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[Agora Deposit] Q 12:3: Stoa Gutter Well

Well below Stoa Gutter opposite Pier 1. Heavy dumped filling remarkable among Agora well-deposits both for the high quality and the good conditions of pottery of all sorts. It represents the stock of a ... Ca. 520-490 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] Q 15:2: Well to the North of Nymphaeum

Well to N of Nymphaeum at 115/ΙΣΤ. A good water supply but no evidence for a period of use. Exceptionally heavy dumped filling, including much fine tableware, many wine- jar fragments and other objects ... Ca. 420-400 B.C.

[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.

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[Agora Deposit] G 6:3: Rectangular Rock-Cut Shaft

A cave-in not long after the digging of this shaft destroyed its possible usefulness as a well and thereafter it was used as a dump. Two principle periods of such use were noted, and within these several ... Ca. 575-480 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] G 15:1: Well, "western extension"

Wells at 24/ΙΓ at 26/ΙΑ near the SW corner of the market square, about 10m west of the Southwest Fountain House (the party wall between them broken through in antiquity). ... Ca. 500 B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] Q 13:5: Well Below Stoa Terrace Fountain

Well below Stoa Terrace Fountain. Heavy dumped filling, including a great variety of figured and plain wares. Never completed in antiquity because of hard bedrock. Estimated Grid ... 575-550 B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] A 18-19:1: Ostrakon Area

Pit (6x10) in the valley between the Areopagus and the Hill of the Nymphs. Large cutting in bedrock with 540 ostraka, mainly of the late eighties of the 5th. c. B. C. Much pottery, principally of the early ... Ca. 500-450 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] G-I 11-12: Investigations in the area of the Tholos

Investigations in the area around the Tholos, especially to the east and south of the building, between it and the Great Drain, and not otherwise specified as deposits. This "deposit" has no form. It ... various levels and dates

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[Agora Deposit] J 18:4: Pit B

Thamneus' Cellar, a storage cellar on the north slope of the Areopagus. Lower filling of mid-6th c. B.C., upper filling of last quarter of 6th c. B.C ... 6th c. B.C.

[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.

[Agora Deposit] M 20:3: Well

Well at 69/ΟΒ (Late 5th c.) Lower fill dated to 420-400 B.C. in Agora XXX. There were no use filling and the well was apparently not a success as a water-supply: there was no concentration of water-jars ... 420-400 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] N 7:3: Skytha Well

Well at 45/Θ (Skytha Well) near the north side of the market square. No period of use was distinguished, since it was impossible to clear the well to the bottom. The considerable quantity of dumped filling ... Ca. 460-440 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] O 7:10: Pit

Small Pit or Well at 25/ΚΑ with a small quantity of fine and coarse household pottery, much of it whole, or nearly so ... Ca. 450-425 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] O 19:4: Well at 55/ΚΕ

Well at 55/ΚΕ Period of Use dated to the last quarter of 5th c. B.C., Upper fill dated to the same (deposited later) in Agora XXX. Coins 1 April 1938 #10 ... Last quarter of 5th c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] P 10:1: Cistern

With cistern at 17/ΟΕ-ΟΣΤ (P 10:2), two chambers connected by a passage. 18/Π went out of use first and was closed off from 17/ΟΕ-ΟΣΤ; filled up at one time with material dating between 350 and 300 B.C ... 325-285 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] Q 8:11: Pit

A fair-sized pit in bedrock in Stoa Terrace opposite Pier 18, which contained a good deal of pottery mostly coarse. A little additional material as late as second quarter 4th. c. B.C ... Ca. 425-400 B.C.

[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 Deposit] R 11:3: Well in Stoa Shop 6

Well in Stoa Shop 6 (5th century). No evidence for period of use. Considerable dumped filling of fragmentary black and plain vases; no figured fragments are preserved, but the small amount of impressed ... 450-425 B.C.

[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.

[Agora Deposit] R 17:3: Well at 56/ΚΣΤ

Well at 56/ΚΣΤ. Diameter 1.05m. Found in 18 April 1938. Dug in 3 May 1938 ... 600-575 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] S 19:3: Cistern at 17-18/ΛΑ

Cistern at 17-18/ΛΑ (Coroplasts' Dump) outside the market square to the southeast, west of the Panathenaic Way. Upper and lower fill distinguished during excavation, but material from both appears to ... To ca. 330-320 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] S 21:2: Well at 20/ΙΕ

A well outside the market square to the southeast, west of the Panathenaic Way; Diameter 1.10m ... 600-550 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] T 18:1: Well

Well at 40/Λ, in the "plataia" ca. 600m north of the terrace wall and ca. 10m east of the Valerian wall. Top diameter of 1.00m, bottomm diameter 0.95m The shallowness of the shaft, and the fallen condition ... 550-500 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] T 24:5: Well D in ΟΑ

