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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 ... 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.

[Agora Deposit] H 6:1: 'Pottery Deposit'

A dumped filling including red figured fragments of the second quarter of the 4th c. B.C. Coins: 25 June 1931 #12 (in strosis above pottery deposit) 15 November 1952, going through the containers Tin 59-Box ... Ca. 375-350 B.C ... A dumped filling including red figured fragments of the second quarter of the 4th c. ... Coins: 25 June 1931 #12 (in strosis above pottery deposit)

[Agora Deposit] C 9:15: Koukla Pit

Irregular pit in bedrock; deposit chiefly of terracotta figurines, with a small amount of pottery ... 6th c. B.C ... Irregular pit in bedrock; deposit chiefly of terracotta figurines, with a small amount of pottery.

[Agora Deposit] Q 11:3: Ash and Carbon Dump

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

[Agora Deposit] C 12:2: Well

A well on Kolonos Agoraios. The upper dumped filling, a heavy deposit of pottery, was separated from the lower filling of similar character by several meters of plain mud. No use filling. Coins: 8 April ... Ca. 375-325 B.C. with disturbance of 250-225 B.C ... The upper dumped filling, a heavy deposit of pottery, was separated from the lower filling of similar character by several meters of plain mud.

[Agora Deposit] P 10:3: Tiled Well in Square Building Foundations

Tiled Well in Square Building Foundations, equipped with evenly spaced hand-holds, with a good supply of water. There was no period of use represented and the dumped fill consisted mostly of chunks of ... Third quarter of 4th c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] R 11:4: Late Geometric Pocket

Pocket of late Geometric pottery in bedrock behind Stoa Shop V; apparently a household deposit ... 750-700 B.C ... Pocket of late Geometric pottery in bedrock behind Stoa Shop V; apparently a household deposit.

[Agora Deposit] K 2:6: Early Classical Pit

East of Classical Building II backwall, above Mycenaean chamber tomb K 2:5. Rough circular pit of reddish brown fill cut into geometric fill that extends down inside tomb. Some evidence of burning on pottery ... Ca. 460 B.C ... East of Classical Building II backwall, above Mycenaean chamber tomb K 2:5. ... Some evidence of burning on pottery and in fill. Large deposit of fragmentary pottery.

[Agora Deposit] B 18:12: Well

Diameter 0.83m. Water level -4.20m. Tiled well; height of tiles 0.60m. Heavy deposit of pottery throughout; stamped amphora handles, five Knidian; one Rhodian; one Parian. Semi-coarse stamnos; funnel-mouthed ... Ca. 120 B.C ... Tiled well; height of tiles 0.60m. Heavy deposit of pottery throughout; stamped amphora handles, five Knidian; one Rhodian; one Parian.

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[Agora Deposit] B 22:3: Burned Deposit

Burned deposit: Middle Terrace, south of Archaic cemetery. RSY: Pyre 10. Pottery, burnt bone, charred logs, and heavy burning, recovered by tunneling under the cement floor of a Late Hellenistic workshop, ... Ca. 325-300 B.C ... Burned deposit: Middle Terrace, south of Archaic cemetery. RSY: Pyre 10. Pottery, burnt bone, charred logs, and heavy burning, recovered by tunneling under the cement floor of a Late Hellenistic workshop, between two lekanai set into the ground and functioning with the cement floor.

[Agora Deposit] U 26:1: Oinochoe Deposit

Washed-in filling at the base of the Acropolis cliffs, some 7m. east of the Klepsydra; the fill was characterized by teh fragments of a series of red-figured oinochoai of special shape, of the late 5th ... Late 3rd c. B.C ... The filling which had been undisturbed since antiquity, was in places as much as 0.80m deep and produced a great quantity of pottery. Much of the pottery was coarse, fragments of rooftiles, storage jars and so on; but it included fragments of at least eight very curious oinochoes. The deposit seems certainly to have been formed at one time; the latest sherds and the coins show that this must have been as late as the end of the third c. ... Although the character of the pottery precluded the possibility that this was a sanctuary dump, it seemed probable at first that the pit was in part artificial, and that the pottery had been deliberately deposited there.

