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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 ... Pyre in Room 1

[Agora Deposit] I 12:2: North Pit

Civic Offices, North Pit, Room 1. Filling mixed to Hellenistic; some archaic material ... Prehistoric- 6th c. B.C.- Hellenistic ... Civic Offices, North Pit, Room 1. Filling mixed to Hellenistic; some archaic material.

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[Agora Deposit] J 3:7: Pyre in Room 1 of Classical Building II

David Scahill ... Beneath toichobate floor level in Room 1 of Classical Building II, against the south ashlar wall, ca. 1.50m. east of the southwest corner of the building. Deposit of broken pyre pots in small pit, 1.00m ... Ca. 325 B.C ... Excavations | 2001 | Trenches | Scahill | Classical Building II | Room 1 | Beneath Toichobate Floor Level | Pyre J 3:7

[Agora Deposit] H 4:3: Well in Room 1 of South Aisle of Stoa

Well in Room 1 of south aisle of Stoa. The well is lined with bricks and tile. This lining is preserved to a level of 52.733 m., which is approximately the same as the level off the late threshold of the ... 5th-6th c. A.D ... Well in Room 1 of south aisle of Stoa.

[Agora Deposit] O 13-14:1: Destruction Fill in Octagonal Room of Gymnasium and Rooms to North, including basement Room F

Destruction fill in octagonal room of Gymnasium and Rooms to North; also basement room F of late Roman Gymnasium ... Late Roman

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[Agora Deposit] J 1:7: Hellenistic Cistern Shaft

Marcie Handler ... The contents of this Hellenistic cistern shaft were excavated in a series of layers: the preserved top of the shaft, six layers in the shaft and the fill within the tunnel. At the bottom of the shaft on ... POU: Mid-3rd c. BC Dumped fill: after 225 BC ... Excavations | 2007 | Trenches | Handler | Room M | East of Wall 7 | Cistern J 1:7

[Agora Deposit] K 2:2: Pit

Room 8, Pit 1 in Layer 2. Notebook ΒΕ XII is missing ... 11th c. A.D ... Room 8, Pit 1 in Layer 2.

[Agora Deposit] F 5:4: Figurine Deposit

Figurine Deposit in Roman Building 4, Room 20, strosis 1. Coins: 13 April 1937 #1 ... To 4th c. A.D ... Figurine Deposit in Roman Building 4, Room 20, strosis 1 ... Coins: 13 April 1937 #1

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[Agora Deposit] J 1:2: Coin Hoard in BZ

Marcie Handler ... Continued from 2000 season, 10-12 July 2000; BZ XXIII p. 4472. The hoard was originally excavated during the 2000 season (Lot BZ 1049, 5th-6th centuries AD), from a higher elevation through a gap in the ... 10-12 July 2000 21-22 July 2003 ... Excavations | 2003 | Trenches | Handler | Byzantine Building East of the North-South Road | Room F | Coin Hoard J 1:2 | Fill

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[Agora Deposit] B 17:1: Strosis

Herulian Debris in a house on the lower slopes of the Hill of the Nymphs: House P = South House; Room 2 = Dining Room; Room 3 = Kitchen; Room 18; Room 23; Room 24. Coins: 9 August 1947 #1-#37, #47-#49 ... Mid 3rd c. A.D ... Herulian Debris in a house on the lower slopes of the Hill of the Nymphs: House P = South House; Room 2 = Dining Room; Room 3 = Kitchen; Room 18; Room 23; Room 24 ... Coins: 9 August 1947 #1-#37, #47-#49 11 August 1947 #1-#17 22 March 1948 #1-#33, #36-#40 5 April 1948 #18 7 April 1948 #1 4 May 1949 #1-#3 5 May 1949 #1 30 March 1956 #1-#3 2 April 1956 #1 ... An exception was made in the case of Room 12, at some distance from the main group of rooms; it is indexed as B 15:5

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[Agora Deposit] M 2:1: Well in Byzantine Room J.

