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[Agora Deposit] Q 17:5: Disturbed Pyre

Disturbed pyre containing only a pyxis and a chytridion. No notebook account of excavation exists. The pyre may have been located at the edge of an ancient road. There is no record of bone or burning ... 350-325 B.C. (?) ... Hesperia Suppl. 47 (2013), no. 64, p. 177, fig. 116 ... Agora XII, p. 398 ... Agora XXIX, p. 470.

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[Agora Deposit] J 3:9: Burial within Well

David Scahill ... Burial in Geometric well (J 3:8), in Classical Building II, Room I, next to south ashlar wall. "No grave goods!" ADDENDA: J. Papadopoulos later associated P 34449 and P 34450 to that grave. (Cf. Agora ... Geometric ... Burial in Geometric well (J 3:8), in Classical Building II, Room I, next to ... "No grave goods!" ADDENDA: J. Papadopoulos later ... that grave. (Cf. Agora

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[Agora Deposit] B 18:4: Pyre

Pyre in House T, Room 1, Layer 5-6 (RSY=Pyre 3) in the industrial area west of the Areopagus. First quarter 4th. c. B.C. Artifacts, bone, and cinders in pit in floor sequence. The pyre was found in digging ... 400-375 B.C.(?) ... Hesperia Suppl. 47 (2013), no. 39, pp. 150, 151, figs. 78, 80 ... Hesperia 20 (1951), pp. 116-117, pl. 50 c (Pyre 3) ... Agora IV, p. 235.

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[Agora Deposit] H 16:6: Urn Cremation/The Rich Athenian Lady

Gerald V. Lalonde ... Urn cremation (trench-and-hole), adult female with fetus/neonate. One box with burnt animal bones is stored with the skeleton AA 302 in drawer 97. Objects also recorded frm Section ΣΤ. PD 1692, PD 1807 ... Early Geometric II, 850 B.C ... Agora

[Agora Deposit] D 7:2: Theseion 'Street' Deposit

Packing under cobblestones 7 or 8 meters west of the Temple of Hephaistos. A similar filling found in a small hole in bedrock three or four meters north of the Temple. The high quality of the pottery from ... Ca. 500-440 B.C ... Hesperia Suppl. 8, p. 397, under no. 7 c ... Agora IV, p. 236 ... Agora XII, p. 387.

[Agora Deposit] H 13:4: Well

Formerly G 13:5. Cleared to a depth of 8.50m. where further collapse made work impossible. Use filling not reached. Lower dumped fill dated to ca. 425-400 B.C., with objects P 24209, P 24210, 24211. Upper ... Ca. 425-375 B.C ... Agora XII, p. 393 ... Agora XXIII, p. 333 ... Agora XXX, p. 363.

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[Agora Deposit] A 17:2: Well in Industrial Area of Areopagus

A well in the industrial area of the Areopagus, about 7.00m. west of the West Bath, to a depth of 14.60m. This well was the direct successor to A 17:1, replacing it when it collapsed. The use filling at ... Second quarter 6th. c ... Hesperia 18 (1949), p. 118, fig. 3, no. 8; p. 126, pl. 8 ... Agora XII, p. 383 ... Agora XXIII, p. 329.

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[Agora Deposit] A 20:3: Pyre

(RSY=Pyre 2). Pyre in the industrial area west of the Areopagus, in House B. In northern corner of room. No pit discerned. A deposit of small stones (a marker/) lay 0.30m above the level of the pyre, ... Third quarter of the 4th. century ... Hesperia Suppl. 47 (2013), no. 49, pp. 162, 163, figs. 78, 96, 97 ... Hesperia 20 (1951), pp. 115-116, pl. 49 a, 50 b (Pyre 2) ... Agora IV, p. 234.

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[Agora Deposit] G 12:8: Inhumation of a Woman

Grave 7b in notebook. Inhumation in Tholos Cemetery; The skeleton positioned directly below the male in Grave 7, but with direction reversed, i.e., head at southeast end. Most grave offerings at lower ... 750-725 B.C ... Hesperia 14 (1945), pp. 305-307, no. 83, figs. 7, 8, pl. LIII (Grave XX) ... Agora VIII, p. 127.

