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| General view of Mycenaean Tomb J 1:11, looking west. Collapsed portion of tomb in foreground, rubble wall doorway in center, just behind is the top of Well J 1:12 dated to the early archaic period, in ... Craig Mauzy ... In end of season preliminary report 2015, fig. 5.
More report material can be found in
Photography /Unworked / Projects / Excavation 2015 /Preliminary Report 2015. west Horizontal (normal) ... 3 Jul 2015 |
| West part of chamber tomb (Deposit Q 6:3, skeleton AA 303) in Room 3 of the Roman House ε. Byzantine well at bottom center, blocked dromos at left, skeleton above. Jug (P 29006) to left of the skeleton ... (chamber tomb) east 1814 Horizontal (normal) ... 12 Aug 1971 |
| East part of the chamber tomb (Deposit Q 6:3, skeleton AA 303) in Room 4 of the Roman House ε. Skull at center, jug (P 29006) to right. Between and slightly lower the two black dots are spindle whorls ... (chamber tomb) southwest 1816 Horizontal (normal) ... 12 Aug 1971 |
| East part of chamber tomb (Deposit Q 6:3, skeleton AA 303) in Room 4 of the Roman House ε. Skull at center, jug (P 29006) to the right. Between and slightly lower the two black dots are spindle whorls ... (chamber tomb) southwest 1816 Horizontal (normal) ... 12 Aug 1971 |
| Child's burial, pit tomb. Deposit I 5:1, skeleton AA 310 ... southeast 2378 Horizontal (normal) ... 2 May 1973 |
| Cist tomb (Deposit I 5:2, skeleton AA 311) before removal of the cover slabs, steps of retaining wall over grave ... south 2706 Horizontal (normal) ... 14 Jun 1973 |
| Cist tomb (Deposit I 5:2, skeleton AA 311) after cleaning of the skeleton. Retaining wall above ... south 2708 Horizontal (normal) ... 15 Jun 1973 |
| Cist tomb (Deposit I 5:3, skeleton AA 312) before the opening of the grave: cover slabs fallen in ... northwest 3060 Horizontal (normal) ... July 1973 |
| Cist tomb (Deposit I 5:3, skeleton AA 312) after the removal of the cover slabs ... south 3063 Horizontal (normal) ... July 1973 |
| Upper cover slabs of a cist tomb (Deposit I 5:4, skeleton AA 313) in the Royal Stoa ... south 3070 Horizontal (normal) ... 20 Aug 1973 |
| Cist tomb (Deposit I 5:4, skeleton AA 313) after removal of the cover slabs ... south 3074 Horizontal (normal) ... 23 Aug 1973 |
| Cist tomb (Deposit I 5:5, skeleton AA 314) in the Royal Stoa before removal of the cover slabs ... south 3076 Horizontal (normal) ... 23 Aug 1973 |
| Cist tomb (Deposit I 5:5, skeleton AA 314) in the Royal Stoa after cleaning ... south 3078 Horizontal (normal) ... 24 Aug 1973 |
| Cist tombs in the Royal Stoa: in foreground, Deposit I 5:5; middleground, Deposit I 5:3 and in background, Deposit I 5:4 ... west 3082 Horizontal (normal) ... July 1973 |
| Section of Mycenaean chamber tomb at the north edge of the Temple of Ares ... John Travlos ... Original missing LVI-41 LVI-41 Dirty Faded Diazotype Printing Ink ... 1951 |
| General plan showing the position of the Mycenaean chamber tomb at the north edge of the Temple of Ares ... John Travlos ... Original missing LVI-44 LVI-44 Fragile Stained Dirty Faded Diazotype Printing Ink ... 1951 |
| Plan of the Mycenaean chamber tomb at the north edge of the Temple of Ares: burial of upper level ... John Travlos ... Cf. DA 4967 LVI-40 LVI-40 ... 1951 |
| Plan of the Mycenaean chamber tomb at the north edge of the Temple of Ares: burial of lower level ... John Travlos ... Cf. DA 4942 LVI-42 LVI-42 |
| 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 |
| Brian Martens ... Mycenaean Chamber Tomb J 1:11, located in the area north of Wall K, was partially excavated during the 2014 season. At this point the full western extent of the chamber has not been located because of ... LHIIIA |
| Marcie Handler ... This deposit is a Mycenaean cist grave with two cover slabs, a type of burial described by Immerwahr in Agora XIII (pp. 103-104). Cist graves appear side by side with chamber tombs in the Mycenaean cemeteries ... LHIIB-LHIIIA:1 |
| 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 |
| Mycenaean Chamber Tomb under north side of Temple of Ares, towards its west end.(1951).
