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[Agora Report] 1936 ΜΜ

Section ΜΜ Summaries for 1936 ... Homer A. Thompson ... Three main ancient features were excavated within Section ΜΜ: the North Stoa, the South Building and the ancient East-West Street passing between the two buildings. After the destruction of the buildings, ... 10 Feb-25 May 1936 ... Three main ancient features were excavated within Section ΜΜ: the North Stoa, the South Building and the ancient East-West Street passing between the two buildings.

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[Agora Report] 1948 ΟΟ

Section ΟΟ 1948 ... Margaret Crosby ... Work in Section ΟΟ was concentrated on the east and west ends of the north side of the section: parts of the ancient east-west street were explored; ca 20 meters of the Great Drain was clearly exposed; ... 8 Mar-26 Apr 1948 ... Work in Section ΟΟ was concentrated on the east and west ends of the north side of the section: parts of the ancient east-west street were explored; ca 20 meters of the Great Drain was clearly exposed; remains of a house (House E) from the 4th century and Hellenistic period, with cistern (Cistern A), water storage tank and a well (Well I) were found; the Roman Bath (Building A and Hypocaust area) was further explored, and a well in the central court (Well II) dug out; a trial cut was dug in a long, narrow poros building with a large open yard and a series of small rooms; and an early Geometric grave was found and excavated.

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[Agora Report] 1951 Ε

Excavation and Cleaning along the East Side of the Great Drain, 1951 ... R. C. Wood ... There had been four major Byzantine dwelling units in the northern part of section Ε. Two of them had been removed during earlier campaigns. Excavations manage to establish the outline of the four houses, ... 9 Apr-7 Jul 1951

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[Agora Report] 2005 Excavations

Preliminary Report on the 2005 Excavation Season ... John McK. Camp II ... Excavations were carried out in three sections in the summer of 2005: BZ, BH and Γ. In section BZ, mostly Roman levels were excavated, dating from the 1st to the 5th centuries A.D. Much more of the north-south ... 13 Jun-5 Aug 2005 ... Much more of the north-south street was excavated, revealing a series of hydraulic installations, and the large drain along its east side was further exposed. West of the street evidence of a Roman bath was found. Eeast of the street, areas in line with the northern continuation of the commercial building to the south, were excavated.

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[Agora Report] 2003 Excavations

Preliminary Report on the 2003 Excavation Season ... John McK. Camp II ... Excavations in 2003 were carried out largely in the northwest corner of the Agora known as Section BZ. The area was divided into two parts: the north-south road and areas to the west, and east of the road ... 13 Jun-25 Jul 2003 ... The main topographical feature was the north-south street which divided the area in two parts with late Roman walls on both sides of the street. West of the road, remains of a bath built in the 3rd century A.D. were excavated. East of the road, further evidence of occupation in the area were discovered, as well as of activity by coroplasts. A new area of excavation was opened up to the east (north part of Section ΒΗ) and medieval walls were revealed.

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[Agora Report] 2022 Excavations

AGORA 2022 - Preliminary Report ... John McK. Camp II ... The initial plan to excavate under the modern building at 14 St. Philip Street had to be postponed due to delayed demolition. Instead, excavations were carried out around and inside the Stoa Poikile. In ... 14 Jun-5 Aug 2022 ... Philip Street had to be postponed due to delayed demolition. Instead, excavations were carried out around and inside the Stoa Poikile. In ΒΘ East, Byzantine levels were excavated and more of several rooms were explored.

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[Agora Report] 2007 Excavations

Preliminary Report on the 2007 Excavation Season ... John McK. Camp II ... Excavation continued this year in the sections ΒΖ, ΒΗ and Γ. In Section ΒΖ South, two areas were investigated: the north-south road and the areas west of the road. In the road, hard-packed gravel surfaces ... 13 Jun-3 Aug 2007 ... More of the deep street drain and another subsidiary channel entering it from the west, were cleared. ... It seems to have been a building of at least six rooms/shops set side-by-side along the street. A draw-shaft and part of the tunnel of a Hellenistic cistern complex was found outside the building to the east. ... Further east, the exploration of a series of small irregular buildings started.

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[Agora Report] 1939 ΜΜ

Section ΜΜ Season of 1939 ... Homer A. Thompson ... Section Μ was to be refilled this year and supplementary explorations took place to resolve some remaining obscurities. The most significant discovery was a road running northwest-southeast, probably the ... 20 Feb-8 Apr 1939 ... This report has three parts: The Augustan Street; Note on Early East-West Road; Section ΜΜ Season of 1939

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[Agora Report] 1938 Ω

Section Ω 1938 ... M. Crosby ... Section Ω lies in the east end of the north slope of the Areopagus, well to the southeast of the market square proper. Excavation showed, as expected, that the area was a residential district throughout ... 16 Jan-17 Jun 1938 ... Section Ω lies in the east end of the north slope of the Areopagus, well to the southeast of the market square proper. ... By that time however, there was a street running diagonally up through the section, and remains of buildings, wells, cisterns, etc. from that period and onwards were found.

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[Agora Report] 2013 Excavations

Preliminary Report on the 2013 Excavation Season ... John McK. Camp II ... Excavations were carried out in several areas, spanning Mycenaean to Byzantine times. Full exploration in Section ΒΘ East was prevented since the Byzantine walls could not yet be removed, but a trial trench ... 10 Jun-2 Aug 2013 ... Full exploration in Section ΒΘ East was prevented since the Byzantine walls could not yet be removed, but a trial trench was opened in front of the Poikile Stoa. ... In Section ΒΘ West, the Middle Byzantine levels continued to be explored revealing more of the settlement found throughout the entire area north of Hadrian Street. In Section ΒΓ, the investigation in the Panathenaic Way and around the perischoinisma continued.