[Agora Deposit] E 14:5: Unfinished Well, Well G

Found in 13/06/1935. Dumped filling in an unfinished well originally dug only to a depth of 5.50m. Probably a post-Persian cleanup, perhaps in one of the public buildings near the SW corner of the square ... Ca. 520-490 B.C ... Agora

[Agora Deposit] Q 10:4: Well by Stoa Pier 8

Well by Stoa Pier 8. Mouth of well discovered in 1950 (p. 2287). Dumped filling in the 4th c. B.C. but the bulk of the material of the 5th c. B.C. Fill contained much wood, bones, Mycenaean, Geometric, ... 5th c. B.C ... Agora

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[Agora Deposit] G 12:7: Inhumation of a Man

Grave 7 in notebook. Area disturbed in Roman times; outlines of the shaft had been obliterated. The northwest end, however, was preserved in a cutting in the rock of the sloping hillside. This cutting, ... 750-700 B.C ... Agora

[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

[Agora Deposit] E 14:3: Drawshaft, "Kybele Cistern"

Cistern-shaft at the southeast foot of Kolonos Agoraios. Nbp. 2369: Two chamber cisterns, 88/ΛΔ and 100/ΚΘ, united by a long straight passage running almost due N-S. A draw shaft at 95/ΚΘ is set just ... Upper fill, Late Roman with some Hellenistic. Middle fill, Sullan debris to last quarter of 1st c. B.C. Lower fill, 4th-3rd c. B.C.=POU and abandonment ... (2.80-3.50) 15 May 1935 #1-#8 (to

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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-#32 8 April ... 23.20-29.00m. .8=Layer VIII,

[Agora Deposit] Q 18:1: Well at 19/ΝΒ

Well at 19/ΝΒ, on the lower north slope of the Areopagus ... 550-525 B.C ... Agora

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[Agora Deposit] M 12:1: Cist Grave in

Mycenaean Grave. One of the first Mycenaean burials found in the Agora. It consisted of a regular cist, carefully cut with vertical sides and a flat bottom, measuring 1.90m by 0.55m. There were apparently ... LH III (c. 1200) ... Mycenaean Grave. One of the first Mycenaean burials found in the Agora. It

[Agora Deposit] N 20:4: Mask Cistern

Dumped fillings thrown in during second quarter of 1st c. B.C. containing mostly debris resulting from Sulla's sack in 86 B.C. Agora XXIX, p. 464: Four fills distinguished during excavations ... but seemingly ... Late 2nd c. and early 1st c. B.C. POU; 110-75 B.C ... Sulla's sack in 86 B.C. Agora ... but seemingly with no ... Coins: 7 March 1938 #16-#17 8 March 1938 #23-#25 9 March 1938 #8 10 March 1938

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[Agora Deposit] B 10:2: Pit Tomb, Adult Inhumation

Rodney S. Young ... Grave 18 in notebook. Adult inhumation; skeletal material; no offerings. Submycenaean? JP In some records as Grave XIX bis. (see Agora XXXVI, Tomb 31, p. 284) ... LH IIIC/EPG (date uncertain) ... Grave 18 in notebook. Adult inhumation; skeletal material; no offerings ... In some records as Grave XIX bis. (see Agora XXXVI, Tomb 31, p. 284).

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[Agora Deposit] B 19:5: Pyre in House N, Room 2, Layer 5

Pyre in House N, room 2, layer 5 (RSY=Pyre 8). Near northern corner of room 6. Artifacts, bone, burnt logs, and cinders in square pit dug from level of layer 5, through layers 5 and 6; thin clay floor ... 325-300 B.C ... Agora

[Agora Deposit] T 27:1: Fill in Antechamber

Klepsydra: Filling in antechamber, behind the parapet of the Klepsydra. Dated to the time of the rebuilding of the springhouse after the Sullan sack, but containing earlier material. Coins: 31 May 1938 ... Second quarter of 5th c. to middle of 1st c. B.C ... Hesperia Suppl. 10 (1956), p. 157, no. 154 ... Delos XXVII, pp. 311 (under no. E 29), p. 382 ... Hesperia 8 (1939), p. 225.

