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| The Jewish War, year 2
Meshorer II, pp. 260--261, nos. 11--13
Obv. Traces of inscription. Vine-leaf with tendrils.
Rx. Chalice with broad rim and two handles; border of dots. Casts.
Coin no. 11. Destruction ... The Jewish War, year 2 = A.D. 67/8 |
Ptolemaic Kings ... [(N 20:4)
Heavily Damaged] Coin no. 15. Cistern. Head of Zeus Ammon r. [πTOλEMAIOY BAςIλEως] Eagle stg. l. on thunderbolt, wings lifted. 413, 583 ... Unclassifiable Ptolemy I--IV, 3rd century B.C. |
| Athens ... Sv. 106.1--7; Kleiner 1976, pl. 2:43--45 (Type 5) Casts
Coin no. 5. Destruction fill (3). Head of Apollo r., laur. Α/Θ-Ε
Owl standing r.; in field r., lyre. 422, 1437 82-42-37 ... ca. 160's--150's B.C. |
Athens ... Sv. 104.31--35.
[(N 20:4); uncertain AE 2 Demeter/Triptolemos type]
Eleusis, Money in Name of Athens. Weight: blistered
Coin no. 11. Cistern. Head of Demeter r., wearing veil; border of dots. Α-Θ/Ε
Triptolemos ... early 70's B.C. |
| Athens ... Sv. 103.22, 25 Triptolemos l., holding wheat ears in r. hand, seated in winged chariot drawn by two snakes. EλEY above. Piglet stg. r. on slim mystic staff; all in wheat wreath. 85-29-23 ... ca. 322/317--307 B.C. |
Boiotian League ... BMC 64, 65.
[smaller flan and dies than Agora XXVI, no. 593a--d] Head of Athena r., wearing Corinthian helmet. ΒΟΙΩΤΩΝ at r. of
Trophy ... 288--244 B.C. |
| Orthe ... Rogers, nos. 423--425; Cop 184 Weight: Broken Head of Athena r., wearing Attic helmet. [OP-θI] Trident in wreath ... 4th--3rd century B.C. |
| Dumped filling of late 2nd c. B.C.; Roman Group F, dumped filling of second quarter to end of 1st c. B.C. on the lower northeast slope of the Areopagus.
Diameter at bottom -3.20m Upper fill: Latest coins ... Second quarter to end of 1st c. B.C. |
Use filling of first half of 1st c.; dumped filling of late 1st c.(?). This well, near its mouth, cuts off the end of the upper passage of the cistern at 53/Ε. Subdivisions:
.1=Dumped filling
.2=POU ... First half of 1st c. A.D. POU |
| Construction filling of well N 20:3 which was dug through this cistern; a few later sherds at upper levels may result from late repairs to well tiling. Coins:
6 April 1938 #14-#15
8 April 1938 #4 Some ... Second half 1st c. A.D. |
Well dug through cistern at 64/Γ. Seems to have been stratified; four fills recorded but here treated as one as divisions are rather "arbitrary".
Agora V, p. 126: Constructed in late 1st c.; use filling ... 3rd c. A.D. POU (before 267 A.D.) |
Dumped fillings thrown in during second quarter of 1st c. B.C. containing mostly debris resulting from Sulla's sack in 86 B.C.
Agora XXIX, p. 464: Four fills distinguished during excavations ... but seemingly ... Late 2nd c. and early 1st c. B.C. POU; 110-75 B.C. |
Well at 74/Ι, on the lower north slope of the Areopagus.
Use fill from early 1st to 3rd c. A.D.
Dump fill from 4th c. A.D. Coins
9 April 1938 #2
9 May 1938 #1 Container 20 (lost) p. 1529 ... 1st c. to 3d c. A.D. |
Cistern at 60/ΙΕ; bell-shaped cistern with a channel 1.65m high and 4.60m long, leading to a dead end against bedrock. This channel runs north with a slight curve to the east and looks as though it was ... Second half of 3rd c. B.C.-Early 2nd c. B.C. |
East-West Street (63-64/ΙΣΤ, etc.)
Packing in line of ancient east-west street along Areopagus north slopes.
Lower fills, predominantly late 6th-early 5th c. B.C.