Johanna Hobratschk ... South end of Byzantine Room J, adjacent to Pithos B and under St. Philip's st scarp. Built lining at the E and N side, roughly constructed of some large square blocks and slabs, smaller field stones of ... 21 July-3 August 2006 2011 28 June 2012-16 July 2012

[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. ... Coins: 24 April 1947 #1-2

[Agora Deposit] R 10:1: Well East of Stoa Room 11

Well East of Stoa Room 11; no appreciable change in pottery top to bottom; dumped fill of Augustan times. Coins: 4 May 1950 #1-#3 15 May 1950 #1 Estimated Grid ... Late 1st c. B.C.-early 1st c. A.D ... Well East of Stoa Room 11; no appreciable change in pottery top to bottom; dumped fill of Augustan times ... Coins: 4 May 1950 #1-#3 15 May 1950 #1

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[Agora Deposit] L 2:1: Pithos or Bothros in Byzantine "Room D".

"Room D" is the triangular area at L/15,16-2/10,12, NW of Wall 1, in E corner of basement of No.3. Hastings Street, bounded by the NE and SE walls of basement). Bell-shaped vessel built of horizontally-laid ... 10th-11th c. A.D ... "Room D" is the triangular area at L/15,16-2/10,12, NW of Wall 1, in E corner of basement of No.3.

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[Agora Deposit] J 1:4: Infant burial

In NE corner of Room D. In a Byzantine vessel=P 34464. The position of the vessel in the corner of the room suggests that the burial was made after the construction of Byzantine Walls G and E. This type ... 10th-11th c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] J 1-2:1: Ostraka Layer

A total of 79 ostraka was recovered from Room 5 of the Classical Building. More of this deposit was excavated in the 2021 season on the opposite side of the scarp of Wall R, up against the face of Wall ... 500-475 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] Q-R 13-14:1: Herulian Debris

Herulian debris over the Library of Pantainos. (Within this area the "Sculptor's Workshop", Iota, "Stoa" Room 1 has a group number of its own for the destruction fill R 14:2) (Note also that the "Bone ... (Within this area the "Sculptor's Workshop", Iota, "Stoa" Room 1 has a group number of its own for the destruction fill R 14:2) (Note also that the "Bone Factory" in the Library, Q-R 14:1 is a later, post-Herulian deposit) (But in general the good Herulian fills included under Q-R 13-14:1) MC reports that in any of these rooms where she has listed "Herulian debris" the filling is all one thing.

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[Agora Deposit] I 3:1: Well Under Room I of Byzantine House

A tile lined well under Room I of Byzantine House. A concrete shaft belonging to the mill cut off the top of the well and left in place 3 complete sets of tiles and most of a fourth set. All but the lowest ... 17-18 c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] R 12:1: ΘΡΑ Well East of Stoa Room 2

Thra (ΘΡΑ) Well (East of Stoa Room 2). Heavy dumped filling, including figured, black and plain wares, and also a quantity of animal bones, mostly skulls of oxen. On many of these the horns had been sawn ... Ca. 520-480 B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] J 1:5: Coroplast Deposit

Terracotta deposit in SW corner of Room K and E of Roman Wall L. Roman layer of red, compact earth. Baskets 50,52,54. Coins: 18 July 2002 #1282 19 July 2003 #1295 ... 4th c. A.D.

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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.

[Agora Deposit] L 15-16:1: Cistern to North of Well in Room 9 of South Stoa I

Cistern to N of well in Room 9 of South Stoa I. The well apparently cut through some cistern or early cavity which the builders of the well filled with whole amphorae and stones. We did not remove all ... 7 July 1967

[Agora Deposit] H 9:1: North Well in Stoa Pit E

In front of room III from the South. Coins: 28 June 1933 #1 1 July 1933 #1 8 July 1933 #1 (dump) 12 July 1933 #1 (dump)-#2 (dump) 3 May 1934 #1 12 May 1934 #1 Estimated Grid ... Byzantine ... In front of room III from the South ... Coins: 28 June 1933 #1 1 July 1933 #1 8 July 1933 #1 (dump) 12 July 1933 #1 (dump)-#2 (dump) 3 May 1934 #1 12 May 1934 #1

