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[Image]  1997.13.0385

Roman building to the east of the Church of the Holy Apostles. Trench east of church: bedding for Roman floor from above. Cf. nb. pp. 5250-5253 ... south 3814 Horizontal (normal) ... 25/4/1953

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[Image]  1997.13.0386

Roman building to the east of the Church of the Holy Apostles. Trench east of church: bedding for Roman floor from above ... north 3812 Horizontal (normal) ... 25/4/1953

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[Image]  1997.13.0387

Roman building to the east of the Church of the Holy Apostles. Trench east of church: bedding for Roman floor from above ... east 3816 Horizontal (normal) ... 25/4/1953

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[Image]  1997.14.0160

Area in front of the Aiakeion. Poros fragment wall (Byzantine), as cleared before removal ... northwest 2134 Horizontal (normal) ... 25/4/1953

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[Image]  1997.14.0161

Area in front of the Aiakeion: poros fragment wall (Byzantine), as cleared before removal. In foreground, the west end of the stepped retaining wall. In background, the Middle Stoa ... north 2133 Horizontal (normal) ... 25/4/1953

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[Image]  1997.14.0336

Monument base foundations at the northwest corner of the Middle Stoa terrace ... northeast 1105 Horizontal (normal) ... 25/4/1953

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[Image]  1997.14.0337

Monument base at the northwest corner of the Middle Stoa terrace. At right, the north foundations of the Middle Stoa; at the left, the Civic Offices ... east 1107 Horizontal (normal) ... 25/4/1953

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[Image]  1997.09.0103

Terrace wall of "Simons' House" and the Agora Boundary Stone (I 5510) in foreground. At left, a section of the original street at the base of the polygonal wall. At right, the West Branch of the Great ... I 5510 catalogued as Ζ but reference in the book ΜΣ. west 1099 ... 28/4/1953

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[Image]  1997.13.0015

View of the south part of the Agora to show excavation in progress ... southeast 1003 Horizontal (normal) ... 28/4/1953

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[Image]  1997.14.0165

Stepped retaining wall and large base in front of it. General view. Area almost completely cleared. In foreground, Drain C ... southeast 2098 Horizontal (normal) ... 28/4/1953

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[Image]  1997.14.0166

Stepped retaining wall and large base in front of it. Area almost completely cleared. In foreground, the Middle Stoa ... southwest 2097 Horizontal (normal) ... 28/4/1953

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[Image]  1997.09.0381

Room 2 of the Civic Offices. Middle Stoa terrace wall in background. In center, stone cover slabs of East Branch of Great Drain; over them, a pressure pipe line. Beyond the tile covering over Drain 4 is ... south 1137 ... 29/4/1953

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[Image]  1997.09.0382

Room 2 of the Civic Offices. Middle Stoa terrace wall in background. In center, stone cover slabs of East Branch of Great Drain; over them, a pressure pipe line. The tile covering over Drain 4 has been ... south 1142 ... May 1953

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[Image]  1997.14.0323

Details of filling, Stoa terrace, Area 9-10. Sloping pavement is the early Agora floor. North foundations of Stoa on the right; trench cutting for the terrace wall on the left, with a few stones from the ... southeast 1149 Horizontal (normal) ... May 1953

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[Image]  2003.01.0149

The "laundry" to the north of the South Stoa ... Mounted ... May 1953

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[Image]  2003.01.0158

Clearing a well of the Archaic period in the area north of the northwest corner of the Middle Stoa. A man is tied with rope and sent right to the bottom. Deposit H 12:15 ... Mounted ... May 1953

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[Image]  2004.01.1089

Clearing a well of the Archaic period in the area north of the northwest corner of the Middle Stoa. A man is tied with rope and sent right to the bottom. Deposit H 12:15 ... Cf. LVIII-31 ... May 1953

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[Image]  2004.01.1090

Digging a well of the Archaic period in the area north of the northwest corner of the Middle Stoa. A man is tied with rope and sent right to the bottom. Deposit H 12:15 ... Cf. LVIII-31 ... May 1953