[Agora Deposit] D 7:2: Theseion 'Street' Deposit

Packing under cobblestones 7 or 8 meters west of the Temple of Hephaistos. A similar filling found in a small hole in bedrock three or four meters north of the Temple. The high quality of the pottery from ... Ca. 500-440 B.C ... Packing under cobblestones 7 or 8 meters west of the Temple of Hephaistos. A similar filling found in a small hole in bedrock three or four meters north of the Temple. The high quality of the pottery from this deposit and the fact that some of it shows signs of burning has suggested that it might have come from a sanctuary destroyed by the Persians. ... Agora XXX: This deposit will have to be down-dated to 440 B.C. because of 231, which should be dated ca. 440 B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] J 1:3: Amphora Deposit

Marcie Handler ... A deposit of six amphorae and one micaceous water jar was excavated between 20 June and 6 July 2005 in the area north of Wall K. The neck and one handle of one of the amphorae (BZ 1213) had been poking ... Ca. 1st c. A.D ... A deposit of six amphorae and one micaceous water jar was excavated between 20 June and 6 July 2005 in the area north of Wall K. ... Along with the one whole amphora (BZ 1213), two mended amphorae (BZ 1262 & 1263) and the micaceous water jar (BZ 1264), there were also in-situ fragments of three other amphorae, but the necks, handles, and/or bases of these amphorae were missing and the vessels were therefore not mended (the fragments of these three amphorae can be found in the pottery tins). ... The remaining fragments of amphora BZ 756 can be found in the pottery tins BZ 1540-1541.

[Agora Deposit] J 1:18: Late Archaic Pottery Concentration

Brian Martens ... This deep stratum (ca. 030m) is delayed Persian destruction cleanup deposited in the 470s B.C. it contains about one generation's worth of pottery, almost exclusively dating between about 500-470 B.C ... 29 June-19 July 2017 12–15 July 2022 ... The stratum abutted E-W polygonal Wall 8 and was laid down for Post-Persian renovations of the building. The dump of pottery raised the floor level of the building; atop J 1:18 was a layer of crushed bedrock and a renewed floor surface. The deposit joins fill taken in 2013 that runs under the scarp of Wall G. Addendum 2022: The collapse of Wall G’ allowed further work on deposit J 1:18 in the 2022 season.

[Agora Deposit] P 14:3: Deposit over cobbled floor

Dumped debris filling east of East Building, badly shattered. There is a small amount of disturbance from the filling immediately above, but the bulk of the pottery is consistent, and very close to that ... Ca. 470-460 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] D 15:1: Well

Well at 115/ΣΤ (all the 5th c. fills of 116/ΣΤ). The lower part of the shaft contained a heavy deposit of pottery and other objects of the late archaic period, both coarse and finer wares; probably a post-Persian ... Ca. 500-480 B.C.-Roman ... Well at 115/ΣΤ (all the 5th c. fills of 116/ΣΤ). The lower part of the shaft contained a heavy deposit of pottery and other objects of the late archaic period, both coarse and finer wares; probably a post-Persian clean-up. ... Little pottery catalogued ... Deposit Lists file has the 5th c. objects from this deposit listed together with those fallen in from D 15:2.

[Agora Deposit] K 14:1: Collector's Dump

Pottery Deposit at 57/ΙΔ (also 57/ΙΣΤ and 63-66/Κ-ΚΕ). Contents of pit range from Mycenaean to Turkish; apparently the dump of a modern antiquities dealer ... Modern Context ... Pottery Deposit at 57/ΙΔ (also 57/ΙΣΤ and 63-66/Κ-ΚΕ). Contents of pit range from Mycenaean to Turkish; apparently the dump of a modern antiquities dealer.

[Agora Deposit] F 12:3.3: Bottom POU

Small amount of fill accumulated at bottom of well during use sealed by deposit of some 7.00m. of dug bedrock, thrown in to fill well to level of bottom of new cistern. Pottery closely similar to that ... 335-294 B.C ... Small amount of fill accumulated at bottom of well during use sealed by deposit of some 7.00m. of dug bedrock, thrown in to fill well to level of bottom of new cistern. Pottery closely similar to that of F 11:2.

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[Agora Deposit] B 18:5: Pyre

Pyre in House T (= House D), Room 2 (5th c.) and fill east of pyre. Earlier than the other pyres of this house. Pottery, slivers of burnt bone, and heavy deposit of carbonized material and cinders in ... Ca. 420-410 B.C ... Pyre in House T (= House D), Room 2 (5th c.) and fill east of pyre. Earlier than the other pyres of this house. Pottery, slivers of burnt bone, and heavy deposit of carbonized material and cinders in pit in floor sequence, with some pottery and burning found outside pit. ... It was probably deposited in the course of the first phase of the house, when the floor was renewed.

