[Agora Deposit] H 17:7: Pocket

Small pocket between the tumbled wall of large conglomerate blocks and Drain 2 ... 4th c. B.C ... Small pocket between the tumbled wall of large conglomerate blocks and Drain 2.

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[Agora Deposit] H 8:2: Drain Pit

Pit and drain at SE corner of Apollo Temple. Antedates building of Apollo Temple which was assigned to a date 'late in the third quarter' ... 3rd quarter 4th c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] R 19:2: Drain at 7/ΙΘ-ΚΑ

Drain at 7/ΙΘ-ΚΑ ... Early Roman

[Agora Deposit] R 16:2: Pocket North of Drain C

Pocket N of drain C A. Walker coin deposit

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[Agora Deposit] I 9:2: Burial in Metroon Drain Cut

Side-chamber at the bottom of a circular shaft. AA 27; ST 103 from shaft above burial. PD 427 ... Neolithic

[Agora Deposit] H 14:2: Drain North of Southwest Fountain House

Silt fill of early road drain to North of SW Fountain House. Coins: 10 August 1961 #5 ... 325-275 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] C 15:2: Fill over and in Manhole of South West Drain

Filling over and in manhole of South West Drain. Coins: 27 April 1948 # 73-#76 ΠΠ-706 and ΠΠ-707 from the environs of the "manhole" down to west Great Drain packing ... To mid-3rd c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] A 20:2: Sacrificial Pyre

Grave over Drain A1 (House A) *Now A 18:9 (SIR). Asterisk: A 20:2* ... Grave over Drain A1 (House A) *Now A 18:9 (SIR) ... Asterisk: A 20:2*

[Agora Deposit] I 13:2: Backfill of Demolition of Great Monument beneath Middle Stoa

Backfill of demolition of Great Monument beneath Middle Stoa. [Soft pit below Layer II of south aisle (=fill of early "Great Drain")] ... Early 4th c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] J 14:2: Protogeometric Well

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

[Agora Deposit] I 14:2: Pithos Settling Basin

Located in front of west end of Stepped Retaining Wall, Heliaia. Filled in and covered in last stages of grading of area after construction of Middle Stoa. Pottery from settling basin nondescript. Single ... 175-150 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] L 20:2: Grave

Rectangular cutting, not entirely preserved, west of underground drain. Contained good black glazed pottery, some stamped, and a little coarse ware, along with bits of bone and part of a skull ... Third quarter 5th c. B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] J 2:13: Hellenistic Pyre

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 ... 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 between rooms 2 and 3.

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[Agora Deposit] J-K 2:2: Chamber Tomb Below Floor of Room 2 of Classical Building II

David Scahill ... Below packed clay floors in Room 2 of Classical Building II; bordered on east and south sides by polygonal cross wall and back wall extension for Classical Building. Late Roman wall and drain installation ... LHIII A:1 ... Below packed clay floors in Room 2 of Classical Building II; bordered on east and south sides by polygonal cross wall and back wall extension for Classical Building. Late Roman wall and drain installation above west side. ... See also IL 1980 (ΒΕ 2157), a lead clamp for pot mending, from collapse of drain into tomb.

[Agora Deposit] D 10:2: Channel Mouth 2

Water channel on south slope of Kolonos Agoraios. Coins: 20 February 1936 #1 ... 3rd-2nd c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] D 12:2: Drawshaft

Part of the cistern system 44/ΙΓ - 46/ΙΑ - 42/Θ. The filling of the 46/ΙΑ cistern shaft, with the exception of a little Roman at the top, was the same as the bottom fill of 44/ΙΓ - late Hellenistic, running ... Late 2nd-early 1st c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] D 11:2: Drawshaft

Drawshaft of a complex cistern system with two chambers (D 11:4, E 11:1), two more drawshafts (D 11:3, D 12:2), and two blind tunnels, all of which were filled later than D 11;2. Coins: 26 March 1936 #1 ... 300-215 B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] A 14:2: Cistern in ΠΘ

Report on sorting of pottery, August 1951, by H.S. Robinson [nb p. 3666]. Cistern discovered and dug to 1.60m., vi/10/36; dug to bottom iv/22/37-v/6/37. Diam. At mouth 0.26m.; neck begins to widen out ... 1st. c. B.C. to post-Herulian

[Agora Deposit] E 6:2: West Chamber

Cistern System #3: West Chamber at 69/ΛΣΤ, joined by a crooked passage to 69/Λ. Under the southwest corner of the Hellenistic Building to the north of the Temple of Hephaistos. Upper fill of early 1st ... 175-125 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] B 12:2: Drawshaft

Cistern system on Kolonos Agoraios; shaft leading to chamber (76/ΝΘ) Coins: 4 June 1936 #1-#4 ... 3rd. c.

