[Agora Deposit] B 19:14: Pit under House L

Rectangular Pit under House L, Room 2. Rubbish pit belonging to second phase of house ... 4th. c. B.C ... Rectangular Pit under House L, Room 2. Rubbish pit belonging to second phase of house.

[Agora Deposit] Q 17:8: Well L in ΠΑ

Well L. Use filling and well-head; abandonment filling chiefly of mud and stones, with a scattering of pottery ... ca. 575-550 B.C.-To early 5th c. B.C ... Well L. Use filling and well-head; abandonment filling chiefly of mud and stones, with a scattering of pottery.

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[Agora Deposit] L 2:6: Cistern at L/11-2/11

The cistern was lined with stones at the top with an opening 0.80 m in diameter. For the most part, it seemed to cut into bedrock except along its northern edge where some 5th c. B.C fill remains and main ... 2-19 July 2010 ... L/11-2/11

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[Agora Deposit] L 2:4: Byzantine Baby's Grave

Anne McCabe ... Enchytrismos burial of an infant in Byzantine Room C, L/15-2/13, at 52.915m. Although disturbed by roots, the skeleton (AA 373) was articulated and lay parallel to Wall 1, with head at the NW and feet ... 14-15 June 2007 ... L 2:4 ... L 2:4

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[Agora Deposit] L 2:1: Pithos or Bothros in Byzantine "Room D".

"Room D" is the triangular area at L/15,16-2/10,12, NW of Wall 1, in E corner of basement of No.3. Hastings Street, bounded by the NE and SE walls of basement). Bell-shaped vessel built of horizontally-laid ... 10th-11th c. A.D ... L 2:1 ... L 2:1

[Agora Deposit] L 5:2: Debris Pit

"Debris Pit" beneath starting line in Panathenaic Way. Dug as Trench B (1971), pp. 1631-1649 (notebook not seen, PF); finds record both Layer 28 and beneath Layer 28. Trench I, pit 16a, (1973), pp. 3010-3022 ... 2 August 1971 4-6 July 1973 27 June-11 July 1980 ... L/6,9-5/17,19

[Agora Deposit] L 12:1: Well near Southwest Corner of Burned Building

Well near SW corner of Burned Building. Depth of well 1.50m. below the bottom of the trench of the Burnt Bldg. Estimated Grid ... Turkish ... L 12:1 ... L 12:1

[Agora Deposit] L 3:1: Goat Horn Pit

Michael Laughy ... Debris pit, located in Room 2 of ΒΘ East. Pit measures ca. 2.30 by 1.70m., and nearly a meter deep. The pottery from the pit dates ca. 10th-12th c. A.D. The fill of the pit consisted of soft, black charcoal ... 10th-12th c. A.D ... Coins: ΒΘ-130 Finds: ΒΘ 77-81 Pottery lots: T 199, T 200 Notebook: ΒΘ IX Baskets: 40, 50; pp. 1729, 1751 X-Section: p. 1650 Grid: L/2,4-3/14,16 Elevation: 54.086-53.100m.

[Agora Deposit] L 17:3: Well B

Located in Room IV, strosis 3, of SW House. Archaic, later disturbed, filling in and over undug well. See also L-M 17-18:1 where objects SS 14318 and T 3576 are actually from the filling over the undug ... 6th-5th c. B.C ... See also L-M 17-18:1 where objects SS 14318 and T 3576 are actually from the filling over the undug well, i.e. strosis 3, Room IV in Southwest House.