[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

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[Agora Deposit] F 13:5: Hellenistic (?) Amphora Deposit

Laura Gawlinski ... Ovoid pit cut into bedrock or sterile fill just north of preserved floor surfaces in the so-called Strategeion. Length (west-east) 2.6m; widens at 1.25m from the east scarp so that at west pit is 0.75m ... 4th B.C.

[Agora Deposit] H-I 14:1: Kleiner Coin Deposit III

Hellenistic fill South of Middle Stoa near NW corner of Heliaea. This fill contained material later in date than that which made up the middle Stoa Building Fill. Only the coins (and a few amphora handles ... To ca. 140 B.C ... Hellenistic fill South of Middle Stoa near NW corner of Heliaea. ... See Hesperia 57 (1988), pp. 88-89 for a description of the dating and "The lots collected in Kleiner's Deposit III, however, do not seem to form a logical stratigraphic unit ... " ... Pottery, etc. (e.g. indicated on p. 3270 (4 June 1954)) listed with deposit H-K 12-14.

[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.

[Agora Deposit] G 12:6: Rubbish Pit

Indicated as "Grave 6" in notebook but recognized as not a grave: "probably a rubbish pit" [deposit notebook summary]. Concentration of pottery, burning, animal bones, snail shells and seashells, probably ... Late 4th-early 3rd c B.C ... Indicated as "Grave 6" in notebook but recognized as not a grave: "probably a rubbish pit" [deposit notebook summary]. Concentration of pottery, burning, animal bones, snail shells and seashells, probably a refuse pit [Agora XXIX, p. 453).

[Agora Deposit] N 21:4.1: Upper fill

'Mouth and upper passage' on deposit list. Containers 1 and 2. Pottery in mouth of cistern in upper tunnel. Coins: 5 May 1939 #1 9 May 1939 #10-#11 12 May 1939 #4 ... 1st c. with earlier material ... 'Mouth and upper passage' on deposit list. Containers 1 and 2. Pottery in mouth of cistern in upper tunnel.

[Agora Deposit] D 17:19: A. Walker Coin Deposit North of Court F in ΟΟ

North of court F, around well head only. Deposit created by A.W. and first appears in his thesis (Biblio. below). Cf. nbpp. 2204 and 2234 and lot 350 for court F and p. 2127 for north of court. Coins: ... 1st-2nd c. A.D ... North of court F, around well head only. Deposit created by A.W. and first appears in his thesis (Biblio. below). ... Cf. pottery lot ΟΟ 350.

[Agora Deposit] O 7:14: Deposit in front of NE Stoa

Mycenaean Deposit (Gully) in front of NE Stoa (corrected from P 7:1). It consisted of a series of irregular pits, some gradually linked up with one another to form what seemed a natural gully. The largest ... Mycenaean IIIA-B ... Mycenaean Deposit (Gully) in front of NE Stoa (corrected from P 7:1). ... During the study of this context, we decided to separate the gully from the deposit (TVD). ... Additionally, the title of O 7:14 has been changed from Mycenaean Gully and Deposit in front of NE Stoa to Deposit in front of NE Stoa.

[Agora Deposit] C 13:2.1: Fill I

Turkish sherds from this level. No tins of pottery ... August 1951

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[Agora Deposit] J 1:1: Coroplast's Dump

Deposit of terracottas, molds and pottery in a shallow pit sloping downward from north to south. This deposit was located beneath a layer of fill under a Late Roman plaster floor (Lots ΒΕ 2093-2095). The ... 1st c. A.D ... Deposit of terracottas, molds and pottery in a shallow pit sloping downward from north to south. This deposit was located beneath a layer of fill under a Late Roman plaster floor (Lots ΒΕ 2093-2095). The deposit was cut at its south end by the Byzantine/Late Roman disturbance excavated in Lots ΒΕ 2087-2088, which explains the presence of terracottas in those contexts.