[Agora Deposit] E 14:1: Cistern

Cistern at the southeast foot of Kolonos Agoraios. Nbp. 2369: Two chamber cisterns, 88/ΛΔ and 100/ΚΘ, united by a long straight passage running almost due N-S. A draw shaft at 95/ΚΘ is set just off the ... Use filling of late 4th-early 3rd c. B.C. Accumulative fillings of late 3rd-early 2nd and late 1st c. B.C. Upper dumped filling of 3rd c. A.D ... Agora

[Agora Deposit] U 26:4: Latest Mycenaean Well C in OA

Well 19: Latest Mycenaean. Near Klepsydra. Diameter mouth 1.25-1.35m., narrowing about a third of the way down and becoming rectangular, 0.90-1.0 to a side. Muddy at m; water collecting rapidly at 8.m ... Late Mycenaean ... Agora

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[Agora Deposit] Q 8:6: Cist Tomb, Child Inhumation

Homer A. Thompson ... PG grave to NW of Stoa Pier 19 (Tomb no. 5 in notebook). In some records as Grave XLII. It consisted of a rectangular pit, oriented north-south, cut into bedrock. The sides of the pit were lined and the ... Earlier-Developed Protogeometric ... Agora

[Agora Deposit] A 21:1: Shaft with caves

Shaft (= well + caves) at 116-118/ΚΕ-ΚΣΤ Coins: 6 May 1939 #16-#21 8 May 1939 #35-#37 9 May 1939 #1 24 April 1940 #6 ... 2nd. quarter - mid-5th. c. A.D ... ΝΝ:116-118/ΚΕ-ΚΣΤ

[Agora Deposit] B 20:8: Drawshaft

Simple drawshaft ending in flat floor, no passages. Mixed Hellenistic fill to the bottom. Coins: 15 June 1939 #1-#3 No container ... 15 June 1939 ... Simple drawshaft ending in flat floor, no passages. Mixed Hellenistic fill ... No container.

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[Agora Deposit] D 7:8: Child's grave

Child grave. Grave 21 in notebook. No burning. No offerings. Covered by a 5th c. filling disturbed in Turkish times. Neg. ΚΚ 83, shows skeleton. Possibly discarded? ... 27 March 1936 ... Child grave. Grave 21 in notebook. No burning. No offerings. Covered by a 5th c.

[Agora Deposit] D 15:2: Well

Construction and upper fills. Well at 116/ΣΤ, cut less than one meter from a shallower and older well at 115/ΣΤ [D 15:1]. ... a fall of loose fill occurred from the earlier into the later well ... Filling ... 2nd c. A.D. plus 6th c. A.D ... Agora

[Agora Deposit] D 8:2: Grave South of Hephaisteion

Grave south of Hephaisteion. Grave I in notebook. Four sets of lower leg bones. No offerings. No sherds. Lot 227 ? ... Byzantine ... Agora

[Agora Deposit] B 19:8: Pit in House N Room 4

House N, Room 4, Pit through layers 5-6. Debris filling, mixed context. Estimated Grid ... Late 4th. c. B.C. into early 3rd c. B.C ... Hesperia 18 (1949), p. 342, under no. 140 ... Agora XII, p. 385 ... Agora XXIX, p. 438.

[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 ... Early 1st to 6th c. and of 8th c. A.D ... Τ:116/ΝΘ

[Agora Deposit] N 21:8: Pit in Bedrock, Possible Disturbed Child's Grave

Pit in bedrock (disturbed child's grave?). No bones or ashes. No lots. No coins listed. P 14520 was certainly from the north end, doubtless a grave offering; few sherds (first half of 5th century) came ... Late 6th - early 5th c. B.C ... Agora

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[Agora Deposit] Q 8:14: Child Burial

Child burial at SE corner of original North Extension of Stoa Terrace. A tiny skeleton. No furniture. See neg LXV-55 and ΣΑ 749. Bones not found (2022) ... Mycenaean(?) ... Q 8

[Agora Deposit] O 8:5: Well in Marble-Saw Shed

Well in Marble-Saw Shed. No distinct use filling. Estimated Grid ... Submycenaean ... O 8:5 ... O 8:5

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[Agora Deposit] C 8:7: Cist grave/adult inhumation

Dorothy Burr Thompson ... Grave 16 in notebook. Adult skeleton. In some records as Grave XXXIII (JP) ... Middle Geometric I ... Hesperia 14 (1945), p. 303, no. 73, pl. LI ... Agora XXXVI, Tomb 58, pp. 383-385, figs. 2.269-2.271, p. 546.

[Agora Deposit] P 8:2: Trench

Narrow trench in bedrock; one section found to NE of Circular Building west of the Stoa of Attalos, another (Q 8:1) beneath the terrace of the Stoa of Attalos opposite Pier 19. A single filling in both ... Ca. 450-425 B.C. and shortly after ... Hesperia 18 (1949), p. 343, no. 146 ... Agora IV, pp. 243-244 ... Agora XII, p. 396.