[Agora Deposit] B 15:2: Catch Basin in ΠΠ

Deposit of black glazed table ware found with a mass of bones, iron waste and burning. Coins (from above Hellenistic/associated floor): 7 April 1948 #10-#11 ... 375-325 B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] A 16:2: Cistern Channel Fill

Filling in eastern channel at W. end of casting pit A 16:1. Early Roman (1st c. A.D.) but with some later disturbances (3rd. and 4th. c. A.D. and Byz.). P 25747 (VG thinks strayed from A 16:1) Estimated ... 1st. c. A.D.

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[Agora Deposit] O 19:2: Cistern at 53/ΚΓ

Cistern at 53/ΚΓ and channels. The pottery in the cistern and in the two channels was a thoroughly mixed lot of broken material from 5th c. B.C. to 4th c. A.D. and all seemed the same except the bottom ... 5th c. B.C.-4th c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] A-B 19-20:2: Great Drain South in Southern Part of the Area West of the Areopagus

Fillings to either side of the Great Drain, in the southern part of the area west of the Areopagus; various levels, late 6th. and early 5th c. B.C. to Sullan destruction. Coins: 26 July 1946 #1-#2 30 July ... Late 6th. c. B.C.-1st. c. A.D ... Fillings to either side of the Great Drain, in the southern part of the area west of the Areopagus; various levels, late 6th. and early 5th c. ... Coins: 26 July 1946 #1-#2 30 July 1946 #1-#3 31 July 1946 #1 1 August 1946 #1= IL 1189 7 August 1946 #1 9 August 1946 #1 10 August 1946 #1-#3

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[Agora Deposit] J 2:21: Coin Hoard

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

[Agora Deposit] H 12:2: Pit

At the top was roughly square, but below was rounded. The walls were built of small stones laid without much effort where large ancient blocks ( some belonging to Great Drain) formed the sides. At the ... Turkish

[Agora Deposit] A-B 19-20:1: Great Drain South

Great Drain South (ca. 70-113, from SW edge of section as far north as the Roman Bath) Hellenistic Sand Fill. Silted-up filling of the southern branch of the Great Drain, abandoned due to some damage at ... 4th. c.-86 B.C ... Great Drain South (ca. 70-113, from SW edge of section as far north as the Roman Bath) Hellenistic Sand Fill. Silted-up filling of the southern branch of the Great Drain, abandoned due to some damage at time of Sulla. 134 stamped amphora handles; latest lamp is type 35A ... Coins: 17 May 1939 #10 18 May 1939 #4-#6 22 May 1939 #1-#12 23 May 1939 # 2-#12 24 May 1939 #9-#14 25 May 1939 # 111-#112 26 May 1939 #1-#2, #3-#5 27 May 1939 #1-#12 29 May 1939 # 3-#12 31 May 1939 #1 1 June 1939 # 8-#14 2 June 1939 # 3-#19 5 June 1939 #5-#8 8 June 1939 #14-#15 9 June 1939 # 1-#14 10 June 1939 #1-#2 17 June 1939 #1-#13 3 April 1947 #1-#28 10 April 1947 #1-#2 15 April 1947 #1-#2 16 April 1947 #3-#67 17 April 1947 #1-#30 7 May 1947 #4-#5 8 May 1947 #1-#119 9 May 1947 #1-#21 16 July 1947 #2-#3 17 July 1947 #2 19 July 1947 #2-#13 21 July 1947 #2-#43 22 July 1947 #1-#60 23 July 1947 #9-#20 24 July 1947 #1-#4 29 July 1947 #3-#23

[Agora Deposit] B 19:7: Pit in House N Room 2

Pit in House N, Room 2 (RSY, House C). Filling thrown in behind the west wall of the Great Drain South at the time of the building of the drain and the extension of House C. Cf. Hesperia 20 (1951), pp ... Ca. 430-410 B.C ... Pit in House N, Room 2 (RSY, House C). Filling thrown in behind the west wall of the Great Drain South at the time of the building of the drain and the extension of House C.