Middle fills, last quarter of the 5th ... Various levels and dates |
| Cistern at 53/ΚΓ and channels. The pottery in the cistern and in the two channels was a thoroughly mixed lot of broken material from 5th c. B.C. to 4th c. A.D. and all seemed the same except the bottom ... 5th c. B.C.-4th c. A.D. |
Pit at 57/ΚΑ; small pit on the lower north slope of the Areopagus, measuring 1.05x0.80mx0.80m deep. There were traces of burning and a few bones in it, since none of them are recognizably human it is probably ... 480 - 470 B.C. |
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. |
Manhole at 55/ΚΔ (Same system as O 19:2) ... 8 April 1938 |
| Late Roman Water Channel: Broken top of vaulted chamber which covers beginning of water channel at northwest corner of section. Cf. Hesperia 27 (1958), pp. 147-148 ... east 592 Horizontal (normal) ... 31 Mar 1938 |
| Late Roman Water Channel: Broken top of vaulted chamber which covers beginning of water channel in northwest corner of section ... southwest 591 Horizontal (normal) ... 31 Mar 1938 |
| Statue as found in south channel of cistern. Deposit O 19:2 ... 571 Horizontal (normal) ... 6 Apr 1938 |
| Statue as found in south channel of cistern. Deposit O 19:2 ... 572 Horizontal (normal) ... 6 Apr 1938 |
| Late Roman Water Channel: Broken top of vaulted chamber which covers beginning of water channel at northwest corner of section. Cf. Hesperia 27 (1958), pp. 147-148 ... AMS east 592 Horizontal (normal) ... 31 Mar 1938 |
| Late Roman Water Channel: Broken top of vaulted chamber which covers beginning of water channel in northwest corner of section ... AMS southwest 591 Horizontal (normal) ... 31 Mar 1938 |
| Statue as found in south channel of cistern. Deposit O 19:2 ... AMS 571 Horizontal (normal) ... 6 Apr 1938 |
| Statue as found in south channel of cistern. Deposit O 19:2 ... AMS 572 Horizontal (normal) ... 6 Apr 1938 |
| Looking west. Outside stairs at northwest corner, showing break in line of walls ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| General view of martyra on ΣΤ line. Looking northwest ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| General view of martyra on ΣΤ line. Looking northeast ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Southeast corner with bit of stucco on face of cutting ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Break in east wall with sandy layer at which stairs break ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| West wall ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Southwest corner ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Street strosis martyra over wall at east. Looking southeast ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Wall of House E, looking west ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Wall of House E, looking east ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| House E. General view, looking northwest ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Continuation of Χ trench, looking east. Turkish pit at 53/Β in foreground ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| House E. Looking south, showing return of drain trench to north ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| House E. Looking west, showing floor and drain ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Building C, Room 1, looking east ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Building C, Room 1, looking east ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| Building C, southwest corner ... AMS Horizontal (normal) |
| A small flat raised base. A bit of flaring side also preserved.
Opaque white glass. Well on lower north slope of Areopagus, fill IV.
200-267 A.D. Leica PD 2815-11 ... 2 April 1938 |
Complete.
A plain circle, thick and roughly round in section. Cistern "white fill", bottom fill.
Late 2nd-early 1st c. B.C. Leica, 83-475 ... 15 March 1938 |
| Two non-joining fragments of a torus with six flutes.
a) Preserves part of rectangular dowel cuttings on both top and bottom surfaces, at about the center.
b) Perhaps preserves one corner of a similar ... 17 March 1938 |
No original edge preserved.
Upper left half of circular stamp with winged figure, probably an eagle.
ADDENDA Provenience open to question: possibly from well at 55/ΝΕ. Well, fill III. Leica ... 1 April 1938 |
a) Fill I; containers 1-5, 16 March 1938 and 21-24 March 1938 to depth of -9.30m. Selected. Late Roman; Dark age.
b) Fill II; containers 6-8. -9.30 to -11.00m Same fill ?
c) Fill III; containers 9-13 ... 7th A.D.
1st half of 3rd A.D.
1st A.D. |
Selected: fine fabric.
a) Lamp; terra-cotta fragments.
b) Megarian bowls.
c) West Slope; white paint.
d) Brittle ware; Pergamene.
e) Miscellaneous black glazed ... 4-17 March 1938 |
West Slope amphora fragments; made up black glazed plates etc; samples of thinner unglazed fabric; 1 illegible SAH; 2 fragments of micaceous water-jugs Tins 173-176 resorted by SIR, 1997 ... 4-17 March 1938 |
Kitchen ware samples and coarse bases. Tins 173-176 resorted by SIR, 1997 ... 4-17 March 1938 |
Coarse ware basins; lekanai; amphora toes. Transport amphoras and coarse ware. Tins 173-176 resorted by SIR, 1997 ... 4-17 March 1938 |
Transport amphoras ... 4-17 March 1938 |
Fragments of amphoras like Ω 1141 ... 4-17 March 1938 |
Coins
19 February 1938 #9-#12
21 February 1938 #1-#3
22 February 1938 #11-#16
23 February 1938 #1, #4-#5 ... 7th A.D. |
Envelope in Tin 185, on bedrock. Late Roman. p. 423.