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[Agora Deposit] L 17:7: Aischines Street Cistern: South Chamber

Date of filling early third c. B.C. Little pottery. Seven stamped amphora handles. Latest coin dates in first third of 3rd c. One small fragment of moldmade bowl of undetermined type. Coins: 12 August ... 310-220 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] T 24:5: Well D in ΟΑ

Well D: Archaic Well on the northwest slope of the Acropolis. Debris filling with scanty pottery remains; most of the pottery is earlier than the lower limit. Diameter at top ca. 1.20m; bottom ca. 1.10m ... End of 6th c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] L 21:1: Cistern

Reused as part of a modern cistern; scanty remains of ancient fill towards bottom. No containers of pottery ... 1st c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] O-R 7-10: Construction Fill

Square Peristyle (Square Building) Constructions fill + other (square peristyle area); fragmentary and with some earlier material but in the main, where undisturbed, a homogenous deposit. Coins: 26 May ... Βefore 300 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] O 8:1: Filling around Rubble Wall (35/ΚΕ)

Filling around rubble wall (35/ΚΕ). It contained a mass of pottery, most of it uninventoried ... Ca. 425-400 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] K 2:1: Byzantine Built Pithos

Original bottom of pithos was damaged (probably by ground water) and a second, higher bottom consisting of squarish terracotta tiles laid. Fill above second, higher floor was unusually rich in pottery ... Byzantine ... Original bottom of pithos was damaged (probably by ground water) and a second, higher bottom consisting of squarish terracotta tiles laid. Fill above second, higher floor was unusually rich in pottery and was thus given a deposit number.

[Agora Deposit] Q 17:4: Well

Outside the market square, near the southeast corner, on the south edge of the east-west road, where it passes to the south of the Mint. There is no doubt that the pottery from the well is "stratified" ... Early 1st to 6th c. and of 8th c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] Q 11:1: Well in Stoa Terrace Opposite Shop 5.

Well in Stoa Terrace opposite Shop 5.; small amount of pottery. Estimated Grid ... 6th c. B.C.

[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.

[Agora Deposit] P 21:4: Cistern at 53/NE

Cistern at 53/ΝΕ, bottle-shaped, stucco-lined, in the east aisle of the peristyle of Roman House H (courtyard of Greek House G, just west of andron). Lower diameter 2.73m. Homogenous fill all apparently ... Into early 2nd century B.C.

[Agora Deposit] O 18:1: Well

The pottery of the first six meters (containers 1-3 of 117 containers total) contains a good deal of unglazed early Byzantine along with very late Roman. Below this begins a great mass of Roman pottery ... 4th-6th c. A.D. POU

[Agora Deposit] D 11:6: Hole ("Cistern") B

Pocket of soft fill in bedrock at corner of Late Roman house, with a hoard of lead tokens. No pottery catalogued. Herulian debris: cf. D 10:1, D 11:7 Coins: 25 May 1935 #8 Estimated Grid No pottery catalogued ... 25 May 1935

[Agora Deposit] Q 17:8: Well L in ΠΑ

Well L. Use filling and well-head; abandonment filling chiefly of mud and stones, with a scattering of pottery ... ca. 575-550 B.C.-To early 5th c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] G 16:1: Well

Well on the lower north slope of the Areopagus. The pottery apparently belongs to a filling of one period, since it exhibited no marked difference in character to the bottom. No where was the deposit very ... Ca. 410-390 B.C ... Well on the lower north slope of the Areopagus. The pottery apparently belongs to a filling of one period, since it exhibited no marked difference in character to the bottom. ... Tile curbing in lower part of shaft

[Agora Deposit] E 7:33: Grave North of Hephaisteion (Grave XIII)

Grave north of Hephaisteion. Grave XIII in notebook. One damaged skeleton. No pottery, no coins ... 20 May 1936

[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.

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[Agora Deposit] F 19:4: Well

This filling is the largest deposit of its time found in the Agora. It may be compared with H 6:5 and with N 7:3. Dug in soft bedrock to a depth of 11.40m; footholds cut on opposite sides of the shaft ... Ca. 490-450 B.C ... This filling is the largest deposit of its time found in the Agora. ... The lowest filling, from 10.75m to bottom, consisting of bedrock fallen from the sides of the well, contained little or no pottery. The main filling was apparently a single deposit, but the amount of pottery found varied appreciably at different depths, the heaviest concentration being a little over half way down, from 6.40m to 7m.

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[Agora Deposit] B 20:4: Inhumation of a male

Grave XXI in notebook = RSY Grave 11. Pottery discarded; late Roman, mostly coarse. PD 731-e ... Ca. 530 B.C.

[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.