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[Agora Deposit] L 2:4: Byzantine Baby's Grave

Anne McCabe ... Enchytrismos burial of an infant in Byzantine Room C, L/15-2/13, at 52.915m. Although disturbed by roots, the skeleton (AA 373) was articulated and lay parallel to Wall 1, with head at the NW and feet ... 14-15 June 2007 ... Enchytrismos burial of an infant in Byzantine Room C, L/15-2/13, at 52.915m. ... Work in the northern part of Room C in 2003-2005 revealed few clues about the use of the space; however the fact that Drain 1 emptied into the "room" may indicate that it was a courtyard. Another infant burial was found nearby in 2006 (Deposit L 2:3).

[Agora Deposit] G 14:2: Well

Tiled well near the SW corner of the market square between the Southwest Fountain House and the Great Drain, three fills noted: lower fill of earth and stones with a few fragments only of coarse pottery ... 4th-2nd c. B.C. 100-70 B.C ... Tiled well near the SW corner of the market square between the Southwest Fountain House and the Great Drain, three fills noted: lower fill of earth and stones with a few fragments only of coarse pottery (none inventoried, containers 66-71); middle filling a heavy deposit primarily of table ware, apparently a gradual accumulation; upper supplementary fill. ... Subdivisions: .1=Upper fill. .2=Middle fill. .3=Lower fill (no finds inventoried).

[Agora Deposit] I 9:1: Metroon-Drain Cut

Exploration in the area between the east front of the Hellenistic Metroon and the Great Drain, from accumulated road metal of early north-south road. For levels in the same road further south, see F-G ... 575-525 B.C ... Exploration in the area between the east front of the Hellenistic Metroon and the Great Drain, from accumulated road metal of early north-south road. ... Coins: 4 April 1934 #2 5 April 1934 #1 6 April 1934 #2

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[Agora Deposit] J 1:2: Coin Hoard in BZ

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

[Agora Deposit] G 12:21: Well 2

Circular well cut through the old road after it had gone out of use, and filled probably at the time of the building of the drain and building A, and the throwing of fill over the road ... Ca. 430-400 B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] D 16:2: Urn cremation

Margaret Crosby ... Grave 1 (Grave XXVI: EG) Urn cremation (trench-and-hole), adult male? [JP] Boots or Booties Grave. Near the west branch of the Great Drain, about 100m to the southwest of the Agora horos inscription ... Early Geometric I

[Agora Deposit] H 12:19: Pocket in Floor of Middle Drain

See also H 12:1. Coins: 22 February 1938 #2-#37 ... 3rd-2nd c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] K-L 18-20:1: Drain System

Accumulated fillings in a system of underground drains at west end of section ΔΔ with northward continuation into and across Section Υ. The filling in the "underground passages" in section ΔΔ appears to ... 3rd c. B.C. 2nd c A.D ... B.C.; but drain channels, pits and cuttings, etc. in Υ are partly Early Roman, some mixed to Late Roman or later. ... Coins: Υ Coins: ΔΔ 18 February 1937 #1-#2 9 May 1940 #1-#5 23 February 1937 #1-#4 10 May 1940 #6 24 February 1937 #1-#4 25 February 1937 #1-#2 26 February 1937 #1 27 February 1937 #1 24 March 1937 #2

[Agora Deposit] C 18:11: Early Drain Channel Pit

Ostrakon deposit, sand fill in a shallow channel in bedrock at the bottom of the Great Drain in the valley between the Areopagus and the Hill of Nymphs. This group of ostraka may well come from a single ... Ca. 490-480 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] C 18:14: Great Drain Sand fill

