House H, Room 13 on the lower northwest slope of the Areopagus ... Late 2nd c. B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] B 18:2: Pyre in House C, Room 12

Pyre in House C, Room 12 (RSY=Pyre 9) in the industrial area west of the Areopagus. Notebook refers to House N. Beside west wall of room 12. Pottery, burnt bone, and cinders in a roughly round pit; disturbed ... Ca. 250 B.C ... Pyre in House C, Room 12

[Agora Deposit] C 19:4: Pit

Debris filling in a pit cut in bedrock at W side of House H, Room 10 ... Ca. 425-400 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] C 19:9: Well in House R of Industrial Area West of Areopagus

Well in house R of industrial area west of the Areopagus. This well, originally tiled, was abandoned and filled at the time of the conversion of the house into a stone-cutters' workshop. Tiled well but ... Ca. 425-400 B.C ... Well in house R of industrial area west of the Areopagus. This well, originally tiled, was abandoned and filled at the time of the conversion of the house into a stone-cutters' workshop. ... The well had been filled at once with a miscellaneous dump which contained some marble chips, a great many animal bones and some sawn-off ends of animal bones such as were found in House F and to the north of it, and a quantity of very fragmentary pottery of the late 5th c.

[Agora Deposit] C 19:13: Well

Well at 63/ΙΒ (in House H, Room 15). Upper fill mixed Hellenistic to 2nd c. or later. Probably thrown in in Early Roman times when House H was built. Contained many figurines; probably part of Koukla factory ... 12 August 1947 ... Well at 63/ΙΒ (in House H, Room 15). Upper fill mixed Hellenistic to 2nd c. or later. Probably thrown in in Early Roman times when House H was built. ... Lower fill with much 4th c. and as late as upper fill into 2nd c.

[Agora Deposit] C 19:10: Well

Well (diameter 0.98m) in House H, Room 13. Two dumped fills apparently of the same date, but separated by a clay deposit of over 2.00m. Cf. Hesperia 20 (1951), p. 253. (noted) Subdivisions: .1=Upper ... Ca. 425-400 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] B 19:7: Pit in House N Room 2

Pit in House N, Room 2 (RSY, House C). Filling thrown in behind the west wall of the Great Drain South at the time of the building of the drain and the extension of House C. Cf. Hesperia 20 (1951), pp ... Ca. 430-410 B.C ... Pit in House N, Room 2 (RSY, House C). Filling thrown in behind the west wall of the Great Drain South at the time of the building of the drain and the extension of House C. Cf. Hesperia 20 (1951), pp. 211-212, 256.

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[Agora Deposit] C 19:1: Urn burial of an infant

RSY Grave 51. The grave lay on the slope of the Areopagus in Roman house O, just east of the line where the hillside is scarped for the foundation of the west wall of the house. Cutting:the pit cut in ... Archaic period/6th or 7th c.

[Agora Deposit] D 18:6: A. Walker Coin Deposit in House C in ΟΟ

House C, Room 5, small hoard. Deposit created by A.W. and first appears in his thesis (Biblio. below). "Another small hoard or purse of Herulian date", A.Walker (1980), p. 127. Coins: 23 June 1947 #7-#13 ... Ca. 267 A.D ... Walker Coin Deposit in House C in ΟΟ

[Agora Deposit] C 19:11: Well

Well (diameter 0.91m, water level -7m) in House H, Room 10 (and pit over). Plain shaft cut in stereo; pit at mouth of well,reused as drainage pit at start of tile drain running west. Scanty use filling ... Ca. 425-400 B.C ... Well (diameter 0.91m, water level -7m) in House H, Room 10 (and pit over). ... This system was abandoned and the pit filled probably in the 3rd. c. a) use and lower dumped filling (425-400 B.C.) b) Filling behind tiles (450-400 B.C.) c) Abandonment filling (3rd c. ... P 18400, although found in the drain channel, appears to be a good 5th c. collar rim type,and was perhaps dislodged in this same disturbance.