[Agora Deposit] E 16:1: Well A

Well A (depth 10.20m, diameter 1.04m, water level 4m) outside the SW corner of the market square, to the east of the north-south road. At the bottom of the well were scanty remains probably from a period ... Ca. 425-375 B.C ... Hesperia 24 (1955), p. 178, no. 1 ... Agora IV, p. 238 ... Agora XII, p. 389.

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[Agora Deposit] C 8:10: Pit tomb, adult inhumation.

Homer A. Thompson ... Grave XIII in notebook. Cutting in bedrock. One skeleton. Bones discarded. No offerings. JP ... LH III/EPG (date uncertain) ... Grave XIII in notebook. Cutting in bedrock. One skeleton. Bones discarded. No

[Agora Deposit] E 8:2: Grave in South Peristyle of Hephaisteion (Grave LXIV)

Grave in south peristyle of Hephaisteion. Grave LXIV in notebook. No mention of bones. Coins: 13 March 1939 #21-#23 14 March 1939 #7 Neg. KK 395 ... 13-15 March 1939 ... Agora

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[Agora Deposit] E 8:4: Grave South of Hephaisteion (Grave II)

Grave south of Hephaisteion. Grave II in notebook. One skeleton. No objects. Pottery in container 201 from filling around grave II ... 12 March 1936 ... Grave south of Hephaisteion. Grave II in notebook. One skeleton. No objects.

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[Agora Deposit] J 1:8: Pyre J 1:8

Marcie Handler ... The Pyre was revealed in a layer of 4th c. fill in the north end of Room 6, just south of Wall 8. Room 6 is defined by the street wall (Wall A) on the west, Wall 7 on the east, Wall 9 on the south (preserved ... 4th c. B.C ... Agora

[Agora Deposit] D 15:1: Well

Well at 115/ΣΤ (all the 5th c. fills of 116/ΣΤ). The lower part of the shaft contained a heavy deposit of pottery and other objects of the late archaic period, both coarse and finer wares; probably a post-Persian ... Ca. 500-480 B.C.-Roman ... 5th c. fills of 116 ... clean-up. A Roman well at 116 ... is thus no stratification.

[Agora Deposit] G 15:5: Geometric Deposit

No description in Deposit folders ... Geometric ... Agora

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[Agora Deposit] M 17:8: Pyre in Pithos Y.

Contents of Pithos Y; probably belonging to sacrificial pyre III. In northern corner of courtyard. Characteristic pyre pottery in fill of one of two pithoi set into the floor of the courtyard as part ... 400-350 B.C ... Hesperia Suppl. 47 (2013), no. 57, pp. 170, 171, figs. 105, 107.

[Agora Deposit] M 23:1 BIS: Destroyed Tomb

Alison Frantz ... Vases from "Child's Grave" disturbed by the Late Hellenistic cistern. No remains. JP But see P 27110 ... Late Protogeometric/Early Geometric I ... Agora

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[Agora Deposit] P 6:4: Pyre

Pyre in layer 8a in SW corner of Room 7 of Greek House δ. Oval pyre; 0.60 (n-s)x 0.35 (e-w). The pyre was covered by the surface of layer 8 and extended slightly into layer 9 below it. Small bone fragments, ... 325-300 B.C ... Pyre in layer 8a in SW corner of Room 7 of Greek ... of layer 8 and extended ... Small bone fragments, ashes. No pottery remaining, bones in plastic bag in tin

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[Agora Deposit] Q 20:4: Pyre in Room 8 of Roman House H

Pyre in Room 8 of Roman House H. Concentration of artifacts, bone, and flecks of carbon in stratum, no pit discerned. the pyre lay within a red fill apparently contemporary with it, but with some later ... 300-290 B.C ... Hesperia Suppl. 47 (2013), no. 62, pp. 175, 176, figs. 1, 6, 109, 114 ... Agora XXIX, p. 470.

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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 ... Hesperia Suppl. 47 (2013), no. 8, p. 111, figs. 22, 23, 33.

[Agora Deposit] N 18:8: Great Hole at 33/Z

Great Hole at 33/Ζ = Area of early wells Some of the objects may have come from N 18:7 or from a neighboring 7th c, well, not separately cleared, but no definite association is possible ... 7th-5th c. B.C ... Agora

[Agora Deposit] B 12:5: Well

Well near west edge of level area south of the Hephaisteion. Dumped filling thrown in near end of 4th. c. but by far the greater part belonging to the 30 years before 350 B.C. Diameter of shaft 0.98m ... Ca. 380-350 B.C ... Hesperia 24 (1955), pp. 179-180, under no. 7 ... Agora IV, p. 234 ... Agora XII, p. 384.

