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[Agora Report] 1947 ΝΝ

Section ΝΝ: 1947 ... Rodney S. Young ... Excavation continued in section ΝΝ with the aim of clearing the area for the new museum. Because of the unforeseen depth of filling, the area remained unfinished. Several features were dug and examined ... 10 Mar-3 Nov 1947 ... Excavation continued in section ΝΝ with the aim of clearing the area for the new museum. ... The excavation of several houses continued. Of particular interest was a large cutting which produced a heavy deposit of ostraka. ... Fifteen of twenty-two wells totally found in the section, were dug, as were two cisterns.

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[Agora Notebook Page] Α-1-113

Wells (continued). Late Rectangular Well at 38-39/Γ. Late Well at 12-13/ΙΒ-ΙΓ. Late Well at 33-35/ΣΤ-Ζ. Water Channels. Poros Water Channel at 12/ΙΗ-ΙΘ. Round Water Pipe in Northwest Corner. Rectangular ... Α-1 ... Wells (continued)

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[Agora Report] 2006 Excavations

Preliminary Report on the 2006 Excavation Season ... John McK. Camp II ... This summer the 75th anniversary of the beginning of the excavations and the 50th anniversary of the reconstruction of the Stoa of Attalos were celebrated. Excavation were concentrated on two areas: northwest ... 13 Jun-4 Aug 2006 ... In section Γ work continued in the building identified as the Strategeion. ... In Section ΒΖ excavation continued in the north-south road and in the buildings to the east and west of it. ... Walls, pithoi, pits, a burial, and two wells were revealed, dating to the years around 1000 A.D.

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[Agora Report] 2009 Excavations

Preliminary Report on the 2009 Excavation Season ... John McK. Camp II ... Excavations were conducted in four sections: Γ, ΒΘ, ΒΗ and ΒΖ. In Section Γ, the investigation of the Classical buildings south of the Tholos continued with the aim to find out if they were civil, commercial ... 8 Jun-31 Jul 2009 ... In Section Γ, the investigation of the Classical buildings south of the Tholos continued with the aim to find out if they were civil, commercial or domestic. ... The well is one of the earliest tile-lined wells found in the Agora, dating to the first half of the 4th century B.C. In Section ΒΘ, excavations continued. At its west end the bottoms of the modern foundations were reached.

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[Agora Report] 2010 Excavations

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 ... In Section ΒΗ, excavation continued and late fills overlying the Stoa Poikile were cleared. ... Two Byzantine wells within the interior of the building were left undug. ... In Section ΒΘ West, excavations continued and numerous animal bones from a pit were recovered.

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[Agora Report] 1958 Υ

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 investigation led to the conclusions that the houses were laid out on a city grid system with alleys dividing them, drains were constructed under the houses, and wells provided drinking water. ... Little evidence remain from late Hellenistic to late Roman period but habitation continued in the area until Byzantine times.

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[Agora Notebook Page] Ω-1-8 (pp. 2-3)

General Information. Plans. Modern Houses. General Plan with Square Meters. Notebook Working Plans. Southwest Corner. Northwest Corner. Southeast Corner. Northeast Corner. General Description of Section ... Ω-1 2, 3 ... List of Modern Wells and Cesspools ... Ancient Wells and Cisterns ... House E; Scrap of Wall and Marble Chip Floor; Northwest; Continued in Χ

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[Agora Report] 1937 Φ

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 ... It was built in the early 4th century B.C. and continued in use until the end of the 2nd century B.C. ... Two Roman wells were excavated, as well as a late Roman tomb.