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[Agora Deposit] J 5:2: Crossroads Enclosure

Enclosure within Roman Circular Building. The finds apparently reflect the entire area inside the enclosure. Pottery lot ΒΓ 515 identifies the deposit as layer 10 and coin #895 from layer 11 says "layer ... 12-18 August 1971 9-10 May 1972 ... The finds apparently reflect the entire area inside the enclosure. Pottery lot ΒΓ 515 identifies the deposit as layer 10 and coin #895 from layer 11 says "layer below the deposit" ... Coins: 13 August 1971 #890 9 May 1972 #895 (layer 11, "layer below the deposit") The Bone bags from J 5:2 were analyzed by Michael MacKinnon: there are domestic taxa represented by a mix of skeletal elements ... Information for this form was taken from the pottery lot entries in Nb.

[Agora Deposit] K 6:2: Filling West of Peribolos of the Twelve Gods

4th century sandy fill west of Peribolos of the Twelve Gods, with animal bones, metal waste and much pottery. Estimated Grid ... 350-325 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] D 7:9: Grave in West Peristyle of Hephaisteion (Grave XLIII)

Grave in west peristyle of Hephaisteion. Grave XLIII in notebook. No mention of bones; pottery Turkish. Coins: 8 March 1939 #21 ... 11 March 1939

[Agora Deposit] E 16:1: Well A

Well A (depth 10.20m, diameter 1.04m, water level 4m) outside the SW corner of the market square, to the east of the north-south road. At the bottom of the well were scanty remains probably from a period ... Ca. 425-375 B.C ... Well A (depth 10.20m, diameter 1.04m, water level 4m) outside the SW corner of the market square, to the east of the north-south road. At the bottom of the well were scanty remains probably from a period of use, but without whole water jars; above this lay a heavy deposit of mud, containing little pottery; the dumped filling in the top of the well was extremely fragmentary and carried considerable traces of burning.

[Agora Deposit] C 13:2.3: Fill III

Tins 6-7. The mending of pottery revealed a break at about 19.60, although the nature of the pottery seems about the same: "A" and "D" ware, gouged ware, flaring-mouthed jars, micaceous water jars and ... Late 3rd.-early 4th. c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] Q 8-9:1: Filling over Floor of Square Peristyle

Filling over Floor of Square Peristyle (beneath Stoa). 122 stamped amphora handles. Many parallels with handles from cistern M 21:1. Latest coin dates ca. 200. latest lamp types 33 A and 34 A. Fragment ... 200 B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] N 10:2: Filling in Footing Trench

Filling in footing trench at 63/ΝΔ Packing of coarse pottery, including numerous stamped jars and a small amount of kitchen ware ... Ca. 250-210

[Agora Deposit] P 7:5: Archaic Well

Archaic Well at 10/ΚΒ, directly west of the north end of the Stoa of Attalos. Well, not cleared. a small amount of pottery gathered from the top of the shaft ... 600-550 B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] K 20:2: Pit Grave

Eugene Vanderpool ... Grave. Roughly circular pit with scraps of bone and traces of carbonized material. Four similar empty pits nearby with a little Geometric pottery ... Early Geometric

[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

[Agora Deposit] C 19:14: Well

Byzantine pottery begins after 4.70m.; above that Roman. Diameter 0.92m; water level -5m. Tiled well; height of tiles 0.62m ... Byzantine re-use of Roman well.

[Agora Deposit] R 17:6: Flask-Shaped Cistern

Flask-shaped cistern (1959) (Cistern under Room 4 in NE corner of Section). Upper filling soft silt with a little pottery. Lower filling hard silt, almost no pottery. 1.35m in diameter at the floor with ... End of the 4th c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] O 7:10: Pit

Small Pit or Well at 25/ΚΑ with a small quantity of fine and coarse household pottery, much of it whole, or nearly so ... Ca. 450-425 B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] R 10:3: Dog's Grave

Dog's Grave, the bones carefully disposed. It contained a small amount of contemporary pottery in the fill, of which some deposited nearby, may have been intended as offerings ... Third quarter of 4th c. B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] A 17:3: Pit

Pit, partly cleared; dumped filling of first half of 3rd. c. B.C., but with considerable material of the 4th. c. Hellenistic. Its rotten schist walls collapsed some time near then and it was filled up ... 4th-3rd c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] R 10:5: Geometric Well East of Stoa Room 10

Geometric Well East of Stoa Room 10 Pottery mended May 1950, in two tins. Nothing discarded. Slight disturbance throughout became of proximity of Roman well (p. 1252). Estimated Grid ... 725-700 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] B 10:3: Channel Mouth 5