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[Image]  2004.01.1804

South wall of South Stoa II, from behind, showing the backers. Lowest visible course rests on bedrock. Just east of niche ... =LVIII-56 north ... May 1953

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[Image]  2004.01.1914

Back wall of South Stoa II, showing wall trench behind it and the layers of fill in martyra ... =LVIII-52 east ... May 1953

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[Image]  2004.01.2424

North polygonal wall of "Simon's House". "Horos Stone" (I 5510) at left lower corner. West Branch of the Great Drain in foreground ... =LVIII-49 south ... May 1953

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[Image]  1997.13.0150

Later course of the Great Drain, East Branch, in line of the south foundation of the Middle Stoa ... north 1258 Horizontal (normal) ... 5/5/1953

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[Image]  1997.13.0236

View of South Stoa I cleared from the latest period-of-use levels, from the roof of the Church of the Holy Apostles. Cf. 1997.13.0235 for a view a month earlier. View of the South Stoa II at right ... west 3746 Horizontal (normal) ... 6/5/1953

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[Image]  1997.14.0016

Water basin of the Water Clock in front of the stepped retaining wall ... south 2147 Horizontal (normal) ... 11/5/1953

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[Image]  1997.14.0017

Water basin of the Water Clock in front of the stepped retaining wall ... south 2148 Horizontal (normal) ... 11/5/1953

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[Image]  1997.14.0018

At left, water basin (tank) of the Water Clock in front of the stepped retaining wall; at center, pithos settling-basin and channel. Upper right, northeast corner of the Southwest Fountain House. Lower ... south 2126 Horizontal (normal) ... 11/5/1953

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[Image]  1997.14.0143

In the center, stepped retaining wall and large base. At right, south foundation of the Middle Stoa ... southwest 2163 Horizontal (normal) ... 11/5/1953

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[Image]  1997.14.0145

Stepped retaining wall with large base and water basin in front of it. General view ... southeast 2165 Horizontal (normal) ... 11/5/1953

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[Image]  1997.13.0152

Later course of the Great Drain, East Branch. Manhole at a point south of the Middle Stoa, Pier 16 (counting from the west) ... southeast 1261 Horizontal (normal) ... 12/5/1953

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[Image]  1997.13.0153

Later course of the Great Drain overlaid by the south wall of the south-central court of the "Gymnasium Complex". For the appellation "Gymnasium", see also Hesperia 35 (1966), pp. 40-48 and p. 39, fig ... southwest 1262 Horizontal (normal) ... 12/5/1953

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[Image]  2004.04.0083

Late remains. Scarp showing stratification behind concrete wall of South Stoa, above Room 7 of South Shop building ... west 3864 Horizontal (normal) ... 12/5/1953

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[Image]  1997.09.0105

View of "Simon's House" from above, the Boundary Stone (Horos Stone) at lower right corner ... I 5510 catalogued as Ζ but reference in the book ΜΣ. west 1172 ... 15/5/1953

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[Image]  1997.09.0106

View of "Simon's House" in center background. Middle Stoa in right background ... east 1176 ... 15/5/1953

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[Image]  1997.09.0107

Terrace of "Simon's House". Original northwest corner of the Middle Stoa terrace in the center ... north 1174 ... 15/5/1953

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[Image]  1997.09.0108

View of "Simon's House". The Boundary Stone (I 5510) visible in the center at bottom of terrace wall ... I 5510 catalogued as Ζ but reference in the book ΜΣ. southwest 1170 Horizontal (normal) ... 15/5/1953

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[Image]  1997.09.0109

North polygonal wall of "Simon's House". "Horos stone" (I 5510) at left lower corner. West Branch of the Great Drain in foreground ... I 5510 catalogued as Ζ but reference in the book ΜΣ. south 1180 ... 15/5/1953