The tomb had a hasty and unfinished appearance oddly at variance with its long history and the quality of the pottery ... 1st: Myc IIB-IIA:1-2, 2nd: Myc. IIIC:1 (1450-1200 B.C.) |
| Rebecca Wood Robinson ... Mycenaean Grave C. Lisa's list mentions also Grave D ... Myc. IIIA 1:2 |
| Mycenaean Grave F.
It seemed to be more as a collection of bones and offerings, presumably swept aside to make room for later burials; they are east of and slightly higher than children's graves A and ... Myc. IIIA |
| Mycenaean Double Grave (Graves A and B).
Grave A was in Layer II. We laid a skull and a few other bones, three vases and a stone bead. We have dug to a maximum of about 0.06m below the top of Layer II ... Myc. IIIA/B |
| Disturbed Mycenaean chamber tomb.
It was the first Mycenaean burial found in the Agora. It is situated about 20m due south of Tomb VII, only a few meters beyond the south edge of the Augustan foundation ... Myc. IIIA (1st half of 14th c.) |
| Plundered Chamber Tomb. (Tomb XII). A few meters SE of the great white marble altar. The chamber is an irregular rectangle, oriented roughly N-S, with dromos leading in at a very gentle slope from the ... LH III A |
| David Scahill ... Below packed clay floors in Room 2 of Classical Building II; bordered on east and south sides by polygonal cross wall and back wall extension for Classical Building. Late Roman wall and drain installation ... LHIII A:1 |
| David Scahill ... Behind northeast corner of Classical Building; east wall C. Below Hellenistic levels and early Classical pit. Chamber cut through bedrock, depth ca. 0.90m., diameter ca. 2m., roughly square in shape, angling ... LH III A:1 |
| Mycenaean Grave.
One of the first Mycenaean burials found in the Agora. It consisted of a regular cist, carefully cut with vertical sides and a flat bottom, measuring 1.90m by 0.55m. There were apparently ... LH III (c. 1200) |
| Eugene Vanderpool ... Grave (E.L. Smithson: Grave II: SM).
Unlined trench, roughly the size of the deceased, cut into bedrock to a depth of just over 1.50m. Oriented north-south, the tomb pit measured 1.69m in length (length ... Late Mycenaean/Submycenaean-Earliest Protogeometric |
| Komos Cistern at 66/Κ, on the north slope of the Areopagus. Homogeneous fill.
Thirty-four stamped amphora handles. Eight Histiaian tetrobols, dating 170-160 at the earliest, found near top, possibly an ... Last quarter of 3rd c. B.C.-Early 2nd century B.C. |
| Mycenaean Chamber Tomb Burials ... Myc. III A:1-2 |
| Mycenaean grave.
Small pit grave (0.50m by 1.35m by 0.75m deep) containing the skeleton of an infant girl. Although a simple grave with a single interment, the pit was packed with gifts. These consisted ... No later than mid-15th c. |
| Mycenaean grave. It consisted of a shallow rectangular cutting in bedrock about 1.40m by 0.70m, but it was probably somewhat bigger, since the east side and a large part of the north side had been cut ... Myc. IIIA:1-2 |
| Mycenaean Chamber Tomb below Middle Stoa Terrace.
The tomb was entered from the west by a stepped dromos, at least 4.20m long by 1.10 to 1.50m. wide, splaying slightly toward the doorway, which was 1.26m ... Myc. IIIA:1 |
| Eugene Vanderpool ... Grave (E.L. Smithson: Grave III: SM).
The close proximity and similarity of this tomb and tomb M 16-17:1 strongly suggests that they were intentionally laid out in relation to one another and were contemporary ... Late Mycenaean/Submycenaean-Earliest Protogeometric |
| Mycenaean Chamber Tomb occupies a considerable part of the western half of section ΕΕ; lies about half way up the north slope of the Areopagus towards its eastern end, just below the highest point of the ... Myc. III A:1 |
| Mycenaean Small Chamber tomb.
