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[Agora Deposit] G 5:3: "Bone Well"

Second century B.C. fill with early 13th c. A.D. fill in mouth. The Byzantine objects from the mouth are P 13713-P 13718, L 3585. Lower fill contained bones of many infants and dogs. The bones from this ... Mid-2nd c. B.C ... Lower fill contained bones of many infants and dogs. The bones from this well are all in very good condition. ... The following animals have been found: dogs, horses, pigs, goats, cattle, cat, birds, turtles. Lower fill contained bones of 100-200 infants and 85 dogs; Byzantine upper fill.