Envelope in Tin 185, in hole in bedrock floor. Roman, 2nd-3rd c. A.D. p. 425.
Coins
25 February 1938 #12
15 March 1938 #13
11 April 1938 #24-#26 ... 7th A.D.
Late Roman
2nd-3rd A.D. |
Coins
1 March 1938 #6
1 April 1938 #8 ... Late Roman |
Coins
14 March 1938 #5-#6 ... Late Roman |
Coins
20 April 1938 #2-#6 ... 6th A.D. |
Coins
21 April 1938 #3-#5 |
| House F ... Ω-3 493, 494 Ω:1938.0321:7 Lot Ω 201 Lot Ω 202 ... 22 Mar 1938 |
| House F. Well ... Ω-3 495, 496 Ω:1938.0323:1 Lot Ω 202 Lot Ω 201 Lot Ω 191 N 20:1 N 20:3 ... 23 Mar 1938 |
| One-Handled Jug with Dipinto. Well. Lamp. Statuette Fragment: Draped Standing Female ... Ω-3 497, 498 P 12262 L 3332 S 1027 Ω:1938.0323:1 N 20:5 P 12262 L 3332 S 1027 ... Greek |
| Well ... Ω-3 499, 500 N 20:3 N 20:5 ... 24 Mar 1938 |
| Grotesque Female Figurine Fragment. Well ... Ω-3 501, 502 T 1647 Ω:1938.0324:1 Ω:1938.0324:2 N 72050 Ω:1938.0324:3 N 72623 Ω:1938.0324:4 Ω:1938.0324:5 Ω:1938.0324:6 Ω:1938.0324:7 N 72051 Ω:1938.0324:8 Ω:1938.0324:9 N 72052 Ω:1938.0324:10 N 20:5 T ... Frankish |
| Fragment of an oval plaque: shield.
Relief on convex surface. A narrow border, perhaps scroll pattern around edge. Within, lower part of wing and parts of three stick-like objects: oval shield with winged ... 7 March 1938 |
| Face complete; break below chin, at back and hair at left.
Hair parted in center hanging down in curls. Mouth pierced. Two holes through top of head.
White paint on face, red on hair and lips, trace of ... 9 March 1938 |
| Head missing.
The figure wears chiton and himation, the cloak wrapped tighly around her shoulders and upper body, covering hands and arms completely, and falling in heavy folds on her left side.
Vent ... 9 March 1938 |
| Eleven non-joining fragments apparently from a large group; parts of a draped figure, and of tree-trunk supports (?), preserved.
Also, at the right edge of the object with part of the right side, and ... 11 March 1938 |
| Both pieces have an original lower edge: fragment a) front, fragment b) back.
Fragment a) from the base of a large draped figure or figures.
A plain wide band at bottom is separated from the subject proper ... 12 March 1938 |
| Broken at the back and at right shoulder, where cloak hung down.
The child holds a basket of fruit high on his left side, and looks back at the small dog which is jumping up on his right leg. Heavy round ... 14 March 1938 |
| Part of a figure (?). Finished edge at the top.
White slip.
Soft light brown clay. Cistern, "white fill" (bottom fill). Leica, 80-11-19 ... 15 March 1938 |
| Child 's head, wearing heavy twisted wreath.
Plump face; mouth partly pierced.
Traces of orange paint on face, red on hair.
Brown clay.
Cf. T 1634.
ADDENDA: The child wears bound wreath. Fillet hanging ... 15 March 1938 |
Grotesque mask with button nose and large pierced mouth.
Broken at top, bottom and right.
Traces of red color on face.
Yellow brown clay. Pit.
Turkish. Leica ... 17 March 1938 |
Foot and part of leg of large figurine.
No modelling behind.
Coarse red clay. Surface gray brown. Well, fill I. Leica ... 24 March 1938 |
Broken all around.
The crossed legs of a figure, wearing shoes (?). The edge of a short garment preserved above the knees.
Clay covered with thick red paint which has peeled. Red paint also inside.
Red ... 4 April 1938 |
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