The cist measures 1,90m E to W, 0.75-0.90m N to S, max. depth -1.30m. Nothing was found in it; cleaned in modern times and used as a cesspool. Some of the SW part of it had ... Myc. IIIA, early 14th c. |
| Eugene Vanderpool ... Grave. Bones discarded.
Burial lies over dromos of Mycenaean chamber tomb N 21-22:1. The roots of a tree had upturned the bones, but the head probably lay at the northeast ... Middle Geometric II |
| Eugene Vanderpool ... E.L. Smithson: Grave XXXV. Adult female inhumation. Deposit summary and notebook write at 31/Θ-I ... Final Mycenaean/Submycenaean-Early Protogeometric |
| Mycenaean Chamber Tomb.
Only the bottom 0.10 to 0.20m of the chamber was preserved along with the partial skeletal remains of two or three occupants. The plan revealed a square chamber (1.80m by 1.80m), ... Myc. III A 1:2 (14th c.) |
| Mycenaean Burial.
The cutting was roughly rectangular (1.60 by 0.50m) and was once covered with rough stone slabs, two of which were found over the body. The skeleton, presumably that of a man, lay in ... Myc. III A-B |
| Mycenaean Chamber Tomb with niches.
One of the few tombs found in the Agora that has an almost architectural regularity with squares chamber (1.75m wide by 2.10m deep) and axially centered dromos (4m long ... Myc. III A 1:2 |
| Eugene Vanderpool ... Mycenaean Chamber Tomb.
Although badly disturbed at various times in antiquity, it was clearly a chamber tomb with the chamber little more than a cubby-hole at the end of a steep dromos, entered at the ... Myc. III A-B |
| Mycenaean Chamber Tomb opposite ΣΑ pier 15. It was discovered about 20m to the west of Pier 15 of the Stoa of Attalos and almost in a line and a few meters south of Tomb XX. although the entire upper part ... Myc. II-IIIA/B |
| Eugene Vanderpool Homer A. Thompson ... Mycenaean Grave to W. of "Court Room" below Stoa Terrace with "Ballot Box" (Grave XXIX).
Unusual type, conforming neither to our pit nor to our cist graves, and consisted of two parts. The outer part was ... Mycenaean III A-B |
| Stephen G. Miller ... Irregular circular tomb (Diam. 2.20-2.60) with blocked dromos to northwest. Top of tomb lost in Archaic grading of area, center disturbed by Byzantine pit, overbuilt by northern-eastern walls of Room 3 ... LH III |
| Mycenaean Tomb to NE of Pier 19 (Burial #1)
Most of the doorway and the dromos had been cut away by the ancient Stoa builders. The dimensions of the chamber were 2.90m wide by 1.60m deep. Unusual features ... Myc. III A:1 |
| Homer A. Thompson ... PG grave to NW of Pier 19 (Grave 4).
It consisted of a rectangular pit, oriented north-south, cut into bedrock. Only the lowest part of the tomb pit was preserved; the upper part was cut away in the Classical ... Earlier-Developed Protogeometric |
| Homer A. Thompson ... PG grave to NW of Stoa Pier 19 (Tomb no. 5 in notebook). In some records as Grave XLII.
It consisted of a rectangular pit, oriented north-south, cut into bedrock. The sides of the pit were lined and the ... Earlier-Developed Protogeometric |
| Homer A. Thompson ... PG grave north of Stoa Pier 19 (Grave 6). In some records as Grave XLIII.
Unlined rectangular pit cut into a shallow depression in bedrock that was formed by the collapse of the roof of Mycenaean Chamber ... Developed Protogeometric |
| Eugene Vanderpool Homer A. Thompson ... Mycenaean Tomb to NW of Pier 19 (Burial 7).
The chamber was roughly square in shape (2.70m wide by 2.10m deep), oriented northeast to southwest across in transverse axis. The entrance was at the northwest ... Myc. II-IIIA:1 |
| Child burial at SE corner of original North Extension of Stoa Terrace.
A tiny skeleton.
No furniture. See neg LXV-55 and ΣΑ 749.
Bones not found (2022) ... Mycenaean(?) |
| Mycenaean Grave at SE corner of Pier 12 (Burial 9).