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[Agora Deposit] U 13:1: Well in Room 6 of Street Stoa U/2,U/3-13/15

Well in Room 6 of Street Stoa U/2,U/3-13/15. Associated with the building lying under the Roman Street Stoa. Its fills divided into 5 separate layers, with the bulk of finds belonging to Layer 1, the ... 14 June-21 August 1973 ... Well in Room 6 of Street Stoa U/2,U/3-13/15. ... At its bottom it was round with a diameter of 1.00m. hand-holes roughly 0.42m apart, were noted on its east and west sides. Layer 1. 64.73-51.25m (boxes 1-72, plus box 149 representing the fill immediately above). ... Apart from the catalogued items 59 tins of pottery, 1 tin of loom weights, and 1 tin of roof tiles were kept.

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[Agora Deposit] P 21:1: Osteotheke

Osteotheke. (Group N). Coin 7 May 1938 #7 83/ΜΔ (83-84/ΜΓ-ΜΕ: If I judge from p. 811, this grid would be the concrete retaining wall). Somebody else wrote the following grid on page 878: 83-85/ΜΓ-ΜΣΤ ... Early 7th cent.

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[Agora Deposit] J 3:8: Protogeometric/Early Geometric Well

David Scahill ... Protogeometric/Early Geometric well under floors in Room 1, Classical Building II, on north side of south ashlar wall. See J 3:9 for the burial within this well. Cf. Hesperia Suppl. 50 (2018), p. 106, ... 27 June 2001 17 July 2002 ... Protogeometric/Early Geometric well under floors in Room 1, Classical Building II, on north side of south ashlar wall.

[Agora Deposit] S 13:1: Tile-Lined Well

Tile-lined Well in Room 2 of Street Stoa (5/8-13/13), ca. 0.64m in diameter. Tiles set in pairs for each circuit, tops carefully lettered for placement, one hand-hole per tile. Actual well earlier (?) ... 21-26 June 1972

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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.

[Agora Deposit] R 14:1: Footing Trench of Venetian/Valerian Wall

Filling in the footing trench of the late Roman Fortification. Includes Layer 1 and Layer 2 of Library Colonnade opposite Room 2. "Note: both these layers are fill thrown into V.W. footing trench." (nb.p ... End 3rd. c. A.D ... Includes Layer 1 and Layer 2 of Library Colonnade opposite Room 2. ... Coins: 23 March 1933 #16-#19 24 March 1933 #4-#5(below layer of bricks 1.00m. east of Ven. wall 24/ΙΗ) 26 April 1933 #1-#5 1 May 1933 #5-#8 (yellow fill against Venetian wall 36/ΙΑ) 27 May 1939 #6-#7 13 June 1939 #3

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[Agora Deposit] F 13:1: Disturbed Sacrificial Pyre

"Perhaps a cremation burial ... " nbp. 811. "Sacrificial pyre, disturbed," GRE, deposit nb. In room on east side of building. Concentration of artifacts, fragments of bone, and abundant cinders in stratum, ... Early 3rd c. B.C.-Ca. 250 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] R 11:1: Symbolon Pit

"Symbolon Pit" (Rectangular Pit in bedrock E of Stoa, Room 5). Preserved depth 0.45m, original depth estimated at ca. 1.65m., the upper part having been cut away by successive building operations in the ... Third quarter of 5th c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] U 14:1: Well at U/10-14/4

Well at U/10-14/4, in Byzantine Room I. Well is ca. 1.20m in diameter, dug into bedrock. Excavated to depth of roughly -8.00m; sides started collapsing and thus did not dig to full depth. Some stone-lining, ... June 15-16, 17-31 July 1972 ... Well at U/10-14/4, in Byzantine Room I. Well is ca. 1.20m in diameter, dug into bedrock. ... Some stone-lining, varying in depth from 0.50m to 0.75m., between stone floor of room and beginning of bedrock. ... Lot ΡΡ' 110-(A-J) 10 tins. Boxes 1-36. Lot ΡΡ' 111=Boxes 37-45.

