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[Deposit] D 16:11: Casting pit

Laura Gawlinski ... Bronze foundry north of bridge on Piraeus street, east of Great Drain. Keyhole-shaped bronze casting pit, cut into bedrock. 2016: Continuation of the excavation of a rectangular pit with foundry debris, ... Late 6th-early 5th c. B.C. (Late Archaic/ Early Classical)

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After cleaning new area of trench (expansion to east) ... Laura Gawlinski ... south Rotate 180 ... 15 Jun 2016

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After cleaning new area of trench (expansion to east) ... Laura Gawlinski ... southeast Rotate 180 ... 15 Jun 2016

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After cleaning new area of trench, modern marble pile in background ... Laura Gawlinski ... south Rotate 180 ... 15 Jun 2016

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After cleaning new area of trench, well at 67/ΙΕ in background ... Laura Gawlinski ... southeast Rotate 180 ... 15 Jun 2016

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Relationship between Pit D 16:12 and expansion to east ... Laura Gawlinski ... northeast Rotate 90 CW ... 15 Jun 2016

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Relationship between 2015 trench and expansion to east, after cleaning ... Laura Gawlinski ... south Rotate 180 ... 17 Jun 2016

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Relationship between 2015 trench and expansion to east, after cleaning ... Laura Gawlinski ... south Rotate 180 ... 17 Jun 2016

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Relationship between 2015 trench and expansion to east, after cleaning ... Laura Gawlinski ... southeast Rotate 180 ... 17 Jun 2016

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Water pipe trench and grave cutting before backfilling ... Laura Gawlinski ... south Rotate 180 ... 21 Jun 2016

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Rubble and tile fill after cleaning, before excavation ... Laura Gawlinski ... southwest Rotate 180 ... 24 Jun 2016

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Rubble and tile fill after cleaning, before excavation ... Laura Gawlinski ... southeast Rotate 180 ... 24 Jun 2016

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Before excavation of fill in northeast corner of trench extension ... Laura Gawlinski ... southeast Rotate 180 ... 30 Jun 2016

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During excavation of fill at eastern edge of digging area, closing Basket 6 ... Laura Gawlinski ... south Horizontal (normal) ... 12 Jul 2016

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After removal of most of backfill from eastern extension of trench ... Laura Gawlinski ... southwest Rotate 180 ... 14 Jul 2016

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After removal of most of backfill from eastern extension of trench ... Laura Gawlinski ... east Rotate 180 ... 14 Jul 2016

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After backfill cleared from edge of baulk ... Laura Gawlinski ... northeast Rotate 180 ... 14 Jul 2016

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After backfill cleared from edge of baulk ... Laura Gawlinski ... north Rotate 180 ... 14 Jul 2016

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Before excavation of fill south of Wall D ... Laura Gawlinski ... north Rotate 180 ... 3 Aug 2016

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After removal of chunky fill in foundry pit ... Laura Gawlinski ... southeast Rotate 180 ... 3 Aug 2016

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Before continuing excavation south of Wall D in new basket ... Laura Gawlinski ... northwest Rotate 180 ... 4 Aug 2016

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After removal of remainder of grey fill southeast of Wall D ... Laura Gawlinski ... northeast Rotate 180 ... 4 Aug 2016

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After cleaning Wall A ... Laura Gawlinski ... west Rotate 180 ... 5 Aug 2016

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Foundry pit at end of season, with Wall A ... Laura Gawlinski ... southwest Rotate 180 ... 5 Aug 2016

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Foundry pit at end of season ... Laura Gawlinski ... south Rotate 180 ... 5 Aug 2016

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Foundry pit at end of season ... Laura Gawlinski ... southeast Rotate 180 ... 5 Aug 2016

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Foundry pit at end of season, extends beneath bottom course of Wall A ... Laura Gawlinski ... east Rotate 180 ... 5 Aug 2016

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Foundry pit at end of season ... Laura Gawlinski ... northeast Rotate 180 ... 5 Aug 2016

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Foundry pit at end of season, deeper fill with bedrock at west and Wall A at east ... Laura Gawlinski ... northeast Rotate 180 ... 5 Aug 2016

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After removal of reddish fill over wall perpendicular to Wall D ... Laura Gawlinski ... northeast Rotate 180 ... 5 Aug 2016

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After removal of reddish fill over wall perpendicular to Wall D ... Laura Gawlinski ... northwest Rotate 180 ... 5 Aug 2016

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Pile of moulds at north of foundry pit ... Laura Gawlinski ... South Rotate 180 ... 13 Jul 2017

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Area east of Wall D, after pedestaling foundation trench of modern pipe ... Laura Gawlinski ... Northwest Rotate 180 ... 14 Jul 2017

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Area east of Wall D, with ancient surface and modern pipe ... Laura Gawlinski ... Southeast Rotate 180 ... 14 Jul 2017

