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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 ... Coldstream (1968), pp. 10-13, pl. I, a-j ... Hesperia 18 (1949), pp. 275-297, figs. 2-12, pls. 66-72. ... Agora XXXVI, Tomb 11, pp. 77-101, figs. 2.31-2.52, 3.17, pl. VI.

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[Agora Deposit] D 16:4: Urn cremation

Evelyn Lord Smithson ... Grave 3: (Grave XXVII: EG). Urn cremation (trench-and-hole), adult male. Carbonized figs and grapes included in inventoried objects (no number). [JP] "Craftsman-Warrior" tomb: combination of weapons and ... Early Geometric I ... AgoraPicBk 24 (1998), pp. 10-11, figs. 14, 15 ... Agora XXXVI, Tomb 13, pp. 104-118, 531-533, figs. 2.55-2.64, 3.18-3.20, pl. V.

[Agora Deposit] Q 7:3: Trench Behind Stoa Stylobate

Soft Trench behind Stoa Stylobate, opposite Piers 21 and 22, along W face of Shop front wall. Herulian destruction debris at the north end of the Stoa of Attalos. Coins: 20 February 1954 #1-#2 22 February ... Late 3rd c. A.D ... pp. 119-120, no. L 315. -13 ... Crosby, Agora X, pp. 119-120, ... pp. 121-122, no. L 325. -5

[Agora Deposit] A 18:5: Well and packing behind tiles

Note of 20-III-52 (deposit nb): Have looked up notebook pp. 1101 ff. The fill of this well was certainly Roman, also some part of the fill behind the tiles - but is that only a part tunneled as a passage ... 2nd-3rd c. A.D ... notebook pp. 1101 ff. The fill ... abandoned [at 13.00m.] without ... Coins: 13 April 1939 #11-#12

[Agora Deposit] R 13:11: Tile-Lined Well in NE room (R/18,19-13/20)

Tile-lined Well in NE room (R/18,19-13/20). Homogenous dump ... 350-325 B.C ... Tile-lined Well in NE room (R/18,19-13/20). Homogenous dump.

[Agora Deposit] D 11:6: Hole ("Cistern") B

Pocket of soft fill in bedrock at corner of Late Roman house, with a hoard of lead tokens. No pottery catalogued. Herulian debris: cf. D 10:1, D 11:7 Coins: 25 May 1935 #8 Estimated Grid No pottery catalogued ... 25 May 1935 ... Gkikaki (2019), pp. 127, 128, 130 ... Agora X, pp. 136-137.

[Agora Deposit] J 11:1: Fourth Century Hole

Irregular depression in bedrock (ca. 7x5m), ca. 2m deep; area south of E-W Late Roman wall. Dumped filling apparently intended to level off the area. Coins: 11 March 1952 #10 12 March 1952 #1-#5 13 March ... Ca. 400-325 B.C ... J/1,2-11/12,13

[Agora Deposit] H 12:3: Pit

Lined with small stones. Difference noted between the pottery from the top and that from the bottom. Coins: 11 April 1933 #13 (disintegrated) 12 April 1933 #1-#6 (disintegrated) (Coin no. 1. N 18194 found ... Turkish ... Coins: 11 April 1933 #13 (disintegrated) 12 April 1933 #1-#6 (disintegrated) (Coin no. 1. N 18194

[Agora Deposit] H-K 12-14: Middle Stoa Building Fill

Middle Stoa Building Fill (with filling to S) (See also Κ: H-I-J 14-15 and Λ: K-M 13-14) This deposit is not definitive and must be considered with the above deposits before details are entered into database; ... To ca. 180 B.C ... May 1933 #11, #15-#16 13 ... Λ: K-M 13-14) This ... #26-#27, #31-#32, #35, #37 11

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[Agora Deposit] G 13:14: Scattered Votive Deposit

Laura Gawlinski ... Fill excavated south and west of Early Building Ii, Room E latrine, with a high concentration of votive material, such as pyre saucers, miniature loom weights, and ribbon handled plates. Some traces of ... 400-350 B.C ... G 13:14 ... G 13:14

[Agora Deposit] G 11:3: Well

Well (stone-curbed shaft) near middle of Tholos which served the prior building. Period of Use dated to ca. 500-480(?) B.C., Upper fill dated to ca. 480-470 B.C. or soon after in Agora XXX (a gradual ... Ca. 500-480 B.C ... G 11:3 ... G 11:3

[Agora Deposit] H 5-6.1: a) (Pre-)Persian

Deposits containing much ash and charcoal, probably to be associated with the Persian sack. Layers IV-VI of trial pit between Stoa piers IV and V ... 1st quarter 5th c. B.C ... Hesperia 6 (1937), pp. 12-14, fig. 6.

[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 ... Coins: 13 May 1940 #1-#13 14 May 1940 #2-#101

[Agora Deposit] M 11:3: Well

7th c. well below east part of Odeion Cavea Trench K). Use filling negligible; dumped filling of the second half of the 7th c. B.C. Brann Well H. Diameter 1.10m. Cut into bedrock. During excavation seepage ... 650-600 B.C ... Hesperia 30 (1961), pp. 358-374.