[Agora Deposit] Q-R 10-11:1: Construction Fill Below Floor of Brick Building

Construction fill below floor of Brick Building. Areas involved: a) Western portion of Room A: packing below floor. b) Room B: packing below floor of northern,larger room. c) Fill over water channel in ... First quarter 2nd century, before its end ... Areas involved: a) Western portion of Room A: packing below floor. b) Room B: packing below floor of northern,larger room. c) Fill over water channel in smaller, southern room B; channel discovered by builders of Brick Building,rebuilt by them and covered over. d) Foundation trench of earlier building beneath Brick Building, filled and covered by builders of Brick Building. e) "Apparently from below floor of building" (nb.p. 1282). ... Coins: 14 July 1950 #1 (disintegrated) 18 July 1950 #1-#3 (disintegrated) SS 11078-SS 11079 Uncertain from Q-R 10-11:2 or Q-R 10-11:1

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[Agora Deposit] B 19:1: Rubbish Pit/Pyre

Rubbish Pit . Pit cut through a house floor. In courtyard, beside door to room 3. Artifacts, bone and scattering of large cinders in roughly rectangular pit dug through floor bedding and covered by red, ... 325-300 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] P 19:1: Well at 52/ΛΣΤ

Tile well at 52/ΛΣΤ, in the northern late Roman building in the room with the apse. The top was covered by a large stone, and the well had never been filled after the last period of use. water stood to ... Late 1st (?) cent.-early 3rd to 6th cent ... Tile well at 52/ΛΣΤ, in the northern late Roman building in the room with the apse. ... Coins 15 June 1938 #3-#4 18 June 1938 #1

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[Agora Deposit] B 18:1: Pyre

Pyre in House D, Room 4 (RSY=Pyre 4) in the industrial area west of the Areopagus. Notebook refers to House N. Pottery belongs late in third quarter of the 4th. c. BC. Pyre burned near beginning of last ... 350-300 B.C ... Pyre in House D, Room 4 (RSY=Pyre 4) in the industrial area west of the Areopagus. ... The pyre pit was dug through layer 1 and into layer 2, both of which overlay the foundation of the wall between rooms 3 and 4.

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[Agora Deposit] J 1:15: Probable Well

Brian Martens ... Located in the southern section of Room I, now bound by the scarp of Wall U at the north,, the scarp of Wall L at the east,, and a modern pit at the south. At its now low elevations, excavated in the 2015 ... Third quarter of 5th c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] N 16:5: Pit in Colonnade of South Stoa 1

Pit in colonnade of south Stoa I, north of S. half of room 4. Estimated Grid

[Agora Deposit] L 3:1: Goat Horn Pit

Michael Laughy ... Debris pit, located in Room 2 of ΒΘ East. Pit measures ca. 2.30 by 1.70m., and nearly a meter deep. The pottery from the pit dates ca. 10th-12th c. A.D. The fill of the pit consisted of soft, black charcoal ... 10th-12th c. A.D.

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[Agora Deposit] J 1:10: Mycenaean Chamber Tomb

Brian Martens ... It was partially excavated during the 2012 and 2013 seasons. The tomb, located at the center of Room III in the NE area of section ΒΖ, was found under fill surrounding perpendicular mid-to late 6th c ... LHIIIA ... The tomb, located at the center of Room III in the NE area of section ΒΖ, was found under fill surrounding perpendicular mid-to late 6th c. ... A strip of fill at the north side of the cutting, just below the scarp of Wall L remained unexcavated at the end of the season (J/17,18-1/10,11; 51.290-51.376 masl.) 2018: We removed a final strip of fill in the chamber below the scarp under Wall K (J/17,19-1/10,11).