[Agora Deposit] F 12:8: Disturbed Burial Set into a Cutting in Hardpan

Disturbed burial set into a cutting in hardpan. No lot ... 2nd half of 5th c. B.C ... Agora XII, p. 389.

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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.

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[Agora Deposit] Q 17:6: Urn burial

Homer A. Thompson ... Child's grave, Geometric. The bones of a child about one month old had been placed into P. 25787, which was lying on its side. The upper side of the pot was cut away in later times. The mouth was closed ... Late 8th c. B.C ... No lots, no grid.

[Agora Deposit] D-E 8-9:1: Theseion Cisterns A and B (1936)

Two chambers connected by a tunnel, all filled at the same time, but with slight Hellenistic disturbance. Chamber A, to west at 14/ΛΗ, B to east at 14-15/ΛΒ on grid for section RR. Cistern system ca. 20.00m ... Ca. 325-275 B.C ... D-E 8-9:1 ... D-E 8-9:1

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[Agora Deposit] N 18:3: Cistern at 77/M

Cistern at 77/Μ on lower north slopes of the Areopagus. Bottom diameter of 2m connected by tunnel to cistern M-N 18:1. Only stamped amphora handle dates slightly after 240. Latest coin dates about 200 ... 3rd c. B.C.-196/190 B.C ... #15-#18 25 February 1937 #8 ... April 1937 #6-#8 ... No unguentaria with solid

[Agora Deposit] M 18:8: Well

Well at 73/Μ on the lower northeast slope of the Areopagus. Diameter of 0.90m. It seems to have been abandoned because of the very soft stereo that kept falling in from all sides. Many pieces of terracotta ... Ca. 430-420 B.C ... Agora

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[Agora Deposit] J 2:23: Hellenistic Pyre

Marcie Handler ... The pyre was revealed under a layer of mixed fill with pottery dating from the 3rd century B.C. to the 1st century A.D. Five pots were immediately visible (BZ 1318-1321, 1333) in a shallow pit surrounded ... 23 June-4 July 2006 ... period, and no floor surface

[Agora Deposit] T 26:1: Well P in ΟΑ

Well P: Late Neolithic. Diameter ca. 0.90m. Near Paved Building. No water ... Late Neolithic ... -1.8m.

[Agora Deposit] C 10:3: Well

Well with 4th. c. fill, no well deposit at the bottom. Coins: 2 April 1936 #1 3 April 1936 #8-#19 4 April 1936 #11 8 April 1936 #3-#4 22 May 1936 #5 25 May 1936 #2 27 May 1936 #2 28 May 1936 #2-#5 29 May ... Second half A.D. 4th. c ... Well with 4th. c. fill, no well deposit at the bottom ... Coins: 2 April 1936 #1 3 April 1936 #8-#19 4 April 1936 #11 8 April 1936 #3-#4

[Agora Deposit] P 7:2: Well at 8/IA-IB

Well at 8/ΙΑ-ΙΒ, beneath the north colonnade of the Square Peristyle, just west of the north end of the Stoa of Attalos. Quite uniform fill. Diameter 1.15m. No P.O.U. Coins: 4 April 1938 #39 ... 650-600 B.C. 5th c. B.C ... Hesperia 8 (1939), p. 212 ... Agora IV, p. 243 ... Agora VIII, p. 130.

[Agora Deposit] P 21:4: Cistern at 53/NE

Cistern at 53/ΝΕ, bottle-shaped, stucco-lined, in the east aisle of the peristyle of Roman House H (courtyard of Greek House G, just west of andron). Lower diameter 2.73m. Homogenous fill all apparently ... Into early 2nd century B.C ... Hesperia Suppl. 50 (2018), pp. 73, 100, nn. 15, 116 ... Agora XXII, p. 106 ... Agora XXIX, p. 468.

[Agora Deposit] Q 8:13: Cist Grave in Northwest Corner of Stoa Terrace

Eugene Vanderpool Homer A. Thompson ... Mycenaean burial (no offerings) in NW corner of Stoa Terrace (original north end). " It consisted merely of an adult skeleton lying in an extended position with head to east and the left leg slightly flexed ... Mycenaean or Protogeometric ... Agora XIII, p. 232, pls. 55, 87 (Grave XXX).