[Agora Deposit] H 12:17: "Furnace" in House

From kiln in house of 7th c. B.C. (=Building A), to southeast of Tholos. Tholos Trench U, furnace ... 675-625 B.C ... From kiln in house of 7th c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] B 18:13: Cistern in Room 12

Cistern in Room 12, House C=House N. Simple flask-shaped chamber with draw shaft, in House M, Room 1; no tunnels. Excavated as single fill, but later analysis of material suggested two fills. Coins: 24 ... 4th. c. B.C ... Cistern in Room 12, House C=House N. Simple flask-shaped chamber with draw shaft, in House M, Room 1; no tunnels.

[Agora Deposit] B 19:15: Fill in House N Room 4

House N, Room 4: Fillings in and over floors (Layers 7 and 8). Lower level probably antedating the building of the Great Drain in this area; the upper level apparently contemporary with remodeling of the ... 425-400 B.C ... House N, Room 4: Fillings in and over floors (Layers 7 and 8). Lower level probably antedating the building of the Great Drain in this area; the upper level apparently contemporary with remodeling of the house at the time of drain construction. ... Hesperia 20 (1951), p. 204 = House C, Room 5.

[Agora Deposit] H 12:8: Strosis

A strosis into which were set the foundations of house of 7th c. B.C. to SE of Tholos (=Building A and Trench W, layers h + i) ... 8th-7th c. B.C ... A strosis into which were set the foundations of house of 7th c. B.C. to SE of Tholos (=Building A and Trench W, layers h + i).

[Agora Deposit] D 11:8: Cistern C

Cistern C (pit) in West Room of late Roman House. Mixed dump of material, with a little Classical, much Roman dating at least as late as 3rd century A.D., and large amount of late Hellenistic. Coins: 1 ... Late Hellenistic and Roman ... Cistern C (pit) in West Room of late Roman House.

[Agora Deposit] B 19:10: Well

A well (diameter 1m) in the industrial area west of the Areopagus, in the area later occupied by House C. Water level 1.50-2.m Dumped filling of broken bedrock with considerable fragmentary pottery in ... Ca. 500-480 B.C ... A well (diameter 1m) in the industrial area west of the Areopagus, in the area later occupied by House C. Water level 1.50-2.m Dumped filling of broken bedrock with considerable fragmentary pottery in the upper meter and a half.

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[Agora Deposit] A 19:1: Sacrificial Pyre in House N

Pyre(?) in House N, S.W. Room. (=House C, Room 10) In room 10. Vessels from an earlier pyre were found dispersed in the makeup of the latest "floor" in the room, with tile fragments trodden into its surface ... First quarter of the 4th c. B.C ... Pyre(?) in House N, S.W. Room. (=House C, Room 10) In room 10. ... This layer and the one below it run over the wall between rooms 9 and 10,so either they postdate the destruction of the house or indicate yet another change in its plan.

[Agora Deposit] J 17:1: Pit

Pit in floor of cellar of House 634/19. Contents mixed to late Roman. Pottery 4th c. B.C. to 4th c. A.D. discarded ... 25 April 1958 ... Pit in floor of cellar of House 634/19. Contents mixed to late Roman ... Pottery 4th c. B.C. to 4th c.

[Agora Deposit] A 20:6: House fillings

Fills from construction and reconstruction of a house. "Brown House" = House A (RSY Hesp. 20) (and pit under Layer 4) in the industrial area west of the Areopagus. Under the original floor of this house ... Second half of the 5th. c. B.C ... Fills from construction and reconstruction of a house. "Brown House" = House A (RSY Hesp. 20) (and pit under Layer 4) in the industrial area west of the Areopagus. Under the original floor of this house were sherds including two red figured pieces (P 17137, P 19880). ... First period: mid-5th. c. B.C. Second period: late 5th. c.

[Agora Deposit] K 17:2: Hole in Southeast House, Room E

In Southeast House, Room E. The inventoried material consisted entirely of loomweights, all of the 4th c. B.C ... 5th-4th c. B.C ... In Southeast House, Room E ... The inventoried material consisted entirely of loomweights, all of the 4th c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] B 19:14: Pit under House L

Rectangular Pit under House L, Room 2. Rubbish pit belonging to second phase of house ... 4th. c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] L-M 17-18:1: Southwest House and Central House (1958)

Fillings associated with early houses on the lower north slopes of the Areopagus; various levels and dates. Both houses were built in the 6th century B.C. and destroyed by the Persians; both also have ... 6rd c. B.C.-3rd c. A.D.

[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 ... 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.

