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| The Odeion ... Homer A. Thompson ... The exploration of the Odeon was resumed and the remainder of the late accumulation around the foundations of both the Odeion and the overlying late Roman building were removed, and the pre-Odeion ground ... 1 Jun 1938-23 Jun 1939 ... The exploration of the Odeon was resumed and the remainder of the late accumulation around the foundations of both the Odeion and the overlying late Roman building were removed, and the pre-Odeion ground levels throughout the area were exposed. |
| Excavation Summary Section ΟΟ 1968 ... M. Alison Frantz ... The excavation of the Roman Bath east of the Poros Building was resumed in order to clarify aspects on plan and chronology of the building. It was discovered that there had been a bath in the area from ... 17 Jun-31 Jul 1968 ... The excavation of the Roman Bath east of the Poros Building was resumed in order to clarify aspects on plan and chronology of the building. |
| Section ΟΟ: Preliminary Summary 1947 ... Margaret Crosby, Eugene Vanderpool ... Excavations in Section ΟΟ were taken place in four parts: the modern and Turkish road levels were removed; a part of the Great Drain, and drains connected with it, were examined; high Roman levels of Building ... 17 Mar-14 Aug 1947 ... Excavations in Section ΟΟ were taken place in four parts: the modern and Turkish road levels were removed; a part of the Great Drain, and drains connected with it, were examined; high Roman levels of Building A (Roman Bath) were dug and several rooms, a courtyard and two wells were uncovered; and in the South Central Area a number of houses, some wells and a kiln were uncovered. |
| 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. |
| 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 ... The most extensive remains in the section belong to a building of the late Roman period. |
| The Odeum ... Homer A. Thompson ... A rectangular building with poros foundations was excavated in the central part of the eastern area of the excavation. The southwest corner, lying in Section Μ, was excavated in 1934 and the rest of the ... 2 Apr-27 Jun 1935 ... A rectangular building with poros foundations was excavated in the central part of the eastern area of the excavation. ... The building consists of a rectangular auditorium or theater surrounded by a corridor. ... A late Roman complex, of which the Giants were the northern limit, was built over the earlier poros building. |
| 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 ... From the Roman period a house was partly cleared. 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. |
| Section ΟΟ 1948 ... Margaret Crosby ... Work in Section ΟΟ was concentrated on the east and west ends of the north side of the section: parts of the ancient east-west street were explored; ca 20 meters of the Great Drain was clearly exposed; ... 8 Mar-26 Apr 1948 ... Work in Section ΟΟ was concentrated on the east and west ends of the north side of the section: parts of the ancient east-west street were explored; ca 20 meters of the Great Drain was clearly exposed; remains of a house (House E) from the 4th century and Hellenistic period, with cistern (Cistern A), water storage tank and a well (Well I) were found; the Roman Bath (Building A and Hypocaust area) was further explored, and a well in the central court (Well II) dug out; a trial cut was dug in a long, narrow poros building with a large open yard and a series of small rooms; and an early Geometric grave was found and excavated. |
| Excavation Summary Section ΟΟ: 1969 ... John McK. Camp II ... Further excavations were conducted in Section ΟΟ, supplementing those done earlier. The large Roman complex, now known as the Southwest Bath, were completely explored. Cuts to the north of the building ... 13 May-6 Jul 1969 ... The large Roman complex, now known as the Southwest Bath, were completely explored. Cuts to the north of the building reveal a series of stratified roads. |
| Preliminary Report on the 2004 Excavation Season ... John McK. Camp II ... All the work during the season 2004 was concentrated on the northwest corner of the Agora north of the Panathenaic Way.
In BZ North, the last remains of Byzantine fills and walls were removed and Hellenistic, ... 7 Jun-16 Jul 2004 ... In BZ North, the last remains of Byzantine fills and walls were removed and Hellenistic, early Roman and late Roman fills were explored. A gap in the archaeological record between the late Hellenistic/early Roman to late Roman periods was discovered. ... In the building, further cleaning took place, revealing more of an early Roman structure. |
| Sections Ε, Ν, Η 1952 ... Homer A. Thompson ... Mycenaean graves were excavated in section Ε.
Section Ν was disturbed by late pits, bothroi and walls. Excavation was carried out through Roman levels. The area seemed to have been leveled out and raised ... 4 Mar-31 May 1952 ... Excavation was carried out through Roman levels. The area seemed to have been leveled out and raised as part of a landscaping project turning the area into a level square. ... Work in section Η was confined to cleaning in and around the large late Roman building covering most of the section. |
| Section Κ 1953 ... Eugene Vanderpool ... Excavations was carried out in the building fill in the area south of the Middle Stoa, and in the area between the South Stoa and the Fountain House. Work was also done to the porch of the Fountain House ... 23 Feb-30 Jul 1953 ... Excavations was carried out in the building fill in the area south of the Middle Stoa, and in the area between the South Stoa and the Fountain House. ... A Late Roman cistern was cleared and three wells were dug. |
| Sections Φ, Χ, Ψ, April-June 1957 ... A. L. Boegehold ... Three private dwellings, already known from the preliminary excavation of 1937, formed the major themes of the investigation this year: Southwest House, Polygonal House and Late Roman House and Water Channel ... 10 Mar-12 Aug 1957 ... Three private dwellings, already known from the preliminary excavation of 1937, formed the major themes of the investigation this year: Southwest House, Polygonal House and Late Roman House and Water Channel. ... In the report each building is treated separately, and then a summary point out how they are related to one another. |
| Preliminary Report on the 2005 Excavation Season ... John McK. Camp II ... Excavations were carried out in three sections in the summer of 2005: BZ, BH and Γ.