Well D: Archaic Well on the northwest slope of the Acropolis. Debris filling with scanty pottery remains; most of the pottery is earlier than the lower limit. Diameter at top ca. 1.20m; bottom ca. 1.10m ... End of 6th c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] U 25:2: Well 6 in ΟΑ

Well 6: archaic. Diameter 1.20m Well on the northwest slope of the Acropolis, below the Klepsydra. There are three fills, all thrown into the unfinished well at the same time (end of 6th- beginning of ... Last quarter of 6th c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] V 24:2: Archaic Well in OA

Well 2: archaic. Diameter, top ca. 1.00; bottom ca. 0.90m. Water level:ca -7.00m In the use filling, along with the plain water pots was a black-figured neck amphora assigned to the Edinburgh painter ... Last quarter of the 6th c. B.C.

[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

[Agora Deposit] D 15:3: Cistern

A small flask-shaped cistern on the lower southeast slope of Kolonos Agoraios. Lined with hydraulic cement and containing a large quantity of glazed table ware and a fair amount of coarse ware; a homogeneous ... 350-325 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] E 14:11: Great Drain South, Associated with Southwest and North Buildings

Fillings associated with Southwest and North Buildings (78-99/ΙΣΤ-ΚΘ) and early walls to west of Great Drain. pottery p. 1189, vol VII ... Subdivisions: .1=Filling over bedrock. .2=Fillings behind retaining ... Various levels and dates

[Agora Deposit] E 14:11.2: Fill Behind Retaining Wall and in Road of Southwest Building

Fillings behind retaining wall and in road. SW Building, rooms 3, north, south. Coins: 13 March 1934 #1, #2 14 March 1934 #37 15 March 1934 #37-#38 24 March 1934 #31 ... 6th c. B.C. and earlier

[Agora Deposit] E 14:14: Cutting in Bedrock

The almost complete red figure hydria set into this cutting suggests the possibility of a 5th c. burial put into a much earlier grave cutting; however, the remainder of the filling appears thoroughly disturbed ... 450-425 B.C- Late Roman disturbance

[Agora Deposit] E-F 12-14: Building Fill in B'

Fillings in and to the north of Building A/Poros Building/Greek Building ("Strategeion"), the accumulation mostly a late archaic dump, but not deposited till near the middle of the century. Most of the ... First half of 5th c. to ca. 460-450 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] E-F 12-14.1: a) Undisturbed filling of the building

P 5302 may be from disturbed fill ("soft spot", container B 57, nbp. 1246) ... 12 March-6 April 1935 7 May 1935

[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.

[Agora Deposit] F 14:3: Rectangular Pit over Bedrock in North part of East Building

Rectangular pit over bedrock in north part of E. Building. Broken jars and household basins with a few black glazed and black-figured fragments (uninventoried). The figured pieces indicate the lower limit ... Late 6th-ca. 480 B.C.

[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.

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[Agora Deposit] F 19:4: Well

This filling is the largest deposit of its time found in the Agora. It may be compared with H 6:5 and with N 7:3. Dug in soft bedrock to a depth of 11.40m; footholds cut on opposite sides of the shaft ... Ca. 490-450 B.C.

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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] A 17:3: Pit

Pit, partly cleared; dumped filling of first half of 3rd. c. B.C., but with considerable material of the 4th. c. Hellenistic. Its rotten schist walls collapsed some time near then and it was filled up ... 4th-3rd c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] A-B 19-20:2: Great Drain South in Southern Part of the Area West of the Areopagus

Fillings to either side of the Great Drain, in the southern part of the area west of the Areopagus; various levels, late 6th. and early 5th c. B.C. to Sullan destruction. Coins: 26 July 1946 #1-#2 30 July ... Late 6th. c. B.C.-1st. c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] B 13:5: Well

Dumped filling in the upper part of a well, to a depth of 6.65m. (the excavation could not be completed and the use filling was not reached). Homogeneous fill dumped from nearby. Coins: 1 June 1936 #1 ... Ca. 425-400 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] B 15:1: Well on Lower South Slope of Kolonos Agoraios

A well on the lower south slope of Kolonos Agoraios. Last quarter of the 5th. c. B.C. But upper fill dated to 3rd. to mid-2nd. century B.C. and lower fill dated to ca. 425-400 B.C. in Agora XXX. Coins: ... 425-400 B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] B 15:1.2: Lower fill

Coins: 22 May 1937 #1 ... 425-400 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] B 18:15: Pit