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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 ... L 2:2 ... L 2:2

[Agora Deposit] L 5:1: Coin Hoard

Turkish deposit of 28 gold coins inside a plain pot. Modern Context, just below basement level. Coins: 10 June 1971 #808-#835 In pot, fragments of cloth and bits of paper with Greek writing ... 1818-1819 ... L/16-5/20

[Agora Deposit] L 17:2: Pit

A deep pit in bedrock over mouth of well. Context archaic, 6th c. B.C., but with some traces of later disturbance. Found a circle for a well at the bottom, much water, no sherds. Lay 2.20m south of Well ... 6th c. B.C ... Lay 2.20m south of Well B (L 17:1). It presumably had been a well, of which the sides collapsed

[Agora Deposit] L 2:5: Pithos D

Anne McCabe ... Pithos D, adjacent to Pithos A at the NE, is built of stone and broken tile, beehive-shaped, unlined, with no floor. The wall of Pithos D appears to have been cut by the construction of the mortar wall ... 4-6 July 2007 31 July 2007 ... L/19,20-2/19,3/1

[Agora Deposit] L 15:1: Slag Pit

Slag pit in front of South Stoa II. The filling consisted ... of a very miscellaneous lot of stone and marble. ... In among the stones was a loose filling of ash and charcoal and iron slag ... (nbpp. 6510, ... Second half 1st c. A.D ... L/1,2-15/19

[Agora Deposit] L 2:3: Infant Burial in Pot

Enchytrismos burial of an infant at the E. corner of Byzantine Room G. The burial was in brown fill flecked with charcoal and containing brown-glazed pottery (Lot ΒΗ 472). The pot was embedded upside ... Byzantine 10th/11th c. A.D ... L 2:3 ... L 2:3

[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 ... L 19:2 ... L 19:2

[Agora Deposit] L 6:1: Refuse Pit

Coins: 30 May 1933 #19 ... Turkish ... L 6:1 ... L 6:1

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[Agora Deposit] L 6:2: Geometric Well

Well O: EG. AS 875-878 ... Middle Geometric ... L 6:2 ... L 6:2

[Agora Deposit] L 8:1: Well Τhrough Foundations of Altar of Ares

Well through foundations of Altar of Ares. Coins: 8 June 1950 #1 ... 8 June 1950 1-15 June 1951 ... L 8:1 ... L 8:1

[Agora Deposit] L 10:1: Pit

Coins: 11 March 1935 #1-#8 ... Byzantine ... L 10:1 ... L 10:1

[Agora Deposit] L 11:1: Well in a West Part of Odeion Cavea

Well a in west part of Odeion Cavea, probably unfinished. The dumped fill mostly potters' refuse including test pieces. Well D. Diameter ca. 0.90m ... Early Protogeometric ... L 11:1 ... L 11:1

[Agora Deposit] L 14:1: Bronze Casting Workshop

North of east branch of Great Drain. Coins: 21 June 1973 #1 ... 4th c. A.D ... L 14:1 ... L 14:1

[Agora Deposit] L 14:2: Well.

Coins: 15 March 1934 #6 ... 6th-7th c. A.D ... L 14:2 ... L 14:2

[Agora Deposit] L 17:1: Well B

7th-9th c. A.D ... L 17:1 ... L 17:1

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[Agora Deposit] L 17:4: Pyre 1

Pyre 1 in Central House, Room XI, strosis 3. Sacrificial pyre with characteristic small vases amid carbonized twigs and bone. Near north side of courtyard. This pit was cut slightly into strosis 3 (lot ... 1st quarter 4th c. B.C ... L 17:4 ... L 17:4

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[Agora Deposit] L 17:5: Pyre 2

Pyre 2 in Central House, Room X, under strosis 9. Signs of burning, carbonized food, animal bone. In room south of courtyard. concentration of artifacts, bone, and charred material in floor makeup, no ... 290-275 B.C ... L 17:5 ... L 17:5

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[Agora Deposit] L 17:6: Aischines Street Cistern: North Chamber

Cistern with dumped filling, second quarter of 4th c. B.C. Also Lot Φ 187bis (selected coarse). No coins ... Ca. 375-350 B.C ... L 17:6 ... L 17:6

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[Agora Deposit] L 17:7: Aischines Street Cistern: South Chamber

Date of filling early third c. B.C. Little pottery. Seven stamped amphora handles. Latest coin dates in first third of 3rd c. One small fragment of moldmade bowl of undetermined type. Coins: 12 August ... 310-220 B.C ... L 17:7 ... L 17:7

