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| Marcie Handler ... The contents of this Hellenistic cistern shaft were excavated in a series of layers: the preserved top of the shaft, six layers in the shaft and the fill within the tunnel. At the bottom of the shaft on ... POU: Mid-3rd c. BC
Dumped fill: after 225 BC ... Excavations | 2007 | Trenches | Handler | Room M | East of Wall 7 | Cistern J 1:7 |
| David Scahill ... Protogeometric/Early Geometric well under floors in Room 1, Classical Building II, on north side of south ashlar wall. See J 3:9 for the burial within this well.
Cf. Hesperia Suppl. 50 (2018), p. 106, ... 27 June 2001
17 July 2002 ... Protogeometric/Early Geometric well under floors in Room 1, Classical Building II, on north side of south ashlar wall. See J 3:9 for the burial within this well.
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About half of a large rosette, considerably bent.
Pierced. Finished Mycenaean chamber tomb; N.W. corner, practically on floor, 0.70m. from face of ledge, 1.55m. from north wall.
Cf. J 46. Stoa Gallery ... 5 June 1939 ... Mycenaean chamber tomb; N.W. corner, practically on floor, 0.70m. from face of ledge, 1.55m. from north wall.
Cf. J 46. |
| Thickness of disk like paper.
Bent, but apparently complete.
Holes for attachment. Decorated with a rosette. Finished Mycenaean chamber tomb; ledge at west; at edge of ledge about 0.20m. from north wall ... 31 May 1939 ... Mycenaean chamber tomb; ledge at west; at edge of ledge about 0.20m. from north wall.
Cf. J 46. |
| Marcie Handler ... A deposit of six amphorae and one micaceous water jar was excavated between 20 June and 6 July 2005 in the area north of Wall K. The neck and one handle of one of the amphorae (BZ 1213) had been poking ... Ca. 1st c. A.D ... Excavations | 2005 | Trenches | Handler | Area north of Wall K | Deposit of Amphoras J 1:3 |
| Thin disk like a paper.
Bent and slightly broken.
Holes for attachment. Decorated with a rosette. Finished Mycenaean chamber tomb; ledge at west end; on ledge 0.60m. from north and 0.35m. out from west ... 31 May 1939 ... Mycenaean chamber tomb; ledge at west end; on ledge 0.60m. from north and 0.35m. out from west wall.
Cf. J 46. |
| Wall J. North Wall of Poros Building Annex ... ΟΟ-21 4020, 4021 Section ΟΟ 669 Section ΟΟ 673 ... 28-30 June 1950 ... Wall J ... North Wall of Poros Building Annex |
About half the rosette is preserved.
Pierced. 1.60m. above north wall Finished Mycenaean chamber tomb. Not far from floor, 1.60m. above north wall, 1.40m. from face of ledge.
Cf. J 46. Stoa Gallery Leica, ... 5 June 1939 ... 1.60m. above north wall ... Not far from floor, 1.60m. above north wall, 1.40m. from face of ledge.
Cf. J 46. |
Above well at 48/ΙΕ (J 15:1) ... Early Roman |
Pocket in bedrock behind stepped retaining wall ... 7th c. B.C. |
| A small section missing.
Plain thin as a paper, disk.
A single hole for attachment. No decoration. in front of west ledge and ca. 0.30m. below the top Finished Mycenaean chamber tomb; N.W. part of chamber ... 1 June 1939 ... Mycenaean chamber tomb; N.W. part of chamber just in front of west ledge and ca. 0.30m. below the top; ca. 0.50m. from north wall. Cf. J 46. |
| Marcie Handler ... The Pyre was revealed in a layer of 4th c. fill in the north end of Room 6, just south of Wall 8. Room 6 is defined by the street wall (Wall A) on the west, Wall 7 on the east, Wall 9 on the south (preserved ... 4th c. B.C ... The Pyre was revealed in a layer of 4th c. fill in the north end of Room 6, just south of Wall 8. Room 6 is defined by the street wall (Wall A) on the west, Wall 7 on the east, Wall 9 on the south (preserved only as a stub on the east side of the area), and possibly Wall 8 or Wall 6 on the north.
2.5 meters SW of the pyre, a patch of floor surface at J/10-1/20 at 52.188 masl. was found. |
| Marcie Handler ... It was situated in the NW corner of Room 3 in the Classical Commercial Building, just S of Wall 11, the cross-wall that divides Room 3 from Room 4 to the north. The pyre pots were found surrounded by ... Late 4th c. B.C ... It was situated in the NW corner of Room 3 in the Classical Commercial Building, just S of Wall 11, the cross-wall that divides Room 3 from Room 4 to the north. The pyre pots were found surrounded by fill with charcoal and burnt bone below a floor surface preserved immediately to the E (J/13,14-2/7,8; 52.20 masl.).
