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[Agora Deposit] I 5:1: Pit Τomb, Child Inhumation

Susan Rotroff ... Grave 1. Burial of a child perhaps 6 years old, covered by broken amphora. Skeleton lay extended on its back, oriented N-S, with head at south. No grave gifts. PD 2207 ... Final Mycenaean/Submycenaean ... Hesperia 44 (1975), pp. 373-374, pl. 84, j ... Agora XXXVI, Tomb 65, pp. 431-434, 551, figs. 2.290, 2.314-2.318, pl. 1.

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[Agora Deposit] D 7:1: Pit tomb, child inhumation

Dorothy Burr Thompson ... Grave 23 in notebook (E.L. Smithson: Grave IV: SM). Few bones: discarded. JP says 46/ΜΖ-MΗ Negs. KK 99, KK 100, KK 101, X-61, X-62, X-63 PD 433 ... Final Mycenaean/Submycenaean ... Agora XXXVI, Tomb 36, pp. 289-293, figs. 2.193-2.198, pl. 1.

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[Agora Deposit] R 20:1: Urn Cremation

John Travlos ... (Grave XXXII: EG) Urn cremation (trench-and-hole). Published as cremation burial of a warrior. The tomb was probably originally oriented north-south, with the urn-hole at the south end. The north side ... Transitional Early Geometric II-Middle Geometric I ... Hesperia 16 (1947), pp. 196-197, fig. 1, pl. 41.

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[Agora Deposit] I 18:1: Pit Tomb, Adolescent Inhumation

Eugene Vanderpool ... Rectangular pit, oriented east-west, cut party into filling of Early Protogeometric pit-well (I 18:4), to a preserved depth of about 0.30m. A late Byzantine wall founded below the floor of the grave destroyed ... Middle Geometric I ... Hesperia 17 (1948), pp. 158-159, pl. 41, 1.

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[Agora Deposit] J 7:1: Child Inhumation

E.D. Townsend Vermeule ... Protogeometric Grave no. 2 at North of Temple of Ares (Grave XXXVII). Rectangular stone-lined pit in filling of Mycenaean chamber tomb (J 7:2); the skeleton of a boy. Cf. P 21275 which is from the "preliminary ... Middle Protogeometric ... Hesperia 24 (1955), pp. 200-201, 218, fig. 1, pl. 77, nos. 37-38.

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[Agora Deposit] D 6:3: Urn cremation

Dorothy Burr Thompson ... Grave 25 in notebook. (E.L. Smithson: Grave I: SM). Bones discarded. In some records as Grve XIV (JP)? Notebook says (p. 947) contents: hard earth, no bones. Lisa's list says bones discarded. Negs. X-75, ... Final Mycenaean/Submycenaean ... Agora XXXVI, Tomb 38, pp. 294-298, figs. 2.199-2.201, pl. 1.

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[Agora Deposit] C 19:1: Urn burial of an infant

RSY Grave 51. The grave lay on the slope of the Areopagus in Roman house O, just east of the line where the hillside is scarped for the foundation of the west wall of the house. Cutting:the pit cut in ... Archaic period/6th or 7th c.

[Agora Deposit] Q 9:1: Disturbed Burial

Mycenaean burial, disturbed (Piers 12-13 east). Plan unclear. Bones discarded. It was found in the trench for the east stylobate of the Square Building. It was so badly disturbed by the Classical builders ... Myc. IIIA:2

[Agora Deposit] R 7:1: Chamber Tomb under Valerian Wall, Burial 12

Mycenaean Tomb under Valerian wall (Burial 12). It was impossible to fix the limits of the tomb in any direction, since at the north and south it was cut by the wall, an operations could not be extended ... Myc. III B

[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

[Agora Deposit] A-B 21-22:1: Terrace fillings

West Terrace, South End, Layers IV and V. Heavy dumped filling associated with terrace walls at the extreme south end of the excavations in the Areopagus industrial area. The proportion of figured and ... Ca. 420-390 B.C ... Hesperia 16 (1947), p. 210, pl. 47, 1 and 3.

[Agora Deposit] K 6:1: Well East of Roman Building

Diameter of top of well 0.80m. An early well east of Roman Building, north of Temple of Ares and thus in the region of the Mycenaean cemetery. Sherds almost entirely Mycenaean with nothing later and a ... Mycenaean ... Hesperia 92 (2023), pp. 115, 173, 174, n. 257, fig. 1 ... Agora XIII, pp. 253-254, 274, pl. 61.

[Agora Deposit] E 12:1: Disturbed Inhumation Tomb (?)