[Agora Deposit] L 18:1: Well

A well lined with a very well built stone wall, carefully made and fitted to the curve of the well cutting, with footholds running down its N and S faces. This wall, of small stones, runs to 7.30m. from ... 23-29 March 1937 ... L 18:1 ... L 18:1

[Agora Deposit] L 18:2: Well on Lower Slopes of Areopagus

Well on lower slopes of Areopagus. Diameter ca. 1.50m. Dumped filling of 8th c. at the top. Fill mostly Geometric but containing bits of later (even Roman) pottery. Perhaps cleaned out and refilled with ... 730-700 B.C ... L 18:2 ... L 18:2

[Agora Deposit] L 18:3: Pit

Late Roman Pit. No clear page reference but see nbpp. 1308-1309 ... 22-29 July 1957 ... L 18:3 ... L 18:3

[Agora Deposit] L 19:1: Well

Dumped fill. Well lining collapsed at ca. 0.60m. from bottom, apparently at start of POU, forcing abandonment. Pottery described as mixed to "latest Roman", including combed and gouged; all very fragmentary; ... Late Roman ... L 19:1 ... L 19:1

[Agora Deposit] L 19:3: Pit

Square Pit under Aischines Street. Dimensions 2.20m. x 1.90m. No grid, no lot ... 22 April 1947 ... L 19:3 ... L 19:3

[Agora Deposit] L 19:4: Well

A well, apparently unfinished, with footholds in east and west sides ... 2nd c. A.D ... L 19:4 ... L 19:4

[Agora Deposit] L 20:1: Pocket in Bedrock

Pocket roughly cut in bedrock; its greatest dimensions ca. 1.50m Terracotta figurines; some pottery fragments ... Early 5th c. B.C ... L 20:1 ... L 20:1

[Agora Deposit] L 20:2: Grave

Rectangular cutting, not entirely preserved, west of underground drain. Contained good black glazed pottery, some stamped, and a little coarse ware, along with bits of bone and part of a skull ... Third quarter 5th c. B.C ... L 20:2 ... L 20:2

[Agora Deposit] L 21:1: Cistern

Reused as part of a modern cistern; scanty remains of ancient fill towards bottom. No containers of pottery ... 1st c. A.D ... L 21:1 ... L 21:1

[Agora Deposit] L 15-16:1: Cistern to North of Well in Room 9 of South Stoa I

Cistern to N of well in Room 9 of South Stoa I. The well apparently cut through some cistern or early cavity which the builders of the well filled with whole amphorae and stones. We did not remove all ... 7 July 1967 ... L 15-16:1 ... L 15-16:1

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[Agora Deposit] L-M 7:1: Pit

Stone-curbed Pit (Sacred Pit) to North of Altar of Ares. An accumulation of votives dating at least from the middle of the 7th. c. B.C. into the early 5th. c. Finds include those from the immediate area ... 7th-5th c. B.C ... L-M 7:1 ... L-M 7:1

[Agora Deposit] L-M 10-12: Destruction Debris of Odeion

Destruction Debris of Odeion (cf. section Ν, Ν', Χ, Ο) xx ... L-M 10-12 ... L-M 10-12

[Agora Deposit] L-M 19:1: Channel

Channel to West of Cistern at 63/ΞΒ. Part of Cistern System A which includes the cistern 63/ΞΒ (M 19:2), this channel to the west, and the manhole at 57-58/ΞΔ-ΞΕ. Coins: 31 May 1946 #1 3 June 1946 #1 6 ... Early 3rd c. B.C ... L-M 19:1 ... L-M 19:1

[Agora Deposit] S 27:6: Early Byzantine Well L in ΟΑ

Well L: Early Byzantine ... Early Byzantine ... Well L: Early Byzantine

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[Agora Deposit] D-E 7:3: Grave in Opsithodomos of Hephaisteion (Grave L)

Grave in opisthodomos of Hephaisteion. Grave L in notebook. Coin 9 March 1939 #14-#15 Neg. KK 364 Cf. container K 464 (under Grave L) ... 16 March 1939 ... Grave in opisthodomos of Hephaisteion. Grave L in notebook ... KK 364 Cf. container K 464 (under Grave L).

