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Cistern at 72/ΛΘ. Under NW corner of Roman House H. Stucco-lined, bottle-shaped cistern, poor condition. Diameter at bottom -2m.
Two tunnels, one leading east, one west, ca. 1.65m high and 0.80m across ... 150-110 B.C. with a few earlier pieces ... -3.75m. |
May be of Hellenistic origin when cistern system went out of use.
For a general note on the cistern see Nb. ΟΕ III, pp. 246 ff.
Objects from B 586 various depths (no subdivision): S 2324-S 2330,
P 34894, ... Late 2nd-early 6th c. A.D ... Nb. ΟΕ III, pp. 246 ff ... Coins:
2 June 1937 #1
7 June 1937 #1-#7
11 June 1937 #1-#4 (from Dump) ... cistern ... lies 3.55m. below |
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 |
Cistern at 60/ΙΕ; bell-shaped cistern with a channel 1.65m high and 4.60m long, leading to a dead end against bedrock. This channel runs north with a slight curve to the east and looks as though it was ... Second half of 3rd c. B.C.-Early 2nd c. B.C ... Agora XXII, pp. 104-105. |
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 ... Coins: Section Ζ Coins: Section B
2 June 1937 ... similar to Thompson's Group E ... 13 April 1937 #2-#5
4 June |
Well shaft cut through a cistern channel which was then packed with three amphorae (P 3123, P 3125, P 4201) of 1st or at latest early 2nd c. A.D. (These three amphorae could be considered with F 15:2) ... 3rd-4th c. A.D ... 3rd-4th c. A.D ... -9.6--3m. |
Evidence of stratification into five layers, although joins between the layers. Layer VI added when the construction of the Roman building above required it. No subdivisions assigned.
Flask-shaped cistern ... Early 3rd-late 2nd c. B.C ... Hesperia Suppl. 50 (2018), pp. 15, 17, 18, 71, 153, nn. 32, 7 ... Agora XXII, pp. 99-100 ... Agora XXXIII, pp. 354-355. |
| 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 ... XIX, pp. 3644-3646. Well at ... Coins:
9 June 1936 #2-#4
9 April 1937 #1-#2
10 April 1937 #1-#2
12 April ... 9?) produced 2 type XXII lamps (L 2992-3) which R. |
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