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[Agora Deposit] A 18:3: Sacrificial Pyre in NN

Sacrificial pyre, disturbed; a small pyxis (P 14864) is close to that from B 18:4. First half of 4th. c. B.C., perhaps first quarter. West of House C. Pottery and cinders in pit in stratum. The pyre was ... First half 4th. c. B.C ... First half of 4th. c. B.C., perhaps first quarter. West of House C. Pottery and cinders in pit in stratum. ... Construction of a Roman house had removed all trace of earlier structures here.

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[Agora Deposit] P 21:3: Well in West Colonnade of Roman House H

Well in West Colonnade of Roman House H. Covered by a large handsome marble well-head, apparently reused. Cut through bedrock. Diameter ca. 1.20m, water at -3.60m. Two distinct POU fills. One at ca. -4.50m ... June-August 1970 ... Well in West Colonnade of Roman House H. Covered by a large handsome marble well-head, apparently reused. ... One at ca. -4.50m to -4.75m dating to the 7th c. A.D.. probably to be associated with the reoccupation of Roman House H by squallers, the other at -6.30m to -6.75m of the 6th c. A.D., reflecting period of use of the house.

[Agora Deposit] H 12:18: Archaic House

Archaic house with Distyle Porch (= Building J) in southeast of section: packing beneath floors (Layers a and b of Tholos Trench S.Layer b=Beneath original floor dated to ca. 500 B.C. Layer a=Between original ... 6th-early 5th c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] H 15:3: Pocket in Cobble Paving

Pocket in cobble paving in road west of Fountain House ... 1st c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] Q 21:5: Well South of the Apse of Room 3, Roman House H

Well south of the apse of Room 3, Roman House H. Cut through bedrock, diameter ca. 1.15m, stopped at ca. -10.80m because of danger of collapse. Water at very top, up to bottom of parapet between well and ... 2nd-4th c. A.D ... Well south of the apse of Room 3, Roman House H. Cut through bedrock, diameter ca. 1.15m, stopped at ca. -10.80m because of danger of collapse. ... POU fill began at -7.25m and was stratified from ca. mid-4th c. A.D. back to the late 1st/early 2nd c. A.D, indicating period of use of Room 3A as a fountain-house before incorporation into Roman House H sometime around the middle of the 4th c.

[Agora Deposit] B 15:4: Well

Diameter 0.95m; water level -9.10m. Plais shaft cut in stereo from bottom of slender flask-shaped cistern. Scanty fill from house destruction in 5th c. A.D.; Christian lamps; unfinished statuette of Castor ... Late Roman ... Scanty fill from house destruction in 5th c.

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[Agora Deposit] A 18:9: Sacrificial Pyre over Drain A1

Grave over drain A1 (House A). Date based on the fact that the lopas has the upturned handle and the flat rather than domed lid, not found in examples from the later pyres. LT West of House C. Pottery ... First half of 4th. c. B.c ... Grave over drain A1 (House A). Date based on the fact that the lopas has the upturned handle and the flat rather than domed lid, not found in examples from the later pyres. LT West of House C. Pottery and cinders in pit in stratum. ... Construction of a Roman house had removed all trace of earlier structures here.

[Agora Deposit] E 29:5: Well

Well in Court J, House of Greek Mosaic ... Early 4th c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] E 29:1: Cistern North of House of Greek Mosaic in ΔΕ

Lower levels of cistern to N. of House of Greek Mosaic. Connected by tunnel to another chamber that was apparently cleared by Wilhelm Dorpefeld in the 19th c. Roman fill in mouth. Coins: 6 July 1964 # ... Ca. 325-290 B.C ... Lower levels of cistern to N. of House of Greek Mosaic. Connected by tunnel to another chamber that was apparently cleared by Wilhelm Dorpefeld in the 19th c. Roman fill in mouth.

[Agora Deposit] D 19:1: Cistern in House H in ΝΝ

Well in the industrial area west of the Areopagus. A flask-shaped cistern in House H with a dumped fill of the late fifth century brought from elsewhere and evidently deposited sometime in the 3rd c. B.C ... Ca. 420-400 B.C ... A flask-shaped cistern in House H with a dumped fill of the late fifth century brought from elsewhere and evidently deposited sometime in the 3rd c.