[Agora Deposit] L-M 11-12:1: "Coroplasts' Dump"

Filling between tongue walls to north of main apse in Late Roman complex, equals "Coroplasts' Dump" overlying Odeion south side. Containers Ο 17-Ο 20 are from "debris of burnt building" [i.e. Odeion ... 267-ca. 350 A.D ... L-M 11-12:1 ... L-M 11-12:1

[Agora Deposit] L-M 17-18:1: Southwest House and Central House (1958)

Fillings associated with early houses on the lower north slopes of the Areopagus; various levels and dates. Both houses were built in the 6th century B.C. and destroyed by the Persians; both also have ... 6rd c. B.C.-3rd c. A.D ... L-M 17-18:1 ... L-M 17-18:1

[Agora Deposit] K-L 18-20:1: Drain System

Accumulated fillings in a system of underground drains at west end of section ΔΔ with northward continuation into and across Section Υ. The filling in the "underground passages" in section ΔΔ appears to ... 3rd c. B.C. 2nd c A.D ... K-L 18-20:1 ... K-L 18-20:1

[Agora Deposit] H 12:10: Pit Below Early Road-Drain, Tholos Trench L

Beneath layer 11. "Despite its extreme irregularity this pit may be an early well, for it would seem definitely to be an artificial cutting and sherds were found in its lowest part," (Nbp. 2095). Contemporary ... SubMycenaean ... Pit Below Early Road-Drain, Tholos Trench L

[Agora Deposit] F 13:2.2: Well 7, Transitional Fill

Coins: 25 May 1935 #1 (with L 1809) (disintegrated) ... Coins: 25 May 1935 #1 (with L 1809) (disintegrated)

[Agora Deposit] K 18:4

Cancelled; see K-L 18-20:1. Asterisk: K 18:4* ... Cancelled; see K-L 18-20:1.

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[Agora Deposit] J 9:2: Pit Tomb, Adult Inhumation

Evelyn L. Smithson ... Submycenaean grave (E.L. Smithson: Grave XXXIV). The skeleton of a 30 year's old female ... Submycenaean ... Evelyn L. Smithson

[Agora Deposit] I 7:1: Late Lime Pit

L 1079 and L 1080 are identified as from a pit at 29/ΝΓ. L 1082 and P 2130 are from a pit at 26-29/ΜΘ-ΝΑ. Probably the same pit as indicated on a note in deposit cardex. The finds are recorded together ... 5th c ... L 1079 and L 1080 are identified as from a pit at 29/ΝΓ. L 1082 and P 2130 are from a pit at 26-29/ΜΘ-ΝΑ.

[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 ... Crosby, Agora X, p. 121, pl. (30), no. L 323. 1 of them for type cf. ... Crosby, Agora X, p. 118, no. L 306. - Nos. 271-336, for type cf. ... Agora X, p. 120, no. L 319.

[Agora Deposit] G 6:2: Cistern East Chamber

The East Chamber of a double cistern lying between the northeast corner of the Theseion and the Annex to the Stoa of Zeus Eleftherios. ... Both chambers went out of use as water containers simultaneously ... Ca. 200 B.C ... The following objects are published together with those from G 6:2 but were found in the west chamber of the cistern system which is deposit F 6:3: A 230, P 366, P 367, P 403-P 407, P 2387-P 2393, L 459, L 461, L 462, L 464, L 1114, L 1115, T 133, T 134.