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[Image]  1997.09.0111

East-west limestone wall at the northwest corner of the Middle Stoa terrace ... northwest 1184 ... 15/5/1953

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[Image]  1997.09.0141

View of the polygonal wall of "Simon's House" from above. The "Horos Stone" is in the lower center ... I 5510 catalogued as Ζ but reference in the book ΜΣ. southwest 1168 ... 15/5/1953

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[Image]  1997.09.0110

Earlier north-south retaining wall to the south of the Agora Boundary Stone ... west 1182 ... 18/5/1953

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[Image]  1997.13.0393

Back wall of South Stoa II, showin wall trench behind it and the layers of fil in martyra ... east 4000 Horizontal (normal) ... 19/5/1953

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[Image]  1997.14.0019

Water basin (tank) of the Water Clock in front of the stepped retaining wall. In center, view of the drain ... north 2149 Horizontal (normal) ... 19/5/1953

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[Image]  1997.14.0144

Stepped retaining wall with large base and water basin of the Water Clock in front of it. In foreground, south foundation of the Middle Stoa ... south 2164 Horizontal (normal) ... 19/5/1953

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[Image]  1997.14.0429

Terracotta water-pipe line which led to the South Stoa II Fountain. Cover-slabs of stone-built part of channel in the foreground ... 3638 Horizontal (normal) ... 20/5/1953

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[Image]  1997.13.0209

Imprint of second interior column. Cross wall against east half of column. Note corner of base at lower left ... west 3998 Horizontal (normal) ... 22/5/1953

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[Image]  1997.14.0404

South wall of South Stoa II, from behind, showing the backers. Lowest visible course rests on bedrock. Just east of niche ... 4272 Horizontal (normal) ... 27/5/1953

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[Image]  1997.13.0210

Bronze hinge and disintegrated wood on Floor "d" in South Stoa I, Room IV. Cf. nb. pp. 3899-3900 ... Building thought to be the "Thesmotheteion". Horizontal (normal) ... 28/5/1953

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[Image]  1997.08.0400

Perspective of the interior. Restored section, with the roof corrected. Photographed from a print sent by Thompson and Barnum, drawing by J. Floyd Yewell. Supersedes 1997.08.0215 ... Horizontal (normal) ... Summer 1953

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[Image]  1997.10.0002

Poros block in the foundation of the Altar of Ares, view of the east side ... west 2339 ... June 1953

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[Image]  1997.10.0465

Cornice block from the northeast corner, as reconstructed in cement. View of the underside. Many fragments were doweled together and partly restored in concrete. Included in the reconstructed cornice are ... Horizontal (normal) ... Summer 1953

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[Image]  2004.01.0479

Cornice block from the northeast corner, as reconstructed in cement. View of the underside. Many fragments were doweled together and partly restored in concrete. Included in the reconstructed cornice are ... Summer 1953

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[Image]  2008.18.0100

Loading building stones for transport to the Agora ... 3227 Horizontal (normal) ... June, July 1953

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[Image]  1997.13.0211

Room IV, showing mudbrick wall of South Stoa I (430-420 B.C.) as found ... east 4224 Horizontal (normal) ... 5/6/1953

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[Image]  1997.13.0212

Room III with view of the doorway ... south 4223 Horizontal (normal) ... 5/6/1953

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[Image]  1997.13.0214

West end, Room VII in foreground, stairs and Rooms VIII and IX. Concrete wall over South Stoa II at right ... west 4226 Horizontal (normal) ... 5/6/1953

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[Image]  1997.13.0217

Median wall of Rooms II and III ... southeast 4232 Horizontal (normal) ... 10 June 1953

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[Image]  1997.13.0215

East end of South Stoa I. Doorway of Room V at lower right. View from the court ... 4393 Horizontal (normal) ... 10/6/1953

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[Image]  1997.13.0216

Eastern rooms: Room V at lower right, with Rooms IV and III behind ... east 4395 Horizontal (normal) ... 10/6/1953