Great Drain sand fill under Roman bath including small area at north end under tiles that was excavated separately. See also A-B 19-20:1 for additional Great Drain sand fill at ca. 70-113/* Subdivisions: ... 30 July-11 August 1947 ... Great Drain sand fill under Roman bath including small area at north end under tiles that was excavated separately. See also A-B 19-20:1 for additional Great Drain sand fill at ca. 70-113/* ... Subdivisions: .1=55-58/*, sand fill north end, under tiles. .2=sand fill south end continuing to north. 55-58/*

[Agora Deposit] D-E 18-19: Road

West Road and Drain. (Road, drain and closely related cuts.) Packing in line of ancient road running along the northwest shoulder of the Areopagus. Includes excavation of 1957 titled "Road Area to North", ... Late 6th c. B.C. - Roman ... West Road and Drain. (Road, drain and closely related cuts.) ... Coins: 19 April 1939 #2 24 April 1939 #4-#9 25 May 1939 #2-#3 29 May 1939 #1-#3 30 May 1939 #16 31 May 1939 #1-#4 5 June 1939 #1 13 June 1939 #1-#2 16 June 1939 #1 17 June 1939 #1-#2 20 June 1939 #1-#3 21 June 1939 #15-#22 22 June 1939 #1-#6 23 June 1939 #1-#8 17 April 1957 #2-#3 30 April 1957 #2, #7-#8 7 May 1957 #2-#3 9 May 1957 #1-#3 10 May 1957 #1-#3 11 May 1957 #1-#7 13 May 1957 #1-#5 14 May 1957 #1-#20 15 May 1957 #8 16 May 1957 #1 20 May 1957 #6 (east of road against east face of road) 25 May 1957 #1-#4 (late drain in A9 ... around lead pipe) 29 May 1957 #2 (E-W drain next to South Wall of A2) 30 May 1957 #2 (East drain in road ca. ΙΔ) 11 August 1967 [page 2982, "in bottom of lower road drain ... "]

[Agora Deposit] H 12:1: Fill of Early West Branch of Great Drain=Middle Drain

Filling of Middle Drain (Tr. H+F in Section Ζ). Sand and gravel filling of the old course of the west branch of the Great Drain, a large (ca. 1.00m. deep and 1.30m. wide) underground channel in the area ... 150-100 B.C ... Filling of Middle Drain (Tr. H+F in Section Ζ). Sand and gravel filling of the old course of the west branch of the Great Drain, a large (ca. 1.00m. deep and 1.30m. wide) underground channel in the area of the Tholos. ... Coins: Section Ζ Coins: Section B 2 June 1937 #1 13 April 1937 #2-#5 4 June 1937 #1-#19 15 April 1937 #1-#25 5 June 1937 #1-#13 16 April 1937 #1-#3 7 June 1937 #1-#12 17 April 1937 #1-#3 8 June 1937 #1-#4 9 June 1937 #1 14 June 1937 #1-#17 15 June 1937 #1-#21 19 February 1938 #1-#4 21 February 1938 #1-#3 22 February 1938 #1 25 May 1938 #1-#60 26 May 1938 #1-#17 28 May 1938 #1-#6

[Agora Deposit] G 13:10: Filling over and behind Blocks of East Wall of Great Drain

Filling over and behind blocks of E. wall of Great Drain at 10-15/Α-Γ. Coins: 10 May 1954 #1-#2 ... 3rd c. B.C ... Filling over and behind blocks of E. wall of Great Drain at 10-15/Α-Γ ... Coins: 10 May 1954 #1-#2

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[Agora Deposit] A 18:9: Sacrificial Pyre over Drain A1

Grave over drain A1 (House A). Date based on the fact that the lopas has the upturned handle and the flat rather than domed lid, not found in examples from the later pyres. LT West of House C. Pottery ... First half of 4th. c. B.c ... Grave over drain A1 (House A). ... Originally A 20:2. Published together with A 18:3 in Hesperia 47.

[Agora Deposit] D 11:4.3: Lower fill

Coins: 10 March 1936 #1-#2 11 March 1936 #1 ... 200 to late 1st c.

[Agora Deposit] O 19:8: Manhole

Manhole at 55/ΚΔ (Same system as O 19:2) ... 8 April 1938

[Agora Deposit] H 12:10: Pit Below Early Road-Drain, Tholos Trench L

Beneath layer 11. "Despite its extreme irregularity this pit may be an early well, for it would seem definitely to be an artificial cutting and sherds were found in its lowest part," (Nbp. 2095). Contemporary ... SubMycenaean

[Agora Deposit] U 22:1.3: Fill C.