There are no traces of dromos, which must have been located at the north and have been cut away by the trench four the south stylobate of the Square ... Myc. III A:1 |
| Mycenaean Grave to W of Pier 12 (Burial 11).
The northern part of the tomb had been cut away by the foundation trench for the south stylobate of the Square Building that preceded the Stoa, and the dromos, ... Myc. IIB-IIIA:1 |
| Mycenaean Chamber Tomb SE of Stoa Pier 12 (Burial 8).
Roughly rectangular, measuring 1.70m by 1.40m, and was cut down to within 0.65m. by the construction of the Square Building. A rectangular cutting ... Early Myc. IIIA |
| Mycenaean Chamber Tomb by Stoa Pier 12 (Burial 10).
The entire north side of the chamber had been cut away by Stoa Pier 12 and most of the depth by leveling operations in connection with Square Building, ... Early Myc. IIIA |
| Plan of Mycenaean chamber tomb ... PD 442 DA 4957 Made of raw file of 2012.93.0953 (EEA scan). Horizontal (normal) |
| Plan of Mycenaean chamber tomb ... PD 442 DA 4957 Cleaned version of 2012.93.0953 (EEA scan). Horizontal (normal) |
| Mycenaean Tomb J 1:13 discovered beneath the floor of Room 5 of the Classical Commercial Building ... John Camp ... In end of season preliminary report 2015, fig. 8.
More report material can be found in
Photography /Unworked / Projects / Excavation 2015 /Preliminary Report 2015. Horizontal (normal) ... 29 Jul 2015 |
| Room II, Classical Building II. Bottom left corner, polygonal crosswall (A) and Tomb J-K 2:2 (B). At right, foundation crosswall between Rooms II and III (C). End of season ... Craig Mauzy ... west 9848 Horizontal (normal) ... 7 Aug 2002 |
| From left to right, Tomb J 2:19 (A), line of stones inside J 2:19 (C) and dromos of Tomb K 2:5 (B). End of season ... Craig Mauzy ... west 9846 Horizontal (normal) ... 7 Aug 2002 |
| 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 |
| Dorothy Burr Thompson ... Grave 28 in notebook. (E.L. Smithson: Grave V: SM). No remains, probable child inhumation. Just one cup for offering (P 7693). Negs. X-77, X-78 ... Final Mycenaean/Submycenaean/Early Protogeometric |
| 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 |
| Dorothy Burr Thompson ... Grave 26. In some records as Grave I ter. Bones discarded.
Notebook says: child bones (no skull), no offerings.
Circular cutting in bedrock, about 3m south of D 6:3. Neg. KK 234 ... LH III/EPG (date uncertain) |
| Dorothy Burr Thompson ... Circular cutting. Grave 24 in notebook. In some records as Grave IV bis. Baby's bones: discarded. No offerings. Negs. KK 99, KK 100, X-61 ... LH III/EPG (date uncertain) |
| Dorothy Burr Thompson ... Grave 22 in notebook. No offerings. Disturbed grave of baby ... LH IIIC/EPG (date uncertain) |
| Mycenaean grave to west of House N, room 5, with the burial of two young children. Rough rectangular cutting in soft stereo (0.95x0.64x0.28), lying under the western wall of a Geometric house, contained ... Myc. III C:1 |
| Mycenaean tomb: Myc. III A:1-2.