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[Image]  1997.13.0218

Median wall by Rooms III and IV ... south 4234 Horizontal (normal) ... 10/6/1953

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[Image]  1997.13.0219

Median wall by Rooms IV and V ... south 4236 Horizontal (normal) ... 10/6/1953

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[Image]  1997.13.0220

Doorsill of Room V ... northeast 4238 Horizontal (normal) ... 10/6/1953

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[Image]  1997.13.0221

Doorsill of Room VI ... north 4240 Horizontal (normal) ... 10/6/1953

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[Image]  1997.13.0237

General view of the South Stoa I from the roof of the Church of the Holy Apostles. View of the South Stoa II at right ... The photo is meant to be in the notebook but was never pasted. (SD) west 4391 Horizontal (normal) ... 10/6/1953

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[Image]  1997.14.0430

Fountain niche in the back wall of the South Stoa II. Cf. nb. pp. 3779ff ... south Horizontal (normal) ... 10/6/1953

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[Image]  1997.14.0431

Detail of the fountain. Cf. nb. pp. 3779ff ... southeast 3779 Horizontal (normal) ... 10/6/1953

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[Image]  1997.13.0128

Marbles and stones from curbing of square Byzantine well near Middle Stoa Pier 21, counting from west ... north 862 Horizontal (normal) ... 11/6/1953

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[Image]  1997.10.0035

Late Roman cistern at the west end of the South Stoa ... northwest 2617 ... 15/6/1953

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[Image]  1997.10.0036

Late Roman cistern at the west end of the South Stoa ... south 2619 ... 15/6/1953

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[Image]  1997.10.0037

Late Roman cistern at the west end of the South Stoa. On the right, ledge of Asteroskopeiou Street. In background, the modern facade of the Church of the Holy Apostles ... east 2620 ... 15/6/1953

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[Image]  1997.10.0038

Late Roman cistern at the west end of the South Stoa ... west 2619 ... 15/6/1953

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[Image]  1997.14.0154

Stepped retaining wall and the Propylon of the "Heliaia" (now identified as the Aiakeion) ... southwest 2168 Horizontal (normal) ... 18/6/1953

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[Image]  2004.01.0856

Lunch party at the Old Excavation House. From left to right: H.A. Thompson, John Caskey, Virginia Grace and Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Thompson. At the end of the table, W.M. Canaday. Eugene Vanderpool at left ... 18/6/1953

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[Image]  2004.01.2173

Lunch party at the Old Excavation House with Mr. and Mrs. Canaday and Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Thompson; John Travlos is seen at right. Both couple were in Athens for the inauguration of the work on the Stoa ... 18/6/1953

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[Image]  1997.14.0162

Aiakeion and vicinity. West wall of Byzantine enclosure with scattered conglomerate blocks towards south. At left, modern wall trench. At right, east wall of early enclosure, and west end of South Stoa ... north 2647 Horizontal (normal) ... 19/6/1953

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[Image]  1997.14.0163

Southeast part of the "Heliaia" (now identified as the Aiakeion). In foreground, early steps. Behind them, Late Roman cistern. To right of them, first, east wall of early enclosure, then west wall of Byzantine ... south 2648 Horizontal (normal) ... 19/6/1953

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[Image]  1997.14.0164

East wall of early enclosure. Foreground, cutting, interrupted by rise in bedrock (possibly for entrance). Then a bit of foundation packing and finally a poros stretcher in situ. Left foreground, early ... south 2649 Horizontal (normal) ... 19/6/1953

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[Image]  1997.10.0340

Parapet slab with shield in relief. Hymettian marble. Found west of the Altar of Ares ... 2424 ... 20/6/1953

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[Image]  1997.13.0156

Area southeast of the Church of the Holy Apostles. Course of the Great Drain, and to the left, the "Poros Building" (Mint) ... north 3838 Horizontal (normal) ... 25/6/1953