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[Agora Deposit] E 14:13: Grave of a youth

Geometric burial. Burial A in notebook. Shaft in bedrock dug to 0.30m, oriented NE to SW. Upper part was disturbed by Grave XXIV. Skeleton of youth. L. as it lay 1.34m. Pots laid across grave at feet of ... 750-725 B.C ... Skeleton of youth. L. as it lay 1.34m. ... (Dimensions: L. 2m, W. 0.68m).

[Agora Deposit] F 6:3: West Chamber

The West Chamber of a double cistern lying between the northeast corner of the Theseion and the Annex to the Stoa of Zeus Eleftherios. ... Both chambers went out of use as water containers simultaneously ... 225-165 B.C ... The following objects are published together with those from G 6:2 but were found in the west chamber of the cistern system: A 230, P 366, P 367, P 403-P 407, P 2387-P 2393, L 459, L 461, L 462, L 464, L 1114, L 1115, T 133, T 134.

[Agora Deposit] U 22:5: Trial Cut

Trial cut at 26/ΙΣΤ-ΙΖ, Layer I; Circular Building, 22m south of Eleusinion. P 30171, P 30172, L 5818 added on 7 May 1973 ... 4th c. B.C ... P 30171, P 30172, L 5818 added on 7 May 1973.

[Agora Deposit] J 11-12:1: Burned filling

Burned filling over area of NW Temple (apparently Herulian destruction debris) = Trench I, 18-22/ΛΑ-ΜΣΤ and northwest trench, center at 15-19/ΛΣΤ-Μ Coins: 28 March 1933 #25-#28 29 March 1933 #16-#21 30 ... 28-30 March 1933 5-6 April 1933 ... T 422-T 423, L 873-L 874, L 876, SS 1180-SS 1184, SS 1195-SS 1197, P 1849 are not identified as coming from the 'burned area' but generally match the grid coordinates.

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[Agora Deposit] E 18:1: Grave 5

Shaft oriented N to S (L. 1.30, W. 0.43 at bottom). Fill shot through with cinders and wood ash. Skeleton of a male about 50 years old. Brann. PD 1065a ... 750-700 B.C ... Shaft oriented N to S (L. 1.30, W. 0.43 at bottom).

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[Agora Deposit] J 1:5: Coroplast Deposit

Terracotta deposit in SW corner of Room K and E of Roman Wall L. Roman layer of red, compact earth. Baskets 50,52,54. Coins: 18 July 2002 #1282 19 July 2003 #1295 ... 4th c. A.D ... Terracotta deposit in SW corner of Room K and E of Roman Wall L. Roman layer of red, compact earth.

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[Agora Deposit] E 19:1: Grave 1

Grave cut into bedrock (L. 2m, W. 0.58m), head toward E; offerings at south end. Skeleton of a male about 40 years old, laid out with knees slightly bent. Brann. PD 434, PD 1058 ... 750-725 B.C ... Grave cut into bedrock (L. 2m, W. 0.58m), head toward E; offerings at south end.

[Agora Deposit] K 12:2: Well

Well L: PG, ELS. Includes a displaced grave (K 12:2 bis). The pottery appears less consistent than that in the pit at 70/ΜΕ. Depth of well 6.25m. below the top of wall B. PD 2780 ... Protogeometric ... Well L: PG, ELS. Includes a displaced grave (K 12:2 bis).

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[Agora Deposit] E 19:3: Grave 3, Inhumation of 24-Year-Old Man

Shallow cutting into bedrock (L. 1.70m, W. 0.55m.) oriented north and south, head at south. Skeleton stretched out , with head on left side. Southern top edge of grave projects to form protective niche ... 750-725 B.C ... Shallow cutting into bedrock (L. 1.70m, W. 0.55m.) oriented north and south, head at south.