Water channel in north part of section. Hellenistic and Early Roman pottery. No inventoried finds ... 13-14 March 1936

[Agora Deposit] O 7:13: Rectangular Pit in Bedrock at 44/H

Shallow rectangular pit in bedrock at 44/Η. It contained a very small quantity of pottery, mostly coarse but including a few black glazed pieces, one stamped. Agora XII, p. 396. No container, pottery ... 450-400 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] C 9:6: Marble Chips Pit

Square pit in bedrock southwest of the Hephaisteion. Many marble chips from the construction of the temple of Hephaestus were found here together with a large quantity of pottery and other objects ... Ca. 450 B.C. Ca. 390-380 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] D-E 15:1: Great Drain Fillings

Great Drain: fillings in south part of section; Martyrs I, II and III, all layers (essentially no difference in the layers). Pottery sorted and recorded by H.A. Thompson 12 may 1950: "Having gone through ... Second half of 2nd c. B.C.-Early 1st c. B.C.

[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.

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[Agora Deposit] E 8:4: Grave South of Hephaisteion (Grave II)

Grave south of Hephaisteion. Grave II in notebook. One skeleton. No objects. Pottery in container 201 from filling around grave II ... 12 March 1936

[Agora Deposit] L 20:2: Grave

Rectangular cutting, not entirely preserved, west of underground drain. Contained good black glazed pottery, some stamped, and a little coarse ware, along with bits of bone and part of a skull ... Third quarter 5th c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] H 5-6.3: c) Stoa and Stoa Annex Filling

Fillings immediately antedating the building of the Stoa. Cf. Hesperia 6 (1937), p. 20 and the debris of a pottery works behind the Stoa (H 7:1).

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[Agora Deposit] E 7:22: Grave in Cella of Hephaisteion (Grave XLV)

Grave in cella of Hephaisteion. Grave XLV in notebook. One skeleton. Pottery discarded? Coin 8 March 1939 #22 Neg. XV-69 ... 7 March 1939

[Agora Deposit] F 7:1: Xian Burial V

Once vaulted chamber north of Hephaisteion. Grave V in notebook. Vault gone. Five skulls. Pottery discarded. Coins: 17 April 1936 #2 ... 27-28 April 1936

[Agora Deposit] F 16:2.3: Dump/Well in Δ - 3rd c. A.D.

Coins: 5 May 1932 #1-#7 Laughing faun found at this level with pottery similar to that of group K (miniature) ... 3rd c.-267 A.D.

[Agora Deposit] R 21:3: Well at 30/ΛΒ

Well at 30/ΛΒ; the shaft possibly never used as a well; dumped filling with a small amount of fragmentary pottery ... Ca 500 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] H 7:3: Construction Filling

Undisturbed filling inside foundations of small Rectangular Building = Temple of Zeus and Athena. Household pottery, both fine and coarse, and other objects, together with working chips from the construction ... Ca. 375-350 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] E 6:1: East Chamber at 69/Λ

Cistern System #3: East Chamber at 69/Λ, joined by a crooked passage to 69/ΛΣΤ. Under the southwest corner of the Hellenistic Building to the north of the Temple of Hephaistos ... 175-125 B.C ... Hesperia 48 (1979), p. 220 (deposit XXIX) ... Hesperia 52, pp. 278-282, 295-297 (selection of pottery).

[Agora Deposit] F 7:2: Grave in North Peristyle of Hephaisteion (Grave LXII)

Grave in north peristyle of Hephaisteion. Grave LXII in notebook. No mention of bones. Pottery discarded. Coins: 11 March 1939 #15 14 March 1939 #5 Neg. KK 385 ... 18 March 1939

[Agora Deposit] E 2:3: Foundry Pit

"Foundry Pit": N-S Cut on 50m. line (area of Stoa, Layer VII, with slag). A foundry pit in the courtyard of a small metalworking establishment outside the Agora to the northwest. Both the courtyard and ... Ca. 375-350 B.C ... "Foundry Pit": N-S Cut on 50m. line (area of Stoa, Layer VII, with slag). A foundry pit in the courtyard of a small metalworking establishment outside the Agora to the northwest. Both the courtyard and the pit preserved many traces of iron-working including slag, ash and charcoal, along with a considerable amount of pottery, figured, plain glazed and coarse, all fragmentary but constituting a homogeneous deposit, most of it rather earlier than the most developed material from Olynthos.