[Agora Deposit] F 19:1: Stratified well

Roman Group L. Layer I (cont. 59-64) Pre-Herulian second half of 3rd c. (bottom, 15.95-13.90). Layer II (cont. 42-58) 4th c.-first quarter of 4th c. (11.90-13.90). Layer III (cont. 17-41) -4th c. (10.00 ... Second half 3rd c.-early 5th c. A.D ... c. (11.90-13.90). Layer ... 15.95-13.90). Layer II (cont. 42-58) ... (10.00 to 11.90). Layer IV

[Agora Deposit] O-Q 18-19: Destruction Debris

Destruction debris in Late Roman Buildings on Lower N slope of Areopagus (see summaries under M-Q 17-21). Over 130 coins came from this filling, of which some 51 survived in a condition to permit accurate ... 6th c. A.D ... 22 February 1938 #11 ... #6 15 March 1938 #13 1 April 1938 #8 11 April 1938

[Agora Deposit] F 13:3: Well 9

Well near southwest corner of market square; successive use fillings, and dumped filling. Lower use filling, second half of 4th century B.C. Main use filling, second quarter of 2nd century B.C. to shortly ... 10 April-31 May 1935 ... Coins 10 April 1935 #1-#5 11 April 1935 #2 12 April 1935 #8-#10 13 April

[Agora Deposit] H 12:18: Archaic House

Archaic house with Distyle Porch (= Building J) in southeast of section: packing beneath floors (Layers a and b of Tholos Trench S.Layer b=Beneath original floor dated to ca. 500 B.C. Layer a=Between original ... 6th-early 5th c. B.C ... Hesperia 62 (1993), pp. 477-480 ... Hesperia Suppl. 4 (1940), pp. 34-38; p. 41 (plan).

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[Agora Deposit] O 7:1: Pit Tomb, Adult Inhumation

Eugene Vanderpool ... E.L. Smithson: Grave XXXV. Adult female inhumation. Deposit summary and notebook write at 31/Θ-I ... Final Mycenaean/Submycenaean-Early Protogeometric ... Agora XXXVI, Tomb 67, pp. 435-437, 551-553, figs. 2.320-2.323, 3.36-3.37.

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[Agora Deposit] J 2:27: Pyre J 2:27

Marcie Handler ... It was situated in the NW corner of Room 3 in the Classical Commercial Building, just S of Wall 11, the cross-wall that divides Room 3 from Room 4 to the north. The pyre pots were found surrounded by ... Late 4th c. B.C ... just S of Wall 11, the ... (J/13,14-2/7,8; 52.20 masl.). The pyre

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[Agora Deposit] I 5:2 BIS: Disturbed Cist Tomb

Susan I. Rotroff ... Grave 2 (bis). Cut into by builders of I 5:2. No remains. Possible contents in I 4-5:1 Layer C (= layer 6, lower building fill), catalogued as ΒΓ 2065 - ΒΓ 2125 ... Middle Helladic or later Bronze Age (date uncertain) ... Hesperia 87 (2018) pp. 215-278 ... Agora XXXVI, Tomb 60, pp. 411-413, figs. 2.290, 2.293, 2.294.

[Agora Deposit] B 15:5: Strosis

South House, Room 12, over pebble mosaic floor. Herulian destruction debris in a house. Coins: 29 April 1956 #1-#7 2 May 1956 #1-#3 9 May 1956 #1 26 May 1956 #1-#4 2 June 1956 #1-#4 PD 1350 ... 9 May 1956 ... ΠΠ:11

[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 ... 13 April 1937 #2-#5 4 June ... June 1937 #1-#13

[Agora Deposit] J 18:8: Well

Well on the north slope of the Areopagus. Unfinished, probably because of hardness of rock, and refilled at once, perhaps with sanctuary dump and with collapsed rock from the shaft itself. Diameter 1.15m ... 3rd quarter of the 7th c. B.C ... Hesperia 7 (1938) pp. 412-428, figs. 1-10.

[Agora Deposit] D-F 6-8:1: Hephaisteion Garden

Flower Pot Pits. Coins: 10 March 1936 #2 11 March 1936 #9 12 March 1936 #1 13 March 1936 #1-#3, #7 14 March 1936 #1, #9 2 April 1936 #1 7 January 1937 #1-#2 8 January 1937 #1 12 January 1937 #1-#2 ... 9-18 March 1936 1-2 April 1936 7-12 January 1937 ... Coins: 10 March 1936 #2 11 March 1936 #9 12 March 1936 #1 13 March 1936 #1-#3,

[Agora Deposit] B 13:7: Well on South Slope of Kolonos Agoraios

Well on south slope of Kolonos Agoraios. Stratified deposit. Coins: 8 May 1937 #3 14 May 1937 #1 Coins from dump: 27 May 1937 #2-#9 28 May 1937 #3-#11 Subdivisions: .1=16.00-17.00m. .2=17.00-18.00m. .3=18.00-19.00m ... 3rd. c. B.C.-3rd. c. A.D ... May 1937 #3-#11

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[Agora Deposit] J 1:6: Disturbed Pyre