[Agora Deposit] M 23:1: Cistern in NW Corner of Byzantine Building

Chamber of water system with one blind tunnel and two cisterns connected by tunnel. Pottery consistent throughout, late Hellenistic. Late 2nd c. B.C. Ten stamped amphora handles. Most of bowls long-petal ... 100-75 B.C ... Agora

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[Agora Deposit] C 9:8: Urn cremation

Grave 1 in notebook (E.L. Smithson: Grave XXV: PG). No remains. Probable trench-and-hole. JP Roughly circular pit measuring 0.39m in diameter cut into bedrock to a depth of 0.72m. Pyre refuse-described ... Late PG/EG I ... Agora XXXVI, Tomb 55, pp. 375-381, figs. 2.180, 2.261-2.264.

[Agora Deposit] R 8:2: Well behind Stoa Shop 18

Well behind Stoa Shop 18 (Well G: EB). Provides useful antecedents for many later shapes both black and plain. Diameter at bottom 0.88m. Eight pairs of footholds preserved. The influx of water during excavation ... 650-625 B.C ... Agora

[Agora Deposit] D 6:2: West Chamber

West Chamber of Cistern System #2. This chamber filled earlier than the East Chamber. No stratification but at 3.80m. considerable pottery of the late 5th c. B.C., as in 60/ΛΗ cistern, presumably a portion ... First half of 3rd c. A.D ... -4.8m.

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[Agora Deposit] D 17:8: Sacrificial Pyre in Poros Building, Northwest Room

Sacrificial pyre in Poros Building, NW Room (RSY= Pyre 1). Against east wall of room 5 west. artifacts, bone, carbon and ash in pit in floor sequence. the pyre lay below a floor covered with marble dust, ... Middle of 4th c. B.C ... Hesperia Suppl. 47 (2013), no. 32, pp. 142, 143, figs. 7, 67, 69, 70 ... Agora XII, p. 387.

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[Agora Deposit] O 17:8: Pit tomb, infant inhumation

Eugene Vanderpool ... Infant grave near Phaidon street cistern. No offerings. Roughly rectangular, almost elliptical cutting in bedrock, measuring 0.70m long, 0.35m wide, and 0.40m deep, oriented south-southwest to north-northeast ... Late Helladic III C/Early Protogeometric (date uncertain) ... Agora XXXVI, Tomb 3, pp. 52-53, 528, figs. 2.10, 3.13.

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[Agora Deposit] Q 8:12: Funerary Deposit

Eugene Vanderpool ... Mycenaean Grave under Stoa Terrace, at original north end of Stoa; and PG vases on patches of stones over this burial, and to NE (formerly P 8:7). Cf. Q 8:13. No remains. In some records as Grave XLV ... 1 December 1953 ... Agora

[Agora Deposit] M 17:5: Well

Well at 69/ΚΔ (Well G: PG, ELS). Diameter 0.75m. Fairly but not perfectly evenly cut; no foot-holds in sides. Very little water gathered. The well produced a small amount of pottery, the bulk of it coming ... Protogeometric ... Lots 8-10 no longer exist p. 232 ... evenly cut; no foot-holds in

[Agora Deposit] P 6:7: Amphora Dump

Amphora dump at P/2,3-6/6,8. Layer "8b" in Room 6 of Greek House δ. Trench cut into lower levels next to west wall of Room 6. Fragments of amphorai, tiles. No coins ... Early Hellenistic ... P/2,3-6/6,8

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[Agora Deposit] B 19:3: Pyre in House C

Pyre in House C, Room 8 (RSY=Pyre 6). Near east corner of room 8. Artifacts, burnt bone, burnt sticks, and large cinders in a shallow pit dug into surface of layer 3, and covered by layer 2. Some cinders ... 350-325 B.C.-end of 4th c. B.C ... Pyre in House C, Room 8 (RSY=Pyre 6). Near east corner of room 8. Artifacts, burnt

[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 ... Agora

[Agora Deposit] E 7:18: Grave in Cella of hephaisteion (Grave XLVI)

Grave in cella of Hephaisteion. Grave XLVI in notebook. No mention of bones. Coins: 9 March 1939 #1-#4 ... 8 March 1939 ... Agora

[Agora Deposit] E 7:25: Grave in Cella of Hephaisteion (Grave XXIX)

Grave in cella of Hephaisteion. Grave XXIX in notebook. No mention of bones. Coins: 25 February 1939 #1 ... 23 February 1939 8 March 1939 ... Grave in cella of Hephaisteion. Grave XXIX in notebook. No mention of bones.