In section BZ, mostly Roman levels were excavated, dating from the 1st to the 5th centuries A.D. Much more of the north-south ... 13 Jun-5 Aug 2005 ... In section BZ, mostly Roman levels were excavated, dating from the 1st to the 5th centuries A.D. ... West of the street evidence of a Roman bath was found. ... A large hoard of Athenian silver coins was discovered within the building. |
| Preliminary Report on the 2007 Excavation Season ... John McK. Camp II ... Excavation continued this year in the sections ΒΖ, ΒΗ and Γ.
In Section ΒΖ South, two areas were investigated: the north-south road and the areas west of the road. In the road, hard-packed gravel surfaces ... 13 Jun-3 Aug 2007 ... It seems to have been a building of at least six rooms/shops set side-by-side along the street. A draw-shaft and part of the tunnel of a Hellenistic cistern complex was found outside the building to the east. The tunnel may lead to a collapsed cistern located within the building itself.
In Section Γ, the excavation of the building identified as the Strategeion continued. |
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Excavation Summary for 2021 ... John McK. Camp II ... Excavations continued in sections ΒΖ and ΒΘ in and under the Classical Commercial Building, the Painted Stoa, and the orthostate enclosure suggested to be the Leokoreion.
In section ΒΖ the goal was to ... 14 Jun-6 Aug 2021 ... Excavations continued in sections ΒΖ and ΒΘ in and under the Classical Commercial Building, the Painted Stoa, and the orthostate enclosure suggested to be the Leokoreion.
... In the western trench, fragments of a Roman inscription were found. In the area further east, rubble walls of the late Roman period and other disturbances have destroyed most of the original stoa floor.
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Excavation Summary ... Dorothy Burr Thompson ... Excavations in Section ΛΛ revealed that the original contour of Kolonos Agoraios had been much sharper than in modern times. No traces of early graves were found in the area; first sign of habitation is ... 1 Feb-23 Jun 1937 ... In the early 3rd century the easternmost houses went out of use to leave space for the Hellenistic Building.
In the early Roman period a filling of large sherds covered most of the area, probably due to the general building activity of that period. |
| Report on Excavations in the Athenian Agora 1991 ... T. Leslie Shear, Jr ... This is a report on the archaeological field work conducted in the Athenian Agora during the period from December 1990 to December 1991. The actual excavation period was preceded by the demolition of a ... 10 Jun-9 Aug 1991 ... Work continued west of the Stoa Poikile in the area of the early Roman temple which was added to the Sanctuary of Aphrodite Ourania in the Augustan period. ... This new area revealed the Byzantine phases of a building just behind the stoa. The walls of the building follow the orientation of the Classical commercial building on the site. |
| AGORA 2022 - Preliminary Report ... John McK. Camp II ... The initial plan to excavate under the modern building at 14 St. Philip Street had to be postponed due to delayed demolition. Instead, excavations were carried out around and inside the Stoa Poikile.
In ... 14 Jun-5 Aug 2022 ... The initial plan to excavate under the modern building at 14 St. Philip Street had to be postponed due to delayed demolition. ... In ΒΘ West, Byzantine and Roman levels inside the western part of Stoa Poikoile were removed. ... In Section ΒΖ, the area of a collapsed late Roman wall was cleared, and excavation took place in late Archaic and early Classical layers, where a large number of ostraka was found.
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| Excavations in the Athenian Agora, 2024: Preliminary Report ... John K. Papadopoulos Debby Sneed ... A summary of the second excavation season in Section ΒΚ, in the area beneath the former building at 14 St. Philip Street.
The area was divided into three trenches and yielded mixed material from the Modern ... 10 Jun-2 Aug 2024 ... A summary of the second excavation season in Section ΒΚ, in the area beneath the former building at 14 St. Philip Street.
The area was divided into three trenches and yielded mixed material from the Modern to Late Roman periods. Notable features from this season were walls in ΒΚ North from the Middle Byzantine period and pits from both ΒΚ West and South, the purpose and dating of which is still under investigation. |
| Preliminary Report on the 2010 Excavation Season ... John McK. Camp II ... Excavations took place in five sections: ΒΗ, ΒΘ, ΒΖ, Γ and Δ.
