Section Υ: 1958 Excavation Report ... Dorothy Burr Thompson ... Two areas at the north foot of the Areopagus were uncovered. The first area did not yield much of interest due to modern disturbances. Excavations of a well, three pits and a water channel produced however ... 3 Mar-3 May 1958 ... The first area did not yield much of interest due to modern disturbances. ... Evidence suggest it was laid out in the early 5th c. B.C. due to the reorganization after the Persian Wars.