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[Image]  1997.10.0003

Marble orthostate found beside the Altar of Ares ... 2347 ... 30/6/1953

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[Image]  1997.10.0476

Temple of Ares with Altar in foreground ... west 2341 ... 30/6/1953

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[Image]  1997.10.0477

Temple of Ares with Altar at bottom left ... southwest 2345 ... 30/6/1953

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[Image]  1997.13.0164

Poros stylobate block from the South Stoa I ... Block from what was then thought to be the "Thesmotheteion". Horizontal (normal) ... 30/6/1953

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[Image]  1997.13.0165

Poros stylobate block from the South Stoa I ... Block from what was then thought to be the "Thesmotheteion". Horizontal (normal) ... 30/6/1953

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[Image]  1997.05.0044

Northeast corner of the peristyle, looking up ... Horizontal (normal) ... Summer 1953

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[Image]  1997.08.0179

Models of columns of different orders represented in the Stoa: Doric, Ionic and Pergamene ... Horizontal (normal) ... July 1953

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[Image]  1997.13.0018

General view of the section from the roof of the Hephaisteion ... southeast 2685 Horizontal (normal) ... July 1953

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[Image]  2004.01.1853

General view of the Stoa with in the background the Church of the Holy Apostles and at right, the Antonine wall on the back wall of the Stoa ... Cf. LX-20 east ... July 1953

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[Image]  1997.08.0123

View of the original wall at the northeast corner ... southwest 2670 Horizontal (normal) ... 2/7/1953

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[Image]  1997.08.0126

Northeast corner, north wall ... south 2672 Horizontal (normal) ... 2/7/1953

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[Image]  1997.08.0128

Inner face of the north wall at the northeast corner ... north 2668 Horizontal (normal) ... 2/7/1953

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[Image]  1997.08.0143

Terrace foundation wall ... south 2674 Horizontal (normal) ... 2/7/1953

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[Image]  1997.10.0478

Temple of Ares with Altar at bottom left ... southwest 2343 ... 2/7/1953

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[Image]  1997.14.0405

West end of the Antonine concrete wall on the Stoa back wall ... east 4286 Horizontal (normal) ... 2/7/1953

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[Image]  1997.14.0406

Antonine concrete wall built on the south wall of the South Stoa II ... south 4000b Horizontal (normal) ... 2/7/1953

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[Image]  1997.14.0432

Fountain niche after the replacement of the east anta block. Cf. nb. p. 3789 ... southeast Horizontal (normal) ... 6/7/1953

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[Image]  1997.14.0433

Fountain niche after the replacement of the east anta block ... south 3793 Horizontal (normal) ... 6/7/1953

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[Image]  1997.20.0187

Mycenaean chamber tomb (Deposit Q 8:4) at original north end of the Stoa as first cleared, east end not yet found. Two pots visible: at left corner (of tomb) a monochrome askos (P 23530), at lower left, ... burial(chamber tomb) west and down 2684 ... 9/7/1953

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[Image]  2004.01.0430

Mycenaean chamber tomb (Deposit Q 8:4) at original north end of the Stoa as first cleared, east end not yet found. Two pots visible: at left corner (of tomb) a monochrome askos (P 23530), at lower left, ... Cf. LVIII-97 west ... 9/7/1953

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[Image]  1997.08.0329

North end of the Stoa terrace dug to the level of the floor of the early structure. West drain of the Square Peristyle in center ... north 2701 Horizontal (normal) ... 18/7/1953

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[Image]  1997.08.0330

North end of the Stoa terrace dug to the level of the floor of early structure beneath the second extension of the terrace of the Stoa. Wall 1 in center, at its left the round poros altar base, Wall 2 ... 2702 Horizontal (normal) ... 18/7/1953

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[Image]  1997.08.0364

Stoa Shop XVIII. Vertical drain in the southeast corner and part of the footing trench of the back wall of the Stoa ... southeast 2700 Horizontal (normal) ... 21/7/1953