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[Agora Deposit] A 20:4: Pyre

A compact group of four complete vases and a lamp, found on a house floor; possibly the remains of a sacrificial pyre but without evidence of burning or the characteristic votive vases. Layer II, "nest ... 425-400 B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] B 19:5: Pyre in House N, Room 2, Layer 5

Pyre in House N, room 2, layer 5 (RSY=Pyre 8). Near northern corner of room 6. Artifacts, bone, burnt logs, and cinders in square pit dug from level of layer 5, through layers 5 and 6; thin clay floor ... 325-300 B.C.