Marcie Handler ... The remnants of a disturbed pyre in a layer of dumped Hellenistic fill. The fill was found in the area on top of and east of the eastern wall of the Classical Commercial Building at its north end. Fragmentary ... Ca. 225 B.C ... J/15,17-1/11,13 ... J/13,17-1/10,14

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[Agora Deposit] K 18:2: Cistern on Lower North Slope of Areopagus

Cistern on lower north slope of Areopagus. Latest of thirteen amphora handles dated ca.199; twelve legible coins, the latest dating ca. 196-190. Three intrusive pieces:two semiglazed fragments and piece ... 260-190 B.C ... Coins: 12 March 1937 #5-#8 13 March 1937 #1-#8 15 March 1937 #1-#5 16 March

[Agora Deposit] B 12:1: Well on South Slope of Kolonos Agoraios

Well on south slope of Kolonos Agoraios. Coins: 23 March 1936 #5-#6 31 March 1936 #3 30 April 1936 #1 1 May 1936 #6 2 May 1936 #2 5 May 1936 #8 6 May 1936 #15-#16 14 May 1936 #5-#8 (#6 N 51520 is from ... 50 B.C-3rd c. A.D ... 21 May 1936 #10-#11 10 ... Subdivisions: .1=0.00-13.50m.=Dump of 4th. c. .2=3.50-22.20m.=Original fill dumped back in;

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[Agora Deposit] H 16:4: Pithos

Pithos ay the bottom of the north slope of the Areopagus with single fill; Part of Hellenistic Group D. One stamped amphora handle dates slightly after 146. Latest coin dates in first two decades of 2nd ... 160-130 B.C ... Coins: 12 April 1932 #6-11 13 April 1932 #1-#2 16 April 1932 #10 18 April 1932

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[Agora Deposit] H 13:6: Well

Laura Gawlinski ... Well in courtyard of Early Building I, adjacent to wall of Room B. Tile lined; upper course in situ, lower two collapsed probably in antiquity. Letters inscribed on rims (eta, phi, omicron, theta). Medium ... First quarter of the 4th c. B.C ... H/6,7-13/7,8

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[Agora Deposit] F 17:3: Well

Although separated by a sterile rocky fill the two use fillings are apparently one continuous accumulation (GRE). Packing around well includes SS 14261, P 25943-P 25953. These are not given a subdivision ... 350-300 B.C. to ca. 225 B.C ... Lawall (2004), pp. 447-448.

[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 XXIX, pp. 441-442.

[Agora Deposit] L 19:2: Cistern

A 3rd. c. B.C. cistern and an unfinished rectangular cutting of the 2nd c. B.C. which destroyed some of its upper part. These two features are combined in this deposit; the following objects are identified ... 3rd-2nd c. B.C ... (Hell. fill) 9 May 1940 #6-#11 ... (in cistern) 11 May 1940 #1-#4 13 May 1940 #4 14 May

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[Agora Deposit] I 5:2: Cist Τomb, Adult Female Inhumation in ΒΓ

Susan I. Rotroff ... Grave 2. Adult female inhumation. Grave extending under the south retaining wall of the Temenos of the Royal Stoa. It is oriented ne-sw, with head at sw. Grave built of slabs of schist, with packing of ... Final Mycenaean/Submycenaean ... I/10,11-5/5,6

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[Agora Deposit] M 17:1: Well

Use filling of middle of 1st to late 6th c. (Roman Group M); dumped filling of 9th and 10th c. Down to a depth of about 21.00m. the fill of the well contained very few objects, the latest of them being ... 1st-6th c. A.D ... April 1937 #1-#2 13 April ... .13=Layer XIII, 21.00-22.40m ... .11=Layer XI, 23.20-26.40m.

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[Agora Deposit] L 2:2: Well

Anne McCabe ... Adjacent to the SW face of Byzantine Wall 14. The circular cutting, 0.90m in diameter, appeared at 53.504m under a layer of loose rubble (Lot 481). Wall of the well roughly built, consisting at the top ... 11-19 July 2006 24 June-21 July 2009 ... Boyer (2017), pp. 1-307 ... Hesperia 84 (2015), pp. 477, 481-486, figs. 7, 13, 15-16.

[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 ... 1939 #1-#4 5 June 1939 #1 13 ... #1-#3 10 May 1957 #1-#3 11 May 1957 #1-#7 13 May 1957

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[Agora Deposit] J 2:24: Hellenistic Pyre

Marcie Handler ... This pyre was found in the fill under Pyre J 2:23. Unfortunately, no floor surface was found between the two pyres. There were no complete vessels in this pyre. The sherds of the pyre vessels were mixed ... 275-250 B.C ... Hesperia Suppl. 47 (2013), no. 14, pp. 115, 116, figs. 22, 40, 41.

[Agora Deposit] F-G 12:1: Road Fills

Filling of early N-S road and related fills, in the area of the Geometric Cemetery south of the Tholos; various levels including plundered foundation trench. For late, disturbed or uncertain levels over ... 7th-6th c. B.C ... Hesperia Suppl. 2 (1939), pp. 8-13, 105-138.