In Section ΒΗ, excavation continued and late fills overlying the Stoa Poikile were cleared. A good cross-section of the stoa foundations was ... 15 Jun-6 Aug 2010 ... Two Byzantine wells within the interior of the building were left undug. ... In Section ΒΖ, excavations were concentrated on the northern parts of the Classical Commercial Building, in an attempt to clarify its plan and building history. In several places levels which preceded the construction of the building late in the 5th century B.C. were reached. |
| Report on Excavations in the Athenian Agora 1990 ... T. Leslie Shear, Jr ... This is a report on the archaeological field work conducted in the Athenian Agora during the period from December 1989 to December 1990. The actual excavation period was preceded by preparatory operations ... 4 Jun-3 Aug 1990 ... The actual excavation period was preceded by preparatory operations including the demolition of a newly acquired building.
Excavations were carried out during nine summer weeks in two sections along the north side of Hadrian Street: ΒΖ (divided into north and south) and ΒΗ.
In section ΒΖ, Byzantine and and Roman fills were excavated. |
| Agora 2019 - Summary Report ... John McK. Camp II ... Excavations were carried out in four sections: in Section ΝΝ in the southwest corner of the archaeological site, and in the northwest corner of the Agora in Sections ΒΖ, ΒΘ East and ΒΘ West.
Section ΝΝ ... 10 Jun-2 Aug 2019 ... In section ΒΘ East excavations continued in front of the Painted Stoa. The Roman basin set into the western corner of an enclosure, the possible Leokorion, was cleared. The building technique and the closeness to the river suggest that the tank was hydraulic in its function. ... They were probably part of a large building or monument which now lies under the scarp.
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| 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. ... At the end of the season, a Roman statue head appeared.
In section ΒΕ, various levels in, around and under the Classical Commercial Building were explored. |
| Preliminary Report on the 2008 Excavation Season ... John McK. Camp II ... Excavations took place in three sections, two north of Hadrian Street (ΒΗ and ΒΘ) and one in the old area south of the Tholos (Γ).
In Section ΒΗ, layers in, over and behind the building identified as the ... 10 Jun-1 Aug 2008 ... In Section ΒΗ, layers in, over and behind the building identified as the Painted Stoa were excavated to down below the middle Byzantine walls. The back wall and the interior colonnade were explored and detailed information about the building construction were gained. ... A rubble wall may represent a late blocking of the interior colonnade, relatively common in the late Roman period.
In Section ΒΘ, a new section was opened up after the demolition of two houses. |
| Preliminary Report on the 2001 Excavation Season ... John McK. Camp II ... Excavations were carried out at the northwest of the Agora in sections ΒΖ and ΒΕ, and in the area of the Eleusinion in section ΕΛ.
In Section ΒΖ, the investigation of the settlement of the 11th century ... 11 Jun-3 Aug 2001 ... The lowest floor levels of the buildings were excavated down into layers of the 7th to 9th centuries, exposing the Byzantine walls to their full depth and the upper parts of the late Roman walls beneath. ... In section ΒΕ, the work in the Classical shop building continued. Another Hellenistic pyre was found beneath the floor of one of the rooms. ... In section ΕΛ, the area just south of and uphill from the Eleusinion was excavated, along the east face of the late Roman fortification wall. |
| Preliminary Report on the 2000 Excavation Season ... John McK. Camp II ... Excavations were carried out in three sections, two to the northwest, (ΒΖ and ΒΕ) and one to the southeast of the Agora square (ΕΛ).
In Section ΒΖ the investigation of the remains of the 11th century settlement ... 6 Jun-28 Jul 2000 ... A large amount of late Roman coins were recovered. ... In Section ΒΕ the explorations of early levels in and around the Classical shop building continued. Further cleaning of the two Mycenaean tombs were carried out. |
| Preliminary Report on the 2011 Excavation Season ... John McK. Camp II ... Excavations were carried out in three sections, two of them overlying the Painted Stoa (ΒΗ and ΒΘ) and one in the Panathenaic Way (ΒΓ).
In Section ΒΓ, excavations were concentrated on the Panathenaic Way ... 13 Jun-5 Aug 2011 ... It seems that the well was part of the latest face of the use of the Stoa in the late Roman period when inner walls were built to create rooms probably used as shops.
... Remains of a settlement dating to the 11th and 12th centuries A.D. was uncovered. The building walls contain reused blocks, one of which comes from the Painted Stoa. |
| ΚΚ Excavation Report 1936 ... Dorothy Burr Thompson ... Section ΚΚ, the area inside the modern fence around the so-called Theseion, was cleared to bedrock in order to determine the entire history of that portion of Kolonos Agoraios. Excavation revealed that ... 10 Feb-13 Mar 1936 ... A closed building, which purpose has not yet been determined, was set into the north side of the hill. ... Two early Roman villas show that the region soon became a popular residential district. |
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