The pyre deposit continued up to the north face of late Roman Wall C, suggesting that these lower courses of Wall C were packed into a narrow trench instead of built up within a wider foundation trench. |
Well E (diameter 1.10-1.20m) just outside the northwest corner of the southwest Fountain House.
Dug initially as a pit (J 15:2) partially covered by an early Roman wall ... Early 7th c. B.C ... Dug initially as a pit (J 15:2) partially covered by an early Roman wall. |
Brian Martens ... This deep stratum (ca. 030m) is delayed Persian destruction cleanup deposited in the 470s B.C. it contains about one generation's worth of pottery, almost exclusively dating between about 500-470 B.C ... 29 June-19 July 2017
12–15 July 2022 ... The stratum abutted E-W polygonal Wall 8 and was laid down for Post-Persian renovations of the building. The dump of pottery raised the floor level of the building; atop J 1:18 was a layer of crushed bedrock and a renewed floor surface.
The deposit joins fill taken in 2013 that runs under the scarp of Wall G.
Addendum 2022: The collapse of Wall G’ allowed further work on deposit J 1:18 in the 2022 season. |
| Pyre against north face of polygonal wall, Room 2, Classical Building II. No floor preserved above, but the pyre is below floor level 51.820masl, preserved just to the east and above patchy floor with ... Ca. 275-260 B.C. |
Small pit north of Wall C (appr. 0.50 E-W x 0.35m N-S). Coins:
11 August 1994 #1125-#1127 ... 3rd c. B.C. |
| Wall J from west, before demolition. Showing south face ... AMS east 942 Horizontal (normal) ... 12 Jul 1990 ... Wall J from west, before demolition. |
Located just north of the stepped retaining wall between the Great Drain and the Poros Monument (Propylon).
Short period of use; dumped filling above, mostly cemetery debris ... Early Protogeometric |
| Initially uncovered with a diameter of c. 1.05m. Its south side extends under the south wall of the Classical structure and so clearly predates it. The highest preserved portion of the well shaft (at the ... 22 July-9 August 1994
26 June 1995
3-7 July 1995 ... Its south side extends under the south wall of the Classical structure and so clearly predates it. ... Because the south side of the well shaft projects beneath the E-W Classical Wall at J/6,7-2/20, we attempted to leave undug the portion of the well fill that underlies that wall. ... Human bones associated with Grave J 2:11 |
A long narrow fragment, bent and crumpled.
Traces of carbon adhere to one side. Finished Mycenaean chamber tomb, 1.40m. from south wall of chamber, on a small slab at S.E. side of large slab.
Cf. J 46 ... 2 June 1939 ... Mycenaean chamber tomb, 1.40m. from south wall of chamber, on a small slab at S.E. side of large slab.
Cf. J 46. |
| David Scahill ... Burial in Geometric well (J 3:8), in Classical Building II, Room I, next to south ashlar wall. "No grave goods!"
ADDENDA: J. Papadopoulos later associated P 34449 and P 34450 to that grave. (Cf. Agora ... Geometric ... Burial in Geometric well (J 3:8), in Classical Building II, Room I, next to south ashlar wall ... ADDENDA: J. Papadopoulos later associated P 34449 and P 34450 to that grave. |
| Brian Martens ... It was partially excavated during the 2012 and 2013 seasons. The tomb, located at the center of Room III in the NE area of section ΒΖ, was found under fill surrounding perpendicular mid-to late 6th c ... LHIIIA ... B.C. walls (Walls 17 and 18). N-S Wall 17 and E-W Wall 18 were found during the 2012 excavation season and were excavated below their lowest courses. ... A strip of fill at the north side of the cutting, just below the scarp of Wall L remained unexcavated at the end of the season (J/17,18-1/10,11; 51.290-51.376 masl.)
2018:
We removed a final strip of fill in the chamber below the scarp under Wall K (J/17,19-1/10,11). ... Scarping revealed the blocking wall of the chamber. |
| A closely compacted group of 431 bronze coins found at ca. 52.50m., against the east brick wall. No sign of a container. Others dribbled down against the channel wall in a restricted area to as deep as ... Late Roman |
| Terracotta deposit in SW corner of Room K and E of Roman Wall L. Roman layer of red, compact earth.
Baskets 50,52,54. Coins:
18 July 2002 #1282
19 July 2003 #1295 ... 4th c. A.D. |
| Marcie Handler ... Fill within the drain from the basin on the west side of Roman Room B through Wall A.