[Agora Deposit] E 7:28: Grave in Cella of hephaisteion (Grave XXX)

Grave in cella of Hephaisteion. Grave XXX in notebook. Filling: loose earth. No mention of bones. Lot 401b ... 8 March 1939 ... Agora

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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 ... Agora

[Agora Deposit] S 13:1: Tile-Lined Well

Tile-lined Well in Room 2 of Street Stoa (5/8-13/13), ca. 0.64m in diameter. Tiles set in pairs for each circuit, tops carefully lettered for placement, one hand-hole per tile. Actual well earlier (?) ... 21-26 June 1972 ... ΡΡ:5/8-13/13

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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 ... Hesperia Suppl. 47 (2013), no. 11, pp. 112, 113, figs. 22, 36.

[Agora Deposit] M 18:1: Well

Filling of a well on the lower north slopes of the Areopagus, dug early in the 1st c. B.C. [construction fill]; in use into the the 2nd c. A.D.[well fill] (H Ms.) No apparent stratification. Hellenistic ... 2nd c. A.D ... Agora V, p. 125 ... Agora VI, p. 99 ... Agora VII, p. 226.

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[Agora Deposit] J 2:16: Pyre against North Face of Polygonal Wall, Room 2

Pyre against north face of polygonal wall, Room 2, Classical Building II. No floor preserved above, but the pyre is below floor level 51.820masl, preserved just to the east and above patchy floor with ... Ca. 275-260 B.C ... Hesperia Suppl. 47 (2013), no. 9, pp. 111, 112, figs. 22-24, 34.

[Agora Deposit] D 7:9: Grave in West Peristyle of Hephaisteion (Grave XLIII)

Grave in west peristyle of Hephaisteion. Grave XLIII in notebook. No mention of bones; pottery Turkish. Coins: 8 March 1939 #21 ... 11 March 1939 ... Grave in west peristyle of Hephaisteion. Grave XLIII in notebook. No mention ... Coins: 8 March 1939 #21

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[Agora Deposit] D 7:10: Grave in West Peristyle of Hephaisteion (Grave XLI)

Grave in west peristyle of Hephaisteion. Grave XLI in notebook. No mention of bones. Coins: 8 March 1939 #6-#20 Neg. XVI-19 ... 10 March 1939 ... Grave in west peristyle of Hephaisteion. Grave XLI in notebook. No mention of ... Coins: 8 March 1939 #6-#20

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[Agora Deposit] D-E 7:1: Grave in Opisthodomos of Hephaisteion (Grave LIII)

Grave in opisthodomos of Hephaisteion. Grave LIII in notebook. No mention of bones. Coin 9 March 1939 #16 Neg. KK 361 ... Turkish ... Agora

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[Agora Deposit] E 7:4: Grave in Opisthodomos of Hephaisteion (Grave LI)

Grave in opisthodomos of Hephaisteion. Grave LI in notebook. No mention of bones. Neg. KK 363, XIX-8 (dismantling of the walls of the graves( ... 10 March 1939 16 March 1939 ... Grave in opisthodomos of Hephaisteion. Grave LI in notebook. No mention of bones ... Neg. KK 363, XIX-8 (dismantling of the walls of the graves(.

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[Agora Deposit] E 7:5: Grave in Opisthodomos of Hephaisteion (Grave XLIX)

Grave in opisthodomos of Hephaisteion. Grave XLIX in notebook. No mention of bones. Coins: 9 March 1939 #8-#13 Neg. KK 365 ... 9 March 1939 16 March 1939 ... Agora

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[Agora Deposit] F-G 12:3: Inhumation of a Woman

Grave 19 in notebook. Bones only AA 3. Length 2.15m; width 0.63m; depth 0.52m. Woman' skeleton with head at north. Cover slabs piled at foot of grave, probably by the diggers of Well J 18:8, who rifled ... Late Geometric ... Agora

[Agora Deposit] Q 20:6: Disturbed Pyre

Greek House J, under room 8 of Roman House H. Typical though very fragmentary pyre pottery lay dispersed in a stratum over bedrock with pottery ranging from the 5th to the mid-3rd c. In same general area ... Early 4th c. B.C.? ... Greek House J, under room 8 of Roman House H ... construction event. There is no

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[Agora Deposit] D 7:11: Grave in West Peristyle of Hephaisteion (Grave XXXIX)

Grave in west peristyle of Hephaisteion. Grave XXXIX in notebook. No mention of bones. Coins: 7 March 1939 #12-#13 8 March 1939 #4-#5 10 March 1939 #3-#9 Neg. KK 367 ... 7-10 March 1939 ... Grave in west peristyle of Hephaisteion. Grave XXXIX in notebook. No mention ... Coins: 7 March 1939 #12-#13 8 March 1939 #4-#5 10 March 1939 #3-#9

[Agora Deposit] D 7:13: Grave in West Peristyle of Hephaisteion (Grave XXXVII)

Grave in west peristyle of Hephaisteion. Grave XXXVII in notebook. No mention of bones. Orlandos Grave A. Coins: 7 March 1939 #7-#10 Neg. KK 354 ... 7-10 March 1939 ... Hesperia Suppl. V, 1941, p. 5, fig. 1 (Grave 8).