House N, room 6=House T: Pit with Kalikia in Room 2W. Roughly rectangular pit, length 7.10m., possibly dug to obtain clay for flooring in nearby houses ... Ca. 500-480 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] B 21:25: Cistern in ΝΝ

Pit (= collapsed cistern). Fill mixed, late Hellenistic to early Roman. The cistern floor has an E-W channel, no doubt running from the pit at 107/Ζ to the well at 107/ΙΓ (B 21:24). Coins: 10 June 1939 ... 150-100 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] C 12:2: Well

A well on Kolonos Agoraios. The upper dumped filling, a heavy deposit of pottery, was separated from the lower filling of similar character by several meters of plain mud. No use filling. Coins: 8 April ... Ca. 375-325 B.C. with disturbance of 250-225 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] C 18:4: Construction Fillings

Fillings below the courtyard floor of the Poros Enclosure west of the Areopagus. The lowest layer, over bedrock, is of the archaic period and may have accumulated on the spot before the start of building ... First half of 5th c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] C 18:4.1: Layer 1

Surface layer ... First half of 5th c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] C 18:7: Pit with Stony Fill

Construction filling of the Poros Building west of the Areopagus. Patch of stony fill beneath the courtyard. Accumulation of the second quarter of the 5th c., deposited in the last quarter ... Ca. 475-450 B.C. and later

[Agora Deposit] C 18:8: Well

Well, neatly stone-curbed to bottom. Diameter 0.70m. The use filling, from about 3.50m to bottom, consisted chiefly of water-jars with a few small vases and some black-figured fragments. Upper filling, ... Use filling of ca. 575-550 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] C 19:9: Well in House R of Industrial Area West of Areopagus

Well in house R of industrial area west of the Areopagus. This well, originally tiled, was abandoned and filled at the time of the conversion of the house into a stone-cutters' workshop. Tiled well but ... Ca. 425-400 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] F-G 12:2: Road Fills

Area of early road and Geometric Cemetery: late, disturbed or uncertain levels. Includes Geometric/Proto Attic material thrown in the Turkish well at 35/Δ. Includes between road and bedrock in Β'. Four ... 5 May 1934 19-23 March 1935 2 April 1935

[Agora Deposit] G 12:21: Well 2

Circular well cut through the old road after it had gone out of use, and filled probably at the time of the building of the drain and building A, and the throwing of fill over the road ... Ca. 430-400 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] G 18:1: Well

Dumped filling in a well on the west slope of the Areopagus (apparently separate, no mends between them, but differing little in date) the bottom filling apparently thrown in towards the beginning of the ... Ca. 425-400 B.C. and earlier

[Agora Deposit] G 18:1.2: Middle fill

Heavy deposit of good black and plain wares ... 450-425 B.C

[Agora Deposit] H 6:5: Well by Stoa Pier 3

A very homogeneous dumped filling and no period of use. Apparently a failure as a well. T 263-T 289 resorted and reduced August 1967. Cf. BI 157 "from behind the curbing of the well by Stoa pier 3." Estimated ... Ca. 470-460 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] H 7:1: Trial Pit behind Stoa Retaining Wall

Filling behind retaining wall of Stoa of Zeus. The remains of unfired clay adhering to the interior of various pieces make it probable that the material in this filling is a mass of debris from the floor ... Ca. 435-425 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] H 8-10: Fillings

Investigations in the Hellenistic Metroon, various levels. Stoa Pits A, B, C, D, E, F, H and I (various layers). Locations include: SW corner of Primitive Bouleuterion; from contemporary filling alongside ... 8th-6th c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] H 10:2: Pit in NE Corner of Metroon Pit Η

A pit, perhaps a well, extending beneath the foundations of [Building D, the Primitive Bouleuterion] the Hellenistic Metroon. Not completely dug due to its position. A dumped filling so far as dug, apparently ... Ca. 575-525 B.C.

[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.

[Agora Deposit] H 12:14: Ostrakon Pit

Ostrakon Pit (Horos Terrace Trench). Oval pit cut into bedrock. Packed filling of stones, coarse sherds and roof tiles; among these a few fragments of finer vases and 22 ostraka, probably from the ostracaphoria ... Ca. 490-480 B.C. and later

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[Agora Deposit] H 12:15: Well

Well A, early 5th c. B.C. Near the Agora Boundary Stone, northwest corner of Middle Stoa; diameter at top 0.92m, widening to 1.15m and more below. Shaft neatly faced with stones to a depth of 0.70m below ... Ca. 520-480 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] H 12:18: Archaic House

Archaic house with Distyle Porch (= Building J) in southeast of section: packing beneath floors (Layers a and b of Tholos Trench S.Layer b=Beneath original floor dated to ca. 500 B.C. Layer a=Between original ... 6th-early 5th c. B.C.