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Small rectangular chamber, 2.30m wide by 1.80m deep,, entered from the east through a dromos 1.10m wide which contracted to a doorway 0.92m. wide. the doorway preserved ... 2nd half of 14th c. |
| Adult inhumation. Legs only exposed, pithos (P 32505) and basin fragments (P 10583) still in place. Deposit M 16-17:1 ... west 685 Horizontal (normal) ... 27 May 1937 |
| Adult inhumation. Basin and pithos fragments removed. Stone over head and jug (P 10582) exposed. Deposit M 16-17:1 ... west 686 ... 26 May 1937 |
| Adult inhumation. The whole skeleton revealed. Jug (P 10582) in situ. Deposit M 16-17:1 ... west 687 ... 27 May 1937 |
| Adult inhumation, pit tomb. The whole skeleton revealed. Jug (P 10582) in situ. Deposit M 16-17:1 ... southwest 688 Horizontal (normal) ... 26 May 1937 |
| Infant burial, view looking almost straight down. Deposit N 16:1 ... east 706 Horizontal (normal) ... 29 May 1937 |
| Infant burial, view looking almost straight down. Deposit N 16:1 ... west 705 Horizontal (normal) ... 29 May 1937 |
| Plan and section of a Mycenaean chamber tomb under the Middle Stoa terrace (Deposit N 12:4) ... John Travlos ... PD 1419 (chamber tomb) Horizontal (normal) ... 1965 |
| Unfinished chamber tomb to the west of the Odeion. Deposit J 10:1 ... (chamber tomb) south 1816 ... 23 Apr 1952 |
| Unfinished chamber tomb to the west of the Odeion. Deposit J 10:1 ... (chamber tomb) northeast 1818 ... 25 Apr 1952 |
| Chamber tomb opposite the Stoa of Attalos (Deposit P 9:4). Classical pit in foreground ... (chamber tomb) south 5237 ... 7 Jan 1954 |
| Chamber tomb opposite the Stoa of Attalos. Deposit P 9:4 ... (chamber tomb) west 5236 ... 7 Jan 1954 |
| Chamber tomb opposite the Stoa of Attalos. At left, stones of the doorway, tumbled stones, a spouted cup (P 21570) and a bronze bowl (B 966), then the bones. In foreground, a 5th c. B.C. well at 45/Θ ... (chamber tomb) east 4659 ... 21 Jun 1951 |
| Chamber Tomb opposite the Stoa of Attalos. At left, stones of the doorway, tumbled stones, a spouted cup (P 21570) and a bronze bowl (B 966), then the bones. In foreground, a 5th c. B.C. well at 45/Θ ... (chamber tomb) east 4658 ... 21 Jun 1951 |
| Cist grave disturbed by the construction of a Roman wall. Deposit M 12:1 ... south Horizontal (normal) ... 19 Feb 1935 |
| Cist grave. Deposit M 12:1 ... south ... 19 Feb 1935 |
| Late Helladic pit grave before cleaning the lower skeleton and removing the stone packing and the cover from the east side. Deposit A 18:4 ... southeast 7285 ... April 1948 |
| Tomb of the Bronzes. East end of the chamber. Deposit M 21:2 ... (chamber tomb) south 273 ... 6 May 1947 |
| Tomb of the Bronzes. East end of the chamber. Deposit M 21:2 ... (chamber tomb) south 286 ... 8 May 1947 |
| Tomb of the Bronzes. Bronzes as found in the chamber tomb. Deposit M 21:2 ... (chamber tomb) west 288 ... 8 May 1947 |
| Tomb of the Bronzes: a skeleton on the east side of the tomb with gold rosettes to the left of the feet. Deposit M 21:2 ... (chamber tomb) north ... May 1947 |
| Tomb of the Bronzes. The chamber tomb is partly cleared. Deposit M 21:2 ... (chamber tomb) east ... May 1947 |
| Tomb of the Bronzes: chamber tomb. Skeleton at east end and remains of wooden table. Deposit M 21:2 ... (chamber tomb) south ... May 1947 |
| Tomb of the Bronzes: chamber tomb, east end. Vases and other objects put back in place as found, after mending. Deposit M 21:2 ... (chamber tomb) east ... May 1947 |
| Tomb of the Bronzes: chamber tomb. Vases and other objects put back in place as found, after mending. Deposit M 21:2 ... (chamber tomb) north ... May 1947 |
| Tomb of the Bronzes. Chamber tomb on the North Slope of the Areopagus: view of the dromos and the door. Deposit M 21:2 ... (chamber tomb) south ... May 1947 |
| Tomb of the Bronzes. Chamber tomb: skeleton along south side. Vases and other objects put back in place after mending. Remains of wooden table in foreground. Deposit M 21:2 ... (chamber tomb) east ... May 1947 |
| Tomb of the Bronzes. Plan of the Mycenaean chamber tomb. Deposit M 21:2. Compare with later version in Agora XIII, pl. 81 (Tomb III) as PD 1243-19 (J. Travlos, 1964) ... John Travlos ... PD 442 (chamber tomb) ... 1947 |
| Tomb of the Ivory Pyxides. Plan and section of the Mycenaean chamber tomb. Deposit N 21-22:1 ... Piet de Jong ... PD 438 (chamber tomb) ... Spring 1939 |
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