[Agora Deposit] Q 8:9: Well

Geometric Well under Rubble Wall of Predecessor. Classical pit above a Geometric well with a small amount of pottery from the late 6th to the middle of the 4th c. B.C. Estimated Grid ... Late 8th century B.C.

[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

[Agora Deposit] B 11:1: Channel Mouth 6

Water channel in north part of section. Pottery late 2nd.-1st. c. B.C. Coins: 14 March 1936 #8 ... Late 2nd.-1st. c. B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] J 2:14: Well at the Northeast Corner of Classical Building

A well at the northeast corner of Classical Building, behind back wall. Dumped fill appears to have occurred as a single event as there are joining sherds throughout. POU date ca. first half 5th c. B.C.; ... 5th c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] R 10:6: Pit

Fifth century Pit E of Stoa Room 11 with coarse pottery and a few black-glazed, some with stamping and red-figured pieces ... Ca. 450-425 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] M 20:4: Well

Well at 72/ΟΔ. Partially excavated to depth of 8m. Turkish fill in upper 3m. Hellenistic fill mostly of roof tiles and coarse pottery. Coin 12 February 1937 #4 (disintegrated) ... 3rd c. B.C.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

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[Agora Deposit] P 20:3: Pyre

Pyre in north central room of house, measuring 0.50m east-west by 0.35m north-south. Pottery, bone, and burnt material in pit dug into layer IIb (crushed bedrock floor: lot Ω 464, 4th c.) and covered by ... 350-325 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] F 19:7: Well

It was impossible to return to the digging of this well either in 1939 or 1940 [due to collapse of stereo] (nbp. 1432). HAT compares pottery to that of Square Building fill. Coins 26 May 1939 #1 ... Second half of 4th c. B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] F 20:1: Pyre

Identified as Pyre by SIR. Debris filling of the middle of the 4th c. B.C. including the remains of a sacrificial pyre. Objects dispersed in red-clay fill uncovered in removal of modern staircase. A broken ... 4th c. B.C. disturbed ... Debris filling of the middle of the 4th c. B.C. including the remains of a sacrificial pyre. ... The excavator recorded" some indications of burning" within the fill, and some of the pottery is burnt.

[Agora Deposit] O 6:1: Archaic Dump

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

[Agora Deposit] C 12:1: Well

(Roman Group J). The upper fill to a depth of ca. 16.00m. was of earth scooped up elsewhere and thrown in ... The latest piece noted from this fill was a TC fragment dated late 4th to 5th(?) c. BC. From ... 2nd.-3rd. c. A.D ... The upper fill to a depth of ca. 16.00m. was of earth scooped up elsewhere and thrown in ... ... From 16.00m. to the bottom there was a heavy deposit of well pottery. ... Subdivisions: .1=upper fill .2=lower fill, well deposit

[Agora Deposit] L 18:2: Well on Lower Slopes of Areopagus

Well on lower slopes of Areopagus. Diameter ca. 1.50m. Dumped filling of 8th c. at the top. Fill mostly Geometric but containing bits of later (even Roman) pottery. Perhaps cleaned out and refilled with ... 730-700 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] G 13:1: Pocket in Bedrock

Green Earth at 03-04-05/ΚΑ-ΚΔ, to at least -3.50m. near the southwest corner of the market square. Terracotta figurines; lamps; fragmentary pottery ... Ca. 500-475 B.C. and later

[Agora Deposit] C-D 17-18: Poros Building Fill

Filling associated with construction of Poros Building. A small amount of fragmentary pottery found in the clay filling of the original floor; perhaps deposited as late as ca. 425-400 B.C. Cf. 18:4 and ... Ca. 475-450 B.C. or later.

[Agora Deposit] N 21:2: Cutting

Crescent-shaped cutting in bedrock at 47/ΙΓ; on the north slope of the Areopagus, slightly to the west of the dromos of the Mycenaean Chamber Tomb. Dimensions of cutting : max. diameter ca. 2.50m.; depth ... Ca. 500-450 B.C. 400-350 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] I 14:2: Pithos Settling Basin

Located in front of west end of Stepped Retaining Wall, Heliaia. Filled in and covered in last stages of grading of area after construction of Middle Stoa. Pottery from settling basin nondescript. Single ... 175-150 B.C.