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[Agora Deposit] G 12:9: Inhumation of a Woman

Grave 8 in notebook. Inhumation in Tholos Cemetery. Length of shaft 1.75m; Width at upper end 0.95m; Depth from cover 0.70m. One end cut into sloping rock. Skeleton of a woman, with head southeast. Most ... 750-725 B.C ... Hesperia 14 (1945), no. 77, p. 304, pl. LI ... Agora VIII, p. 127.

[Agora Deposit] P 15:3: Sand Fill North of Base A

Sand fill N of Base A. ... Because of the uncertainty of ground level contemporary with Base A and of the possibility of missing a continuous strosis or disturbance in this soft sandy fill, I have kept ... Last quarter 2nd-first quareter 3rd c. A.D ... Agora

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[Agora Deposit] J 2:9: Pyre

Excavation of this pit began in 1995, tentatively identified as a pyre. This proved to be so with continued excavation in 1996. The deposits J 2:8 and J 2:9 were combined to become J 2:9. Miniature vessels ... Ca. 300 B.C ... Hesperia Suppl. 47 (2013), no. 12, pp. 113, 114, figs. 22-24, 37, 38.

[Agora Deposit] M 20:1.1: Top + Intermediate fills

Top fill to 1.00m. = dump of late Hellenistic ware mixed with some Roman of 2nd c. to early 3rd. c. Intermediate fill 1.20-2.00m. = dump with tiles and stucco, almost no sherds. Coins: 6 February 1937 ... 2nd-3rd c. A.D ... almost no sherds ... Coins: 6 February 1937 #11-#13 8 February 1937 #8-#13

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[Agora Deposit] G 12:4: Urn-burial of an Infant

Rodney S. Young ... Grave 4 in notebook. Amphora, no other pots but carbonized remains of food offerings. Over urn two stone slabs, on top, mass of small stones containing Late Geometric sherd ... Late Geometric ... Agora VIII, p. 127.

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[Agora Deposit] I 12:3: Pyre in Horos Terrace Trench, West End, Set in Strosis 5

Pyre in Horos Terrace Trench, East end, set into Strosis 5. In room 1 (court), near north wall. Concentration in stratum, no pit discerned; described as a "little nest of pots" within layer V (Lot ΜΣ ... 350-325 B.C ... Agora

[Agora Deposit] S 18:1: Well at 29/ΛΕ

Well at 29/ΛΕ, to the SE of the market square, west of the Panathenaic Way. Circular shaft, caved in at mouth. Diameter 1.20m. Diameter narrows to 0.50m at bottom of shaft, which is slightly concave. No ... Late 8th century B.C ... Agora VIII, p. 131 ... Agora XIII, p. 275.

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[Agora Deposit] Q 10:5: Chamber Tomb Southeast of Stoa Pier 12

Mycenaean Chamber Tomb SE of Stoa Pier 12 (Burial 8). Roughly rectangular, measuring 1.70m by 1.40m, and was cut down to within 0.65m. by the construction of the Square Building. A rectangular cutting ... Early Myc. IIIA ... Agora XIII, pp. 234-235, pls. 56, 89 (Tomb XXXIII) ... Agora XXVII, p. 230.

[Agora Deposit] P 8:5: Well

Well at 19/ΚΔ, beneath the west colonnade of the Square Market Building in the northeast corner of the Agora. Diameter ca. 1.25m. Water level ca. -3.50m. The construction of the well was rather careless, ... Ca. 580-560 B.C ... Hesperia 8 (1939), p. 212 ... Agora IV, p. 244 ... Agora XII, p. 397.

[Agora Deposit] R 13:5: Well

Well at 20/ΙΔ. No POU fill. Bottom packed with sherds, including roof-tile fragments. Above this, were six meters with a "fair quantity" of sherds; then the top meter and a half contained a great quantity ... Ca. 420-390 B.C ... -8.5m.