[Agora Deposit] L 21:1: Cistern

Reused as part of a modern cistern; scanty remains of ancient fill towards bottom. No containers of pottery ... 1st c. A.D ... No containers of pottery.

[Agora Deposit] Q 17:4: Well

Outside the market square, near the southeast corner, on the south edge of the east-west road, where it passes to the south of the Mint. There is no doubt that the pottery from the well is "stratified" ... Early 1st to 6th c. and of 8th c. A.D ... There is no doubt that the pottery from the well is "stratified" in the sense that a very definite sequence could be observed from the late 6th c. pottery near the top down to pottery of the 1st c. A.D. in the lowest containers (some Byzantine pottery ... probably represents a brief reuse of the well after a long period of disuse). ... 173 containers of pottery.

[Agora Deposit] H 6:1: 'Pottery Deposit'

A dumped filling including red figured fragments of the second quarter of the 4th c. B.C. Coins: 25 June 1931 #12 (in strosis above pottery deposit) 15 November 1952, going through the containers Tin 59-Box ... Ca. 375-350 B.C ... Coins: 25 June 1931 #12 (in strosis above pottery deposit) ... 15 November 1952, going through the containers Tin 59-Box 60, provided some substantial additions, broλκught together some pieces from the neighboring areas, p. 1862.

[Agora Deposit] O 18:1: Well

The pottery of the first six meters (containers 1-3 of 117 containers total) contains a good deal of unglazed early Byzantine along with very late Roman. Below this begins a great mass of Roman pottery ... 4th-6th c. A.D. POU ... The pottery of the first six meters (containers 1-3 of 117 containers total) contains a good deal of unglazed early Byzantine along with very late Roman. Below this begins a great mass of Roman pottery that continues to 16.00m. Below 16.00m there is much less pottery and it seems somewhat earlier than the rest, perhaps late 4th c.

[Agora Deposit] N 21:4.1: Upper fill

'Mouth and upper passage' on deposit list. Containers 1 and 2. Pottery in mouth of cistern in upper tunnel. Coins: 5 May 1939 #1 9 May 1939 #10-#11 12 May 1939 #4 ... 1st c. with earlier material ... 'Mouth and upper passage' on deposit list. Containers 1 and 2. Pottery in mouth of cistern in upper tunnel.

[Agora Deposit] N 20:3: Well

Well dug through cistern at 64/Γ. Seems to have been stratified; four fills recorded but here treated as one as divisions are rather "arbitrary". Agora V, p. 126: Constructed in late 1st c.; use filling ... 3rd c. A.D. POU (before 267 A.D.) ... 1 Top to -11m (containers 1-8), dump 7th c. ? ... No pottery catalogued-Fills I and II ... 2 -11m to -13.20m (containers 9-13), POU (?)

[Agora Deposit] N 20:1.1: Dumped filling

Containers 1-14. Very fragmentary pottery. Some material earlier than late 1st c. A.D. Coins: 10 May 1939 #4-#5 11 May 1939 #4-#9 12 May 1939 #5 15 May 1939 #7-#9 17 May 1939 #1-#2 23 May 1939 #1 ... Late 1st c. A.D ... Containers 1-14. Very fragmentary pottery.

[Agora Deposit] C 17:7: Fill South of Grave at 36/ΛΔ

Pocket of pottery to south of grave at 36/ΛΔ; uncertain context. Terracotta figurines resembling those from the Coroplast's Dump (S 19:3) No containers (cf. O 18:2). T 2468, T 2476, ST 412 from Hellenistic ... 350-320 B.C ... Pocket of pottery to south of grave at 36/ΛΔ; uncertain context. ... No containers (cf. O 18:2).

[Agora Deposit] E 14:2.3: Bottom fill, POU at 94/ΛΕ in Γ

Containers 24-72. Masses of pottery; including many BHWJ's; lamps XVIII and XXIV Coins: 12 June 1937 #14-#53 13 June 1937 #1-#7 (from earth of 12 June) 13 June 1937 #8 14 June 1937 #1-#3 15 June 1937 ... First half 1st c. A.D ... Containers 24-72. Masses of pottery; including many BHWJ's; lamps XVIII and XXIV Coins: 12 June 1937 #14-#53 13 June 1937 #1-#7 (from earth of 12 June) 13 June 1937 #8 14 June 1937 #1-#3 15 June 1937 #2-#13 (earth from lower part) 16 June 1937 #21-#22 (bottom, found 15 June)

[Agora Deposit] H 17:3: Pit I

Pit I at 45/ΙΘ (= Well) (noted also 4th c. pocket in side of this pit). This is part of the Terracotta Deposit (H 17:4) and the objects listed here are also listed in H 17:4. Containers/lots for this ... Geometric-Protoattic ... Containers/lots for this deposit were determined from the TCD # indicated with the pottery lots (nbpp. 839-847).

[Agora Deposit] N 21:4: Satyr Cistern

Cistern with two tunnels, the one entering its neck cut off by an early Roman well, the other, at the bottom not excavated. Chamber conical in shape, with a depressed draw basin in the center of the floor ... Early Roman-3rd c. B.C ... No stratigraphy noted during excavation, but analysis of pottery suggests three fills, of which the lower two are potter's dumps. Subdivisions are based on containers at time of excavation.

[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.

[Agora Deposit] C 13:2: Well

Roman well, stratified. Finds from the earth (not recorded in a subdivision): P 7995, P 8036, P 21834, SS 6338, IL 483, IL 486, BI 309, BI 310, BI 314. According to the excavator the shaft had been cleaned ... 2nd-4th c. A.D ... Despite the general paucity of the well fill (only 21 tins of pottery from -7.00m to bottom), a rather large number of amphorae, micaceous water jars and other handled containers were represented among the sherds and some stratification is apparent.

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[Agora Deposit] A 14:1: Early Roman Well

Extract from notebook ΠΘ XIX, pp. 3644-3646. Well at 105/ΝΗ (report on sorting of pottery, July 19, 1951 - H.S. Robinson). "Not a useful well" HSR. Well dug to 1.50m., vi/9/36; dug from 1.50m. to bottom ... Early Roman; use fillings of 2nd. c. B.C. and 1st. and 4th. c. A.D.; dumped filling of late 4th. c. (HSR) Fill I: 2nd. c. B.C. Fill II-V: to second half of 4th. c. A.D. Fill VI: mixed to Byzantine ... Well at 105/ΝΗ (report on sorting of pottery, July 19, 1951 - H.S. ... From 22.25m. to 21.30m. (containers 7-5) all pottery seems to be of the 1st cent. ... on the exterior. Containers 3-1 (ca. 21.00-20.20m.) represent a new period of use and appear to contain 4th cent. pottery: the late amphora P 10030 and another similar stored in tin no. 364; micaceous water jars shaped as P 14899 (one almost complete stored in tin no. 363); jugs as P 12824; gouged ware; XXVIII lamps (L 2985-7); jug in shape of boy's head (P 10004); very little fine ware; no coins.

[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 ... A small amount of material can probably be associated with the original period of the house (cont. 662) and at some points where the excavation was carried to bedrock pottery of the 6th c. was found. ... Only the containers with catalogued objects are listed but additional intervening numbers in the series 612-690 belong here.