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Surface east of Wall D ... Laura Gawlinski ... Southeast Rotate 180 ... 14 Jul 2017

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Wall A over foundry pit ... Laura Gawlinski ... Southwest Rotate 180 ... 14 Jul 2017

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More ceramic feature exposed after cleaning up western scarp ... Laura Gawlinski ... Southwest Rotate 90 CW ... 14 Jul 2017

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More ceramic feature exposed after cleaning up western scarp ... Laura Gawlinski ... South Rotate 90 CW ... 14 Jul 2017

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More ceramic feature exposed after cleaning up southeast corner of scarp ... Laura Gawlinski ... Southeast Rotate 180 ... 14 Jul 2017

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Wall A over foundry pit ... Laura Gawlinski ... Southwest Rotate 90 CW ... 14 Jul 2017

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Wall A preventing further excavation of foundry pit ... Laura Gawlinski ... Southwest Rotate 180 ... 14 Jul 2017

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Before excavating bedrock fill where floor is no longer preserved ... Laura Gawlinski ... Northwest Rotate 180 ... 25 Jul 2017

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After removal of Wall A ... Laura Gawlinski ... Southwest Rotate 180 ... 25 Jul 2017

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After removal of Wall A ... Laura Gawlinski ... Southeast Rotate 180 ... 25 Jul 2017

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After removal of Wall A; pit cutting at east ... Laura Gawlinski ... North Rotate 180 ... 25 Jul 2017

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Fill in east cutting of pit down to level below Wall A ... Laura Gawlinski ... Southeast Rotate 180 ... 25 Jul 2017

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Fill in east cutting of pit down to level below Wall A ... Laura Gawlinski ... South Rotate 180 ... 25 Jul 2017

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Fill in east cutting of pit down to level below Wall A ... Laura Gawlinski ... Southeast Rotate 180 ... 25 Jul 2017

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After excavation of bedrock fill under floor ... Laura Gawlinski ... Northwest Rotate 180 ... 26 Jul 2017

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Exposing mould stand and lining in Foundry Pit D 16:11 ... Craig Mauzy ... Raw files in Public / Photography / Unworked / Projects / 2017 Excavation / 2017.09 southwest Horizontal (normal) ... 31 Jul 2017

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Exposing mould stand and lining in Foundry Pit D 16:11 ... Craig Mauzy ... Raw files in Public / Photography / Unworked / Projects / 2017 Excavation / 2017.09 east Horizontal (normal) ... 31 Jul 2017

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Exposing mould stand and lining in Foundry Pit D 16:11 ... Craig Mauzy ... Raw files in Public / Photography / Unworked / Projects / 2017 Excavation / 2017.09 south Horizontal (normal) ... 31 Jul 2017

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ΟΟ End of season, Foundry Pit ... Craig Mauzy ... Raw files in Public / Photography / Unworked / Projects / 2017 Excavation / 2017.09 north Horizontal (normal) ... 8 Aug 2017

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ΟΟ End of season, Foundry Pit, Grave Area to west ... Craig Mauzy ... Raw files in Public / Photography / Unworked / Projects / 2017 Excavation / 2017.09 northwest Horizontal (normal) ... 8 Aug 2017

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ΟΟ End of season, Foundry Pit ... Craig Mauzy ... Raw files in Public / Photography / Unworked / Projects / 2017 Excavation / 2017.09 south Horizontal (normal) ... 8 Aug 2017

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ΟΟ End of season, Foundry Pit ... Craig Mauzy ... Raw files in Public / Photography / Unworked / Projects / 2017 Excavation / 2017.09 south Horizontal (normal) ... 8 Aug 2017

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ΟΟ End of season, Foundry Pit ... Craig Mauzy ... Raw files in Public / Photography / Unworked / Projects / 2017 Excavation / 2017.09 south Horizontal (normal) ... 8 Aug 2017

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ΟΟ End of season, Foundry Pit ... Craig Mauzy ... south 5483 Horizontal (normal) ... 10 Aug 2017

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ΟΟ End of season, Foundry Pit ... Craig Mauzy ... north Horizontal (normal) ... 10 Aug 2017

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Moulds and apsidal feature exposed, before excavation of hard fill west of moulds ... Laura Gawlinski ... South Rotate 90 CW ... 28 Jul 2017

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Moulds and apsidal feature exposed, before excavation of hard fill west of moulds ... Laura Gawlinski ... South Rotate 90 CW ... 28 Jul 2017

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Moulds and apsidal feature exposed, before excavation of hard fill west of moulds ... Laura Gawlinski ... East Rotate 180 ... 28 Jul 2017

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Mould base ... Laura Gawlinski ... East Rotate 180 ... 31 Jul 2017

