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[Agora Report] 1972 ΒΔ

Excavation Summary Section ΒΔ: 1972 ... Stephen G. Miller ... With the exception of the removal of certain modern intrusions, the recovery of a few layers of a late Roman road, and the discovery of the westward continuation of the southern foundation of Roman Building ... 22 Mar-20 Jun 1972 ... With the exception of the removal of certain modern intrusions, the recovery of a few layers of a late Roman road, and the discovery of the westward continuation of the southern foundation of Roman Building β, the work in Section ΒΔ during the 1972 season was concentrated on the exploration of the lower levels in the western area of the section. Significant new information was revealed regarding the topographical outlines of this area in Prehistoric, late Geometric, Archaic and Classical times.

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[Agora Report] 1938 Ψ

Section Ψ Season of 1938 ... Eugene Vanderpool ... Finds from Section Ψ span from Turkish down to the Neolithic and Geometric times. Several wells and cisterns from various periods were found and explored. The most extensive remains in the section belong ... 24 Jan-18 Jun 1938 ... Finds from Section Ψ span from Turkish down to the Neolithic and Geometric times. Several wells and cisterns from various periods were found and explored. The most extensive remains in the section belong to a building of the late Roman period.

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[Agora Report] 1937 Φ

Section Φ Season of 1937 ... Eugene Vanderpool ... In antiquity the area included in Section Φ lay outside the Agora proper and were apparently occupied only by houses and small buildings. The earliest period of which any considerable remains were found ... 25 Jan-17 Jun 1937 ... The earliest period of which any considerable remains were found was the Geometric: three Protogeometic graves and one well, as well as one Geometric grave and one disturbed well, were discovered and excavated. ... It was destroyed in the late 3rd century A.D. Two Roman wells were excavated, as well as a late Roman tomb. A late Roman building covered almost the whole section and was probably part of the great complex of late Roman buildings that covered most of the center of the Agora.

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[Agora Report] 1937 Χ

Section Χ 1937 ... Margaret Crosby ... The area signified as Section Χ lays outside the Agora proper and no signs of any public buildings were found. The area seems to have been used for private houses from the end of the 6th c. B.C. Apart ... 25 Jan-18 May 1937 ... Apart from few scattered sherd from the Geometric period, the earliest remains indicating habitation were two graves of the late 6th or early 5th c. ... A house of the Roman period was revealed in the central region of the section. A late Roman well was partly excavated.

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[Agora Report] 2002 Excavations

Preliminary Report on the 2002 Excavation Season ... John McK. Camp II ... Excavations continued in the northwest corner of the Agora (sections ΒΕ and ΒΖ) and in the Eleusinion area (ΕΛ), and a trial trench was opened up in the Panathenaic Way (Σ). In section ΒΖ, the exploration ... 10 Jun-2 Aug 2002 ... In section ΒΖ, the exploration of the Byzantine settlement and the late Roman remains underneath them continued. ... However, a shaft of a Protogeometric or early Geometric well was partially excavated. ... A well from the late 6th to early 5th century B.C. was excavated, and while scraping bedrock, a marble portrait head was discovered.

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[Agora Report] 1946 Χ

Section X Miscellaneous Notes Compiled in Summer of 1946 ... Margaret Crosby ... This report is a summary of the excavations taken place in 1937 as well as in 1946. Some pottery indicate habitation in the area from the Geometric period. Two shallow graves of the 6th and 5th centuries ... 27 May-21 Jun 1946 ... Some pottery indicate habitation in the area from the Geometric period. Two shallow graves of the 6th and 5th centuries B.C. were found, probably children's graves set under the house floor. ... Roman House A was excavated and four rooms were revealed. A late Roman well was partly excavated.