[Agora Deposit] D 12:1: Well

Stratified well with POU first half of 1st c. - mid 3rd c. A.D. and dumped fills of 4th and 5th-6th c. A.D. Finds from upper fills "earth": BI 315, L 2549. Finds from lower fills "earth": BI 302, BI 316, ... 1st to 3rd century and late 3rd to 6th century ... Finds from upper fills "earth": BI 315, L 2549. Finds from lower fills "earth": BI 302, BI 316, L 2460, L 2498, L2499, L 2501, G 73, P 21113, T 1218

[Agora Deposit] H 12:9: Early North-South road to Southeast of Tholos

Various layers and dates, primarily from Tholos Tr. L (area of early road drain), Q (area of road) and V (area of road). Also Room G of Trench V listed with G-H 11-12 probably has road layers (no finds, ... 8th c.-ca. 480 B.C ... Various layers and dates, primarily from Tholos Tr. L (area of early road drain), Q (area of road) and V (area of road). ... Trench L conts. 380-391 Q 447-452 V 502, 516-530, but not 520

[Agora Deposit] H-I 7:1: Late Roman Lamp Deposit

Lamps all found together at the southeast corner of the excavated area, in a deposit running in part under the dike of earth which has been left against the wall of the street. Includes 10 lamps in Section ... 17-18 June 1931 15 May 1933 ... L 955-L 965 are also listed in deposit H-I 7-8:1 because they fall within the burnt layers of that deposit.

[Agora Deposit] D 14:1: Well E

Nbp. 3104: When dug, the fill of the well divided itself into 3 deposits. Objects catalogued from the "earth" are: L 4838, P 21602, P 21603, P 21604. Dumped filling of Turkish times. Coins: 17 May 1937 ... Late 6th-7th c. A.D ... Objects catalogued from the "earth" are: L 4838, P 21602, P 21603, P 21604.

[Agora Deposit] F 13:2: Well 7

Dump, 4th c. Cut through a cistern which was probably constructed in the 4th c. B.C, near the southwest corner of the market square. Coins: 25 May 1935 #1 (with L 1809) (disintegrated) Subdivisions: .1=Upper ... Second half 1st c.-end 2nd c ... Coins: 25 May 1935 #1 (with L 1809) (disintegrated)

[Agora Deposit] F 16:6: Rectangular Shaft

Rectangular shaft at northwest foot of Areopagus; dumped filling of second half of 4th c. B.C. Pit at 16/Δ-Ε recorded one time as an extension of shaft 17/Δ-Ε (see L 506 and nb.p. 395), but items from ... Ca. 325-275 B.C ... Pit at 16/Δ-Ε recorded one time as an extension of shaft 17/Δ-Ε (see L 506 and nb.p. 395), but items from there are not recorded with this deposit.

[Agora Deposit] H 6:9: Cave Cistern

Cistern-system west of the Stoa of Zeus. Two chambers connected by a tunnel, each with two fills. Lower fill in south chamber contemporary with upper fill in north chamber, at the end of the 4th c. B.C ... Ca. 375-160 B.C ... Objects T 122, T 145, L 453 and L 454 are from the dump and not assigned subdivisions.

[Agora Deposit] B 13:6: Well

Fillings in a well on south slope of Kolonos Agoraios. The shaft reached a depth of 20.28m., but produced no use filling. The lower part, from water level at 12.60m. to bottom, provided only mud and gravel ... Ca. 425-400 B.C ... Two lamps L 2642 and L 2643, are among the earlier examples of this type, not later than the last quarter of the 5th. c.

[Agora Deposit] C 14:2: Cistern

According to the excavator " a pre-herulian filling dumped in to fill the cistern some few years after the Herulian destruction". Coins: 10 June 1936 #2-#6 11 June 1936 #1-#19 12 June 1936 #23-#27 P 11936 ... A.D. 267 to mid 3rd c ... P 11936 and L 2555 from passage between cisterns at 106/ΛΓ and 107/ΚΘ but not recored as part of deposit C 14:2, see nb.p. 3559.

