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Early Roman fills E of Stoa (Room 17, Rooms 13-16) xx ... Early Roman ... Early Roman fills E of Stoa (Room 17, Rooms 13-16) |
Destruction fill in octagonal room of Gymnasium and Rooms to North; also basement room F of late Roman Gymnasium ... Late Roman ... Destruction Fill in Octagonal Room of Gymnasium and Rooms to North, including basement Room F |
Trench at O/7,8-6/1,5. Layer 5 of Trench A cut in Rooms 1 and 2 of Greek House γ. Soft green clay with bones, ash, much pottery. Probably leveling fill ... Archaic ... Layer 5 of Trench A cut in Rooms 1 and 2 of Greek House γ. |
| Classical Pyre between floors in Room 2 of Classical Building II.
Below floor at 51.66 7masl. Broken pyre pots in fill of ash and carbon, from 51.541-51.513, resting on next floor at 51.513 masl, next ... Ca. 400-390 B.C ... Broken pyre pots in fill of ash and carbon, from 51.541-51.513, resting on next floor at 51.513 masl, next to foundation trench of crosswall between rooms 2 and 3. |
| Hellenistic Pyre below packed clay floors of Room 2; west of Late Roman wall extension, below tile platform terracotta drain installation, bordered on the north by bedding foundation stones of crosswall ... Ca. 300 B.C ... Hellenistic Pyre below packed clay floors of Room 2; west of Late Roman wall extension, below tile platform terracotta drain installation, bordered on the north by bedding foundation stones of crosswall between rooms 2 and 3. |
| 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 ... The destruction debris from some of the rooms of this house was originally indexed separately, but after it became clear that the filling is one and the same they were combined under a single group number. 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 |
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 ... Southwest House, Rooms I-VIII, 42-55/ΚΖ-ΜΖ:
The earliest house had a court on the west with a Well (B) and two small rooms at the north. ... Central House, Rooms IX-XI, 42-55/ΙΖ-ΚΖ
From 1957 excavations of these houses see P 25888, P 25895, L 5298. |
House A destruction debris over floors. All floors (rooms 1-7) dug in 1939. Re-examination of House A in 1967 (nbpp. 648 ff.). Coins:
27 February 1939 #5-#9
7 March 1939: #1
9 March 1939 #4-#6
11 March ... First half 3rd. c. A.D ... All floors (rooms 1-7) dug in 1939. |
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. |
Ash and Carbon Dump in Corridor directly behind Room C of Brick Building.
This material comprises what appears to have been a household dump associated with the period of use of the Brick Building, but ... To mid-2nd century ... The dump is located in the corridor between the back wall of the Brick Building and the retaining wall behind the building , immediately east of the line of the dividing wall between Rooms B and C [City Grid: Q/18-11/2] |
RSY Grave A.
Under the Roman House with three rooms floored with mosaic near the southwest side of the area. The burial consisted of a pot laid on its side over the bedrock, presumably containing a child ... 7 August 1947 ... Under the Roman House with three rooms floored with mosaic near the southwest side of the area. |
| 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 ... 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. Hence the pyre may postdate the abandonment of the house considerably. |
| 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 ... 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. |
Evidence of stratification into five layers, although joins between the layers. Layer VI added when the construction of the Roman building above required it. No subdivisions assigned.
Flask-shaped cistern ... Early 3rd-late 2nd c. B.C ... As found, it lay beneath the floor of one of the rooms of a Roman 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 ... Lot 20 "Ash, Carbon and Slag Fill, against the west face of dividing wall between Rooms A and B" of 1936 excavations including P 19790, SS 5379 and coin ΣΑ-16. |
| Pyre in House N, room 4 (RSY=Pyre 7), in the industrial area west of the Areopagus.
Pottery, mall pieces of calcined bone, log, wood cinders, and charcoal in diamond-shaped pit in floor sequence. The pyre ... Late 4th-early 3rd c. B.C ... Layer 4 ran over the foundation of the wall between rooms 5 and 6; a layer of decayed mudbrick covered layer 4. |
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