Eugene Vanderpool ... Disturbed burial: Pocket in bedrock (Grave 11: PG). In some records as Grave XI. No remains. No cutting or traces of burning nearby The coin listed here was found "cleaning bedrock", presumably at the ... Developed to Late Protogeometric

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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.

[Agora Deposit] N 10:1: Cellar

"Fauvel Collection" Collector's dump? Debris in the cellar of a modern house, probably once that of F.S. Fauvel. The collection included vases of all periods, from Geometric to Turkish; a number of the ... Modern Context

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[Agora Deposit] T 15:1: Pit Grave, Adult Inhumation

John Camp ... Protogeometric Grave about 0.60m to the southeast of T 15:2. Unlined roughly rectangular-elliptical pit, oriented north-south, neatly cut into bedrock to a depth of 0.70m, with rounded corners. The pit ... Early-Developed Protogeometric

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

Eugene Vanderpool ... E.L. Smithson: Grave XXXV. Adult female inhumation. Deposit summary and notebook write at 31/Θ-I ... Final Mycenaean/Submycenaean-Early Protogeometric

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[Agora Deposit] F 9:1: Pit tomb, child inhumation

Dorothy Burr Thompson ... Grave 15 in notebook. Burial of child (E.L. Smithson: Grave XIV: PG). Single bone. Nb. says: few bones. Skull fragment, few ribs and fingers (bones discarded). Negs. KK 24 and KK 30 431 ... Developed to Late Protogeometric ... Agora XXXVI, Tomb 45, pp. 322-328, figs. 2.224-2.227, pl. III ... Kerameikos V, 1, p. 47 as a "spätprotogeometrischen Grab".

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

Well on south slope of Kolonos Agoraios. Coins: 23 March 1936 #5-#6 31 March 1936 #3 30 April 1936 #1 1 May 1936 #6 2 May 1936 #2 5 May 1936 #8 6 May 1936 #15-#16 14 May 1936 #5-#8 (#6 N 51520 is from ... 50 B.C-3rd c. A.D.

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[Agora Deposit] A 17:1: Well on Lower Slope of Hill of the Nymphs

A well on the lower slope of the Hill of the Nymphs, (diam. 1.20m -water level -7m), to 7.90m. The scanty use filling at the bottom contained water jars and pitchers as well as the inventoried objects; ... Second quarter of 6th. c. B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] B 18:1: Pyre

Pyre in House D, Room 4 (RSY=Pyre 4) in the industrial area west of the Areopagus. Notebook refers to House N. Pottery belongs late in third quarter of the 4th. c. BC. Pyre burned near beginning of last ... 350-300 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] D 16:1: Cistern A

Cistern (diameter 0.90m) with two channels; the fill of the cistern proper, below the scant upper (Byzantine) deposit, appears to have been dumped all at the same time, to 325-275 B.C. Notebook says "all ... 325-275 B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] B 17:1: Strosis

Herulian Debris in a house on the lower slopes of the Hill of the Nymphs: House P = South House; Room 2 = Dining Room; Room 3 = Kitchen; Room 18; Room 23; Room 24. Coins: 9 August 1947 #1-#37, #47-#49 ... Mid 3rd c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] R 12:1: ΘΡΑ Well East of Stoa Room 2

Thra (ΘΡΑ) Well (East of Stoa Room 2). Heavy dumped filling, including figured, black and plain wares, and also a quantity of animal bones, mostly skulls of oxen. On many of these the horns had been sawn ... Ca. 520-480 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] J 7:1 BIS: Destroyed Cremation Tomb

E.D. Townsend Vermeule ... PG grave no. 1. Mycenaean Chamber tomb under Temple of Ares. No remains, but cf. P 21275. Cf. under J 7:2 (PG grave no. 1), Agora XIII, pp. 183-190 ... Protogeometric

[Agora Deposit] A 20-21:1: Drain cutting

Early cutting beside Great Drain: 103-111/Λ-ΛΓ (= "Deep cutting" Pit at 107/ΛΑ). Abandonment filling in channel for early drain; the fragment of a red figured bell krater, P 17000, probably to be dated ... Ca. 425-395 B.C.

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

Susan I. Rotroff ... Grave 2. Adult female inhumation. Grave extending under the south retaining wall of the Temenos of the Royal Stoa. It is oriented ne-sw, with head at sw. Grave built of slabs of schist, with packing of ... Final Mycenaean/Submycenaean ... Hesperia 87 (2018), pp. 215-277, figs. 1-24 ... Agora XXXVI, Tomb 63, pp. 420-427, 549-550, figs. 2.290, 2.293, 2.294, 2.303-2.308, pl. 1.