Lower fill in shaft; upper and lower drain filling; shaft, in upper chambers. Coins: 31 March 1938 #1 9 May 1939 #1-#2 20 June 1939 #1 Estimated Grid ... Late 2nd-earliest 3rd c. A.D ... Lower fill in shaft; upper and lower drain filling; shaft, in upper chambers ... Coins: 31 March 1938 #1 9 May 1939 #1-#2 20 June 1939 #1

[Agora Deposit] A 14:2.2: Bottom and Middle Fills: First Century B.C. - First Century A.D.

Coins: 26 April 1937 #1-#7 27 April 1937 #2-#5 28 April 1937 #1 ... 1st. c. B.C.-1st. c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] I-O 15:1: Soundings below floor of South Stoa II.

The data in the Deposit Notebook is presented by trench; an attempt is made here to accumulate data from similar layers across the trenches. Subdivisions: .1=Post Hadrianic cleanup .2=Marble working waste ... 2nd c. B.C.-3rd c. A.D ... Subdivisions: .1=Post Hadrianic cleanup .2=Marble working waste .3=Iron working waste .4=Industrial period .5=Construction fill of South Stoa II .6=Drain and drain channels/trenches at Stoa back wall

[Agora Deposit] A 18:8: Tiled shaft and pit

This shaft in the NE corner of House A, Room III, depth of one tile, is perhaps connected with drain A. Coins: 13 May 1940 #1-#13 14 May 1940 #2-#101 ... Early 3rd. c. B.C ... This shaft in the NE corner of House A, Room III, depth of one tile, is perhaps connected with drain A ... Coins: 13 May 1940 #1-#13 14 May 1940 #2-#101

[Agora Deposit] H 16:7: Manhole at Collapsed Poros Gutter

Includes area labeled "Deposit around collapsed section of poros gutter, road cut south of annex of SWFH." Coins: 28 June 1967 #2 13 July 1967 #1-#6 14 July 1967 #1 15 July 1967 #1 (?) Estimated Grid ... 325-275 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] B 14:6: Cistern in ΠΘ

Coins: 9 April 1937 #3-#4 10 April 1937 #3-#4 12 April 1937 #2 13 April 1937 #1-#3 ... Ca. 300-140

[Agora Deposit] D 11:4: Drawshaft

Part of the cistern system 44/ΙΓ - 46/ΙΑ - 42/Θ. Objects with context as "cistern 44ΙΓ, mouth of 46/ΙΑ" are listed with D 12:2. The following objects are from "earth", i.e. no context layer: SS 5334, ... Late Hellenistic-Early Roman

[Agora Deposit] A 14:2.3

"baskets" 11-12 Coins: 29 April 1937 #1-#2 6 May 1937 #1 d5.20m.-Bottomd. ADDENDA Bottom-see 1970 Hayes's list ... 1st. c. B.C.-1st. c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] D 11:4.1: Upper fill

Coins: 29 February 1936 #3 2 March 1936 #1 3 March 1936 #7 5 March 1936 #4-#5 6 March 1936 #1-#3 ... 29 February-6 March 1936

[Agora Deposit] D 10:3: Channel Mouth 3

Water channel in north part of section. Coins: 20 February 1936 #2-#3 Five stamped amphora handles; Type 48 A lamp; one-third of bowls long-petal; one long-petal mold ... Second half of 3rd c.-Early third quarter of 2nd c.

[Agora Deposit] E 10:1: Manhole, Channel Mouth 4

Water channel in north part of Section: Channel Mouth 4. Coins: 22 February 1936 #16-#18 24 February 1936 #1-#2 Twenty stamped amphora handles; type 38 lamp; type 56 A lamp; over half of bowls long-petal ... 120-86 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] C 17:1: Fills

Great Drain fills, including "packing over elliptical tiles" and "gravel fills". The central drain area covered by the sections below; other sections are with other deposits. Coins: 9 May 1947 #2-#5 16 ... 1st c. A.D ... Great Drain fills, including "packing over elliptical tiles" and "gravel fills". The central drain area covered by the sections below; other sections are with other deposits ... Coins: 9 May 1947 #2-#5 16 May 1947 #26 27 May 1947 #5 15 July 1947 #1-#28 16 July 1947 #1-#22 18 July 1947 #1