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Mould base within tile lining ... Laura Gawlinski ... Southeast Rotate 180 ... 31 Jul 2017

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Mould base with sprue ... Laura Gawlinski ... East Rotate 180 ... 31 Jul 2017

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After removing fill under crushed bedrock layer ... Laura Gawlinski ... Northwest Rotate 180 ... 1 Aug 2017

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After removing fill under crushed bedrock layer ... Laura Gawlinski ... Southwest Rotate 180 ... 1 Aug 2017

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Before removing pile of moulds at north end of foundry pit ... Laura Gawlinski ... South Rotate 90 CW ... 1 Aug 2017

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Group of joining mould fragments ... Laura Gawlinski ... Northeast Rotate 180 ... 1 Aug 2017

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Close up of mould base and mudbrick lining ... Laura Gawlinski ... South Rotate 180 ... 1 Aug 2017

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Close up of mould base and mudbrick lining; moulds with sprue in foreground ... Laura Gawlinski ... South Rotate 180 ... 1 Aug 2017

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Broken mudbricks in foundry pit ... Laura Gawlinski ... Southwest Rotate 180 ... 2 Aug 2017

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Material in scarp of foundry pit steps ... Laura Gawlinski ... East Rotate 180 ... 2 Aug 2017

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After removal of mould base ... Laura Gawlinski ... South Rotate 90 CW ... 4 Aug 2017

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Casting pit down to bedrock ... Laura Gawlinski ... South Rotate 90 CW ... 4 Aug 2017

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After excavation of three lining slabs ... Laura Gawlinski ... South Rotate 90 CW ... 4 Aug 2017

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After excavation of three lining slabs ... Laura Gawlinski ... South Rotate 180 ... 4 Aug 2017

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Pottery from Basket 49 ... Laura Gawlinski ... Rotate 90 CW ... 7 Aug 2017

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Before resuming excavations east of Wall D ... Laura Gawlinski ... Southeast Rotate 180 ... 6 Jul 2017

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Before excavation of Wall A scarp in foundry pit ... Laura Gawlinski ... Southeast Rotate 180 ... 7 Jul 2017

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Large fragment of ceramic mould in situ, curved portion ... Laura Gawlinski ... East Rotate 180 ... 11 Jul 2017

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Interior of large fragment of ceramic mould, in situ ... Laura Gawlinski ... Southeast Rotate 180 ... 11 Jul 2017

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Iron slag or vitrified ceramic among stones of Wall A ... Laura Gawlinski ... East Rotate 180 ... 11 Jul 2017

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Ceramic mould fragment with now-detached bronze debris ... Laura Gawlinski ... Rotate 180 ... 12 Jul 2017

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Apsidal ceramic structure in foundry pit with pile of moulds at north ... Laura Gawlinski ... South Rotate 90 CW ... 12 Jul 2017

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Before scraping western scarp of foundry pit ... Laura Gawlinski ... South Rotate 90 CW ... 12 Jul 2017

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Pile of moulds at north of foundry pit ... Laura Gawlinski ... Southwest Rotate 90 CW ... 12 Jul 2017

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Apsidal ceramic structure continuing beneath western scarp ... Laura Gawlinski ... South Rotate 90 CW ... 12 Jul 2017

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Before excavating section of harder fill in foundry pit ... Laura Gawlinski ... South Rotate 90 CW ... 27 Jul 2017

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Before excavating section of harder fill in foundry pit ... Laura Gawlinski ... South Rotate 90 CW ... 27 Jul 2017

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Before excavating section of harder fill in foundry pit ... Laura Gawlinski ... Southeast Rotate 180 ... 27 Jul 2017

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Exposing continuation of apsidal feature in foundry pit ... Laura Gawlinski ... South Rotate 90 CW ... 28 Jul 2017

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Charcoal-filled soil around moulds ... Laura Gawlinski ... Northeast Rotate 180 ... 28 Jul 2017

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After excavating north end of pit to bedrock ... Laura Gawlinski ... South Rotate 270 CW ... 3 Aug 2017

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After excavating north end of pit to bedrock, with cutting in step scarp ... Laura Gawlinski ... West Rotate 180 ... 3 Aug 2017

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After excavating north end of pit to bedrock, with cutting in step scarp ... Laura Gawlinski ... North Rotate 90 CW ... 3 Aug 2017

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Before excavating fill around mould base; bedrock stairs at north ... Laura Gawlinski ... North Rotate 270 CW ... 4 Aug 2017

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Before excavating fill around mould base ... Laura Gawlinski ... South Rotate 270 CW ... 4 Aug 2017

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Before excavating fill around mould base; bedrock stairs at north ... Laura Gawlinski ... North Rotate 270 CW ... 4 Aug 2017

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Mould base and pit lining before excavation of surrounding fill ... Laura Gawlinski ... South Rotate 180 ... 4 Aug 2017