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[Agora Deposit] K 2:4: Well

Tile-lined well. Excavation of the well terminated at 47.548m. due to cave-in danger. Cf. MC 1499 and L 5995 found in vicinity of well; also ST 897, ST 943 and MC 1384 plus coin N 12048 (ΒΕ-1403) found ... 15 June 1993 28 June 1993 23-30 July 1993 ... MC 1499 and L 5995 found in vicinity of well; also ST 897, ST 943 and MC 1384 plus coin N 12048 (ΒΕ-1403) found while dismantling well (Nb. p. 7303).

[Agora Deposit] B 21:17: Fill in House K

House K: Brown fill (publ. House U). Filling between terrace wall and house wall at the extreme west end of the Areopagus; a brown gravelly filling of early Roman date found here undisturbed but occurring ... Early Roman ... L 3709 (ΝΝ 460) recorded on deposit sheet and although from Terrace brown fill it is from a different grid.

[Agora Deposit] M 19:2: Cistern at 63/ΞΒ

Cistern at 63/ΞΒ and channel leading west from cistern to west edge of section; also manhole at 57-58/ΞΔ-ΞΕ. Possible further connection with other cisterns, e. g. at east edge of section Υ and/or cistern ... Possible further connection with other cisterns, e. g. at east edge of section Υ and/or cistern and channel,ΔΔ 113/Α' (L 19:2).

[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 ... The following objects are from "earth", i.e. no context layer: SS 5334, SS 5336, SS 5343, SS 5438, SS 5441, SS 5442, SS 5444, SS 5446, SS 5635, SS 5740 LL 2130, L 2132, L 2188 T 1045, T 1067 P 7138 Nineteen stamped amphora handles; many late 2nd c. lamps.

[Agora Deposit] C 17:1: Fills

Great Drain fills, including "packing over elliptical tiles" and "gravel fills". The central drain area covered by the sections below; other sections are with other deposits. Coins: 9 May 1947 #2-#5 16 ... 1st c. A.D ... G 401, G 402, L 4674, P 17883 from lot ΟΟ 736 , and G 286 from lot ΟΟ 738 but not listed in this deposit.

[Agora Deposit] S 21:3: Well at 20/ΙΘ

Well outside market square to the southeast, west of the Panathenaic Way. Accumulated use filling from first half of 1st c. A.D. to early 3rd c. Top to 14.65m. 4th c. dump; nothing significant catalogued ... POU First half of 1st c.-early 3rd c. A.D ... Objects P 14993, P 15700, A 1061, L 3951, IL 852 are either upper fills or dirt pile finds.

[Agora Deposit] H 10-11:1: Grading fill of Old Bouleuterion

Lower fill: See Deposit G-I 11-12, where the finds are again listed. Dug as Tholos Trench A, Layer VI, no finds. Dug as Tholos Trench C, Layer IV+Va, A 756, A 757, P 10507. Dug as Tholos Trench N, Layer ... 6th c. B.C ... Cut S. of Metroon, Layer XII, (Section Β), P 5878, L 1866. Under Propylon, Layer III, no finds.

[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 ... Roman Group L. Layer I (cont. 59-64) Pre-Herulian second half of 3rd c.

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[Agora Deposit] C 9:17: Pit tomb, adult inhumation

Rodney S. Young ... Grave 8 in notebook. Bones discarded. Fragments of an iron pin found on the chest and a fragment of a Protogeometric krater base found beside the body were not inventoried. JP Unlined roughly rectangular ... LH III/EPG (date uncertain) ... Torso and arms were articulated in situ; of the skull, only two small fragments were found, and there was only one leg bone, apparently not in situ. of the human remains, which were not kept, only the upper arm (L. 0.241) and forearm (L. 0.216) were measured in situ.

[Agora Deposit] E 5:4: Channel F, water deposit

Drain channel system along the line of an ancient north-south road, the channel in part at the surface and in part tunneled and accessible by shafts. Over a considerable part of this channel the hard water ... 2nd-early 3rd c. A.D ... Objects from section ΚΚ channel F are not in this deposit (JH) and include P 7841, P 8530, P 8531, L 2404.