[Agora Deposit] B 18:7: Well

Fillings in a stone-curbed well in the industrial area west of the Areopagus. Diameter (shaft)1.45m. Water level -5.20m. Drain at mouth 0.58m., increasing to a regular 74m. Coin: 24 July 1947 #5 Subdivisions: ... 350-325 B.C./3rd c. B.C ... Water level -5.20m. Drain at mouth 0.58m., increasing to a regular 74m ... Subdivisions: .1=upper fill, 3rd century B.C. .2=use filling, 350-325 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] I 17:4: Cistern Shaft

Cistern shaft, part of cistern system in Η-Ι 16-17. Filling disturbed to bottom; general run of the pottery is to late Hellenistic, lamps as late as Knidos type. Finds from 60/ΙΘ-62/ΙΘ, 61/ΙΗ. "Some Arretine" ... 5 May 1932 18 June 1932

[Agora Deposit] U 22:1.2: Fill B.

Fill in shaft; upper fill in lower chamber; fill in vaulted chamber. Coins: 29 April 1937 #1-#8 5 May 1937 #1-#27 26 May 1937 #1-#12 27 May 1937 #1-#10 28 May 1937 #1-#6 24 March 1938 #3-#7 12 June 1939 ... Late 4th c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] F 12:7: Cistern Passage/Drawshaft

Part of cistern system with mouths at 47/ΛΒ, 60/ΜΖ and 51/ΜΓ. Last 1.50m. of 47/ΛΒ probably cut in modern times, contained modern fill in bottom. Coins: 10 March 1934 #2-#7 12 March 1934 #9-#14 16 March ... Hellenistic and modern.

[Agora Deposit] U 22:1

Well C - Passage, belongs with II - Brick Shaft. All dumped fills. No objects catalogued from Well C of section ΟΑ. One object (I 5422) catalogued from modern fill in shaft, one from dump (I 5545). Coins: ... 2nd c. A.D.- Byzantine

[Agora Deposit] Q 15:1

Great Drain and Pit at 55-56/ΙΗ-ΙΖ (Roman Group K). Coins 8 June 1933 #4 9 June 1933 #5-#6 10 June 1933 #1-#12, #13-#16 13 June 1933 #1-#25, #26-#29 14 June 1933 #3-#4 15 June 1933 #1-#5, #6-#8 17 June ... Mid 3rd century ... Great Drain and Pit at 55-56/ΙΗ-ΙΖ (Roman Group K) ... Coins 8 June 1933 #4 9 June 1933 #5-#6 10 June 1933 #1-#12, #13-#16 13 June 1933 #1-#25, #26-#29 14 June 1933 #3-#4 15 June 1933 #1-#5, #6-#8 17 June 1933 #1-#4 26 May 1936 #1 27 May 1936 #1-#2 28 May 1936 #1

[Agora Deposit] G-I 11-12: Investigations in the area of the Tholos

Investigations in the area around the Tholos, especially to the east and south of the building, between it and the Great Drain, and not otherwise specified as deposits. This "deposit" has no form. It ... various levels and dates ... Investigations in the area around the Tholos, especially to the east and south of the building, between it and the Great Drain, and not otherwise specified as deposits. ... Coins: 16 April 1937 #1 21 April 1937 #1 28 April 1937 #1-#3 21 May 1937 #1-#2 22 May 1937 #1-#2 28 May 1937 #1-#2 29 May 1937 #1-#2 3 June 1937 #2 16 February 1938 #1 31 May 1938 #1

[Agora Deposit] C 19:11: Well

Well (diameter 0.91m, water level -7m) in House H, Room 10 (and pit over). Plain shaft cut in stereo; pit at mouth of well,reused as drainage pit at start of tile drain running west. Scanty use filling ... Ca. 425-400 B.C ... Plain shaft cut in stereo; pit at mouth of well,reused as drainage pit at start of tile drain running west. ... P 18400, although found in the drain channel, appears to be a good 5th c. collar rim type,and was perhaps dislodged in this same disturbance ... Subdivisions: .1=Pit above well .2=Fills 1, 2 and 3