After we removed the fill within the basin on the west side of Roman Room B (BZ XXVII p. 5325), we began excavating ... Late Roman |
A long piece, bent and much crumpled;
no decoration visible. ca. 0.40m. below the top of ledge Finished Mycenaean chamber tomb, N.W. quarter of chamber, 0.20m. from north wall, 0.85m. from face of ledge, ... 2 June 1939 ... Mycenaean chamber tomb, N.W. quarter of chamber, 0.20m. from north wall, 0.85m. from face of ledge, and ca. 0.40m. below its top.
Cf. J 46. |
| Marcie Handler ... Pyre under floor no. 9 in the center of Room 4. It was adjacent to the southern face of Wall 4, but at lower elevation than the lowest course of the wall foundation (which was found at 52.250 masl.), suggesting ... 375-350 B.C ... It was adjacent to the southern face of Wall 4, but at lower elevation than the lowest course of the wall foundation (which was found at 52.250 masl.), suggesting that the pyre was deposited during a phase of the building that predates Wall 4. Pyre J 2:30 was located approximately 0.20m below Pyre J 2:28, which was excavated during the 2007 excavation season.
The oblong pit for Pyre J 2:30 was cut into Floor no 10 (removed in Lot ΒΖ 2122) and was covered by Floor no 9 (removed in Lot ΒΖ 2120), both of which dated approximately to the last quarter of the 5th c. |
| Brian Martens ... Mycenaean Chamber Tomb J 1:11, located in the area north of Wall K, was partially excavated during the 2014 season. At this point the full western extent of the chamber has not been located because of ... LHIIIA ... Mycenaean Chamber Tomb J 1:11, located in the area north of Wall K, was partially excavated during the 2014 season. ... The skeleton along the southern wall wore a necklace of carnelian and glass-paste beads, which was excavated in situ. ... The work on J 1:11 was concluded in the 2015 season. |
Thin as a paper disk with rosette.
Bent and slightly broken.
Several holes for attachment; decorated with a rosette. 0.40m. below the top of west ledge Finished Mycenaean chamber tomb; N.W. part 0.50m ... 1 June 1939 ... Mycenaean chamber tomb; N.W. part 0.50m. from north wall; 0.30m. from face of west ledge, and 0.40m. below its top.
Cf. J 46. |
A tiny lion 's head, from an earring.
There is a wire strung through the lion 's head for hanging, bent back for whiskers. Middle Stoa, area north 3, against tie-wall in footing trench by pier 2.
Middle ... 19 March 1953 |
| John Camp ... Burial north of Roman temple, E. of polygonal wall.
The tomb, as preserved, consisted of the cinerary urn, which stood in an upright position, its upper part damaged by later disturbance. It contained ... Late Helladic IIIC Late-Final Mycenaean/Submycenaean |
| Fill adjacent to Wall J after basket 21, looking east ... AMS east 8578 Horizontal (normal) ... 17 Jul 2007 ... Fill adjacent to Wall J after basket 21, looking east. |
Irregular depression in bedrock (ca. 7x5m), ca. 2m deep; area south of E-W Late Roman wall. Dumped filling apparently intended to level off the area. Coins:
11 March 1952 #10
12 March 1952 #1-#5
13 March ... Ca. 400-325 B.C. |
| David Scahill ... At northeast corner of Classical Building II; on south side of dromos of Tomb K 2:5, and separated from it by ca. 0.6m of bedrock. Chamber cut through bedrock. The northeast corner of chamber defined ... LHIII A:1 |
| David Scahill ... Beneath toichobate floor level in Room 1 of Classical Building II, against the south ashlar wall, ca. 1.50m. east of the southwest corner of the building. Deposit of broken pyre pots in small pit, 1.00m ... Ca. 325 B.C. |
| This group consists of eleven rosettes and one ivy-leaf piece.
The rosettes are largely complete, though two are rather bent and chipped.
The ivy-leaf piece is pierced. Finished Mycenaean chamber tomb, ... 5 June 1939 ... Mycenaean chamber tomb, lying on floor between 0.95 and 1.20m. from north wall, and 0.25m. and 0.40m. from base of ledge. Found with group J 65.
Cf. J 46. |
Classical commercial building, room 3, against south wall. Small fragments of pottery dispersed in fill overlying two floor levels (at 51.897 and 51.941 masl). Five objects of pyre type: ribbon-handled ... 4th c. B.C. |
| Marcie Handler ... Continued from 2000 season, 10-12 July 2000; BZ XXIII p. 4472.
The hoard was originally excavated during the 2000 season (Lot BZ 1049, 5th-6th centuries AD), from a higher elevation through a gap in the ... 10-12 July 2000
21-22 July 2003 |
| Hellenistic Pyre below packed clay floors of Room 2; west of Late Roman wall extension, below tile platform terracotta drain installation, bordered on the north by bedding foundation stones of crosswall ... Ca. 300 B.C. |
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