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[Agora Deposit] G 5:3: "Bone Well"

Second century B.C. fill with early 13th c. A.D. fill in mouth. The Byzantine objects from the mouth are P 13713-P 13718, L 3585. Lower fill contained bones of many infants and dogs. The bones from this ... Mid-2nd c. B.C ... The Byzantine objects from the mouth are P 13713-P 13718, L 3585. Lower fill contained bones of many infants and dogs.

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[Agora Deposit] J 1:15: Probable Well

Brian Martens ... Located in the southern section of Room I, now bound by the scarp of Wall U at the north,, the scarp of Wall L at the east,, and a modern pit at the south. At its now low elevations, excavated in the 2015 ... Third quarter of 5th c. B.C ... Located in the southern section of Room I, now bound by the scarp of Wall U at the north,, the scarp of Wall L at the east,, and a modern pit at the south.

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[Agora Deposit] A 14:1: Early Roman Well

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 ... produced 2 type XXII lamps (L 2992-3) which R. ... After Christ: practically no fine ware except P 21656 (ΠΘ 3373) and frags. of a grey-ware platter; type XVIII and XX lamps (L 2988-89); numerous amphorae, including frags. of two with high pointed handles (cf. ... Containers 3-1 (ca. 21.00-20.20m.) represent a new period of use and appear to contain 4th cent. pottery: the late amphora P 10030 and another similar stored in tin no. 364; micaceous water jars shaped as P 14899 (one almost complete stored in tin no. 363); jugs as P 12824; gouged ware; XXVIII lamps (L 2985-7); jug in shape of boy's head (P 10004); very little fine ware; no coins.

[Agora Deposit] F 16:1: Demeter Cistern

Cistern at 9/Β (10/Β on plan), at the NW foot of the Areopagus, some 200m to the west of the Coroplast's Dump. It had evidently belonged to one of the small houses in that thickly populated residential ... Second half 4th c. B.C ... Fourth century deposit overlaid by late Roman upper fill (cf. T 85, L 379, container 80, not recorded with this deposit and no subdivision given).

[Agora Deposit] G 8:1: Well

Well on Slopes of Kolonos, apparently with two periods of active service. The earlier dating from ca. the turn of the era well down into the 1st c. A.D. Probable that the well was never cleaned out in ... POU Early to second half 1st c. A.D ... Two objects: BI 123 and L 1509 are from the Dump and are not given a subdivision.

[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 ... Objects either from 95/ΚΘ (middle fill) or 88/ΛΔ (lower Hellenistic fill), but uncertain which (they are in the finds lists of both but not assigned to subdivisions PAF) are the following: P 5655, P 5656, P 5657, P 5659, BI 154, S 574, L 1788, IL 193, SS 4091.

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[Agora Deposit] H 12:6: Rubbish Dump

Rubbish Dump in mouth of abandoned well in Tholos Trench F, Kitchen. Filled with ash, charcoal, broken pottery, roof tiles. Also from Trench L. 13 March 2014 by Ann Steiner The deposit has four components ... Ca. 425-400 B.C ... Also from Trench L. 13 March 2014 by Ann Steiner The deposit has four components.

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[Agora Deposit] J 1:10: Mycenaean Chamber Tomb

Brian Martens ... It was partially excavated during the 2012 and 2013 seasons. The tomb, located at the center of Room III in the NE area of section ΒΖ, was found under fill surrounding perpendicular mid-to late 6th c ... LHIIIA ... A strip of fill at the north side of the cutting, just below the scarp of Wall L remained unexcavated at the end of the season (J/17,18-1/10,11; 51.290-51.376 masl.) 2018: We removed a final strip of fill in the chamber below the scarp under Wall K (J/17,19-1/10,11).

[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 ... Objects either from 95/ΚΘ (middle fill) or 88/ΛΔ (lower Hellenistic fill), but uncertain which (they are in the finds lists of both but not assigned to subdivisions PAF) are the following: P 5655, P 5656, P 5657, P 5659, BI 154, S 574, L 1788, IL 193, SS 4091.