[Agora Deposit] B 20:7: Well

Grid notation in error as 99/ΚΑ sometimes. A well (diameter 1.20m; diameter inside tiles at bottom 0.85m) in the industrial area west of the Areopagus, at the bottom of the valley, about 10.00m. east of ... 3rd. c. B.C ... A well (diameter 1.20m; diameter inside tiles at bottom 0.85m) in the industrial area west of the Areopagus, at the bottom of the valley, about 10.00m. east of the Great Drain. At the bottom of the well four series of well-tiles were found in place; at the top the bedrock had broken out, to a depth of over 2m., forming an irregular pit. ... Subdivisions: .1=Fills 1, 2, 3 .2=Fills 4, 5 .3=Fill 6, POU

[Agora Deposit] E 15:6: Well F

A well (diameter 1.10m) at the east edge of the valley road leading from the SW corner of the Agora, about 90m SW of the Tholos. The mouth of the well was subsequently covered by the east wall of the Great ... Ca. 500-480 B.C ... The mouth of the well was subsequently covered by the east wall of the Great Drain. No difference in date was discerned in the pottery from different depths, although there were several changes in the character of the filling. It was filled at about the time the Great Drain was built. 1. Over the top of the well the filling showed some disturbance of the Hellenistic period when terracotta drains were laid in the area.Presumably the well was open at the time of Persian sack and filled up immediately thereafter. 2. Dumped filling characterized by ten ostraka of the 480's and two black figured lekythoi assigned to the Haimon Group. 3.

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[Agora Deposit] G 14:3: Cistern: Northern chamber

Not completely excavated due to instability of chamber walls and water. Sherds of all periods - Greek, Roman and Byzantine - were found in it [nbp. 424]. Re-examined in 2010. Photos and notes on NB pages ... 10th c. A.D ... Around its mouth is the remains of a square platform of tile, stone and mortar, with a segment of a square ceramic drain running along the northeast. ... Coins: 16 April 1932 #2-#3

[Agora Deposit] G 14:5: Cistern: Southern chamber

Connected with G 14:3. There was a layer of Late Roman fill. It rested over a layer of 2nd c. B.C Hellenistic and then another of 4th c. B.C Hellenistic; the passage between the two cisterns contained ... Late Hellenistic ... Therefore, it appears that this cistern had several periods of use: Hellenistic (at least one phase contemporary with the 2nd century B.C, phase of House E to the north), Late Roman (probably associated with the amphora and perhaps also maybe the platform and the drain), and finally Byzantine. ... Coins: 16 April 1932 #4 18 April 1932 #1-#3 19 April 1932 #1-#2 20 April 1932 #1-#3 21 April 1932 #1-#4

[Agora Deposit] H-I 14:1: Kleiner Coin Deposit III

Hellenistic fill South of Middle Stoa near NW corner of Heliaea. This fill contained material later in date than that which made up the middle Stoa Building Fill. Only the coins (and a few amphora handles ... To ca. 140 B.C ... Coins: 5 April 1954 #1-#4 6 April 1954 #1-#3 + N 31011 7 April 1954 #1-#9 + N 31012- N 31015 8 April 1954 #1-#2 9 April 1054 #1-#14 + N 31016-N 31026 10 April 1954 #40-#42 4 June 1954 #1-#3 + N 31027 ... Descriptions on coin envelopes: Hell fills of middle stoa and s of drain c (lowest); Hell fill over intermediate strosis + cutting intermed. strosis 22/ΛΒ; 20/ΛΔ Hell fill.

[Agora Deposit] C 19:5: House R Fillings

House R, fill under drain tiles and fillings associated with house K in industrial area, including what was C 19:15, plus C 19:16 and C 19:17. a) House built as dwelling in second half of 5th.c. b) Used ... Ca. 5th and 4th c. B.C ... House R, fill under drain tiles and fillings associated with house K in industrial area, including what was C 19:15, plus C 19:16 and C 19:17. a) House built as dwelling in second half of 5th.c. b) Used as marble-workers' shop from beginning of 4th. c. to near middle of century. ... Coins: 29 October 1947 #1-#2