[Agora Deposit] H 7:1: Trial Pit behind Stoa Retaining Wall

Filling behind retaining wall of Stoa of Zeus. The remains of unfired clay adhering to the interior of various pieces make it probable that the material in this filling is a mass of debris from the floor ... Ca. 435-425 B.C ... Filling behind retaining wall of Stoa of Zeus. The remains of unfired clay adhering to the interior of various pieces make it probable that the material in this filling is a mass of debris from the floor of a pottery-works destroyed by subsequent building.

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[Agora Deposit] Q 8:7: Pit Tomb, Child (?) Inhumation

Homer A. Thompson ... PG grave north of Stoa Pier 19 (Grave 6). In some records as Grave XLIII. Unlined rectangular pit cut into a shallow depression in bedrock that was formed by the collapse of the roof of Mycenaean Chamber ... Developed Protogeometric ... PG grave north of Stoa Pier 19 (Grave 6). ... The north end of the tomb had been sheared away for the construction of the Stoa. ... Traces of a layer of white clay remained on the floor of the pit and on the collapsed bedrock around it.