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[Agora Deposit] I 5:4: Cist Τomb, Child Inhumation

Susan I. Rotroff ... Grave 4 under Royal Stoa. Cist Grave cut into bedrock and lined with limestone and schist slabs. There were two layers of cover slabs with a layer of dirt between. Grave measured 0.98x0,25-0,32x0,25-0,30 ... Final Mycenaean/Submycenaean ... Hesperia 44 (1975), p. 373, n. 102, pl. 84,h ... Agora XXXVI, Tomb 64, pp. 428-431, 550, figs. 2.290-2.292, 2.309-2.313, pl. 1.

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[Agora Deposit] B 17:4: Pyre in Room 1

Pyre in Room 1, area west of street (RSY=Pyre 11). Early in the third quarter of the 4th. c. B.C. In courtyard. Artifacts, bone, and cinders in irregular pit in floor sequence. The pit had been dug into ... 350-330 B.C ... Hesperia Suppl. 47 (2013), no. 35, p. 145, figs. 1, 6, 67, 73 ... Hesperia 20 (1951), p. 127, pl. 53 b (Pyre 11).

[Agora Deposit] S 27:4: Late Neolithic Well V in ΟΑ

Well V: Late Neolithic, West of Klepsydra. Diameter at 2.00 (when first preserved), bottom ca. 0.75m. Water level ca -4.00m ... Late Neolithic ... Hesperia 14 (1945), p. 291, no. 1, pl. XLI.

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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 ... This well was the direct successor to A 17:1, replacing it when it collapsed. The use filling at the very bottom contained the black figured amphora P 18348 (Hesp. 17 (1948), p. 184, pl. 65, 1) and a well head (P 18853, Hesp. 18 (1949), p. 125, no. 8). ... Subdivisions: .1=pit above well .2=POU

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[Agora Deposit] B 21:10: Urn burial of an infant

Grave XV in notebook = RSY Grave 1. Part of a burial jar with bones of 18-month-old child. Position of body not determinable. Foot of jar had been broken to insert body of child and stopped with stones ... Second half of 8th. c. B.C ... Hesperia 20 (1951), pp. 82-85 and pl. 35 c-d (Grave 1).

[Agora Deposit] F 11:2: Well

Well associated with the Tholos, with scanty use fill but primarily dumped filling. Coins: 5 April 1934 #1-#4 10 April 1934 #1-#2 11 April 1934 #1 12 April 1934 #1 18 April 1934 #1-#2 19 April 1934 #1-#5 ... Ca. 350-294 B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] B 21:14: Inhumation, probably a female

Grave XXVI in notebook = RSY Grave 12 ... Ca. 525-500 B.C. or sightly later ... Hesperia 20 (1951), pp. 93-95, pl. 42 a-c (Grave 12) ... Hesperia 10 (1941), pp. 1-2 and fig. 1.

[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 ... Coins: 20 February 1954 #1-#2 22 February 1954 #1-#5 ... Crosby, Agora X, p. 121, pl. (30), no. L 323. 1 of them for type cf. ... L 319, possibly from this deposit. -1 lead token (no. 354) from section ΣΑ nbp. 3670, similar to IL 1342 cf.

[Agora Deposit] N 14:3: Burial in mouth of well

Mycenaean well and grave. Single burial, that of a middle-aged man, had been made in the mouth of an unproductive well near the southeast corner of the South Square ... Myc. IIIB-C:1 ... Hesperia 92 (2023), fig. 1 ... Agora XIII, p. 247, pl. 61 (Grave XLI).

[Agora Deposit] H 11:2: Well in Tholos Trench Q

A well in room A of the Archaic House. Well with very irregular outline, cut down in the bedrock some 10m NE of the Tholos. Its filling yielded a handful of plain potsherds and the oinochoe P 13256 of ... Sub-Mycenaean(?) ... Hesperia 92 (2023), pp. 115, 120, 173, 174, n. 46, fig. 1 ... Agora XIII, pp. 254-255, 274, pl. 61.

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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 ... Hesperia Suppl. 2 (1939), pp. 87-93, figs. 1, 58-64, 73 (Grave XVIII).

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[Agora Deposit] G 12:15: Inhumation a Man

Grave 14 in notebook. Length of shaft 2.12m; width 0.46m; depth from cover 0.60m. Man's skeleton stretched NE-SW with head at NE. Offering at foot of shaft, with the skyphos in the mouth of the pitcher ... 750-725 B.C ... Hesperia 14 (1945), p. 304, no. 78, pl. LII (Grave XIV) ... Hesperia Suppl. 2 (1939), pp. 71-73, figs. 1, 22, 45-46 (Grave XIV).

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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) ... Hesperia Suppl. 2 (1939), pp. 94-97, figs. 1, 65-67 (Grave XX).