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[Agora Deposit] H 17:1: Child's urn burial

Grave 4 in notebook: urn burial. Lower part of a storage jar (P 15407) containing the bones of a small child along with a black glazed kantharos (P 15409) and a banded pelike (P 15408) ... 325-300 B.C ... kantharos (P 15409) and a banded ... burial. Lower part of a storage jar (P 15407) containing

[Agora Deposit] A 20:10: Infant burial(?)

Grave (?) under wall 4. Infant burial(?); a kados, P 16747, lying sideways with a tall cylindrical stand, P 16748, set over it as a cover; the upper parts of the pots cut away ... Late 6th. c. B.C ... A 20:10 ... A 20:10

[Agora Deposit] N 19:1.1: Upper fill

Baskets 1-21 (containers 1-20). The following objects, although listed in deposit notebook as being from level .1, are from depths within the .2 range: MC 318, MC 433-MC 437, T 1309, T 1394, T 1396, IL ... 110 to early 1st c. A.D ... 110 to early 1st c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] A 20:7: Refuse Pit

Scanty debris filling in a pit. The wishbone-handled bowl (P 16753) is of the middle of the third quarter of the 5th. c. century, as are also two red figured fragments, P 25820 and P 25821; the deposit ... Ca. 450-400 B.C ... A 20:7 ... A 20:7

[Agora Deposit] U 22:4: Kernos Deposit Below Floor

Kernos Deposit (?): below floor of Building A, over and in cutting at 33/ΚΗ P 30162-P 30172 added on 4 May 1973 ... 4th c. B.C ... Kernos Deposit (?): below floor of Building A, over and in cutting at 33/ΚΗ ... P 30162-P 30172 added on 4 May 1973.

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[Agora Deposit] B 21:5: Inhumation, probably young male

Grave VI in notebook = RSY Grave 10. PD 731-d Ptg. 251 ... Ca. 520-525 B.C ... A.J.A. 43 (1939), p. 588 and fig. 20 ... Agora XII, p. 385 ... Agora XXIII, p. 330.

[Agora Deposit] R 12:3: Well in Stoa Shop 2

Well in Stoa Shop 2. Diameter at top 1.20m. P 2527, P 25280 and P 25281 found at the bottom indicated a short period of use. The dumped filling above consisted in large part of clay of different colors, ... Ca. 525-500 B.C ... Diameter at top 1.20m. P 2527, P 25280 and P 25281 found at the bottom indicated a

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[Agora Deposit] H 6:7: Cistern

"From the phot. and description, p. 555, this appears to be a built pithos, rather than a cistern." [deposit nb] Grid 30/ΙΔ also mentioned ... 28 July-3 August 1931 ... description, p. 555, this appears to be a built pithos, rather than a cistern." [deposit

[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 ... ( in nb. A V, p. 895) 15 ... p. 919) 16 March 1932 #1 (in nb. A V, p. 921) ... Byzantine. [Hesperia 3 (1934), p.

[Agora Deposit] I 18:4: Pit-Well

Well east of Geometric Grave. The upper part collapsed into a pit, cut into by Middle Geometric grave I 18:1 and by a Byzantine wall. Some evidence for period of use; little pottery. At the top a few Geometric ... Early Protogeometric ... collapsed into a pit, cut into by ... and by a Byzantine wall ... top a few Geometric sherds,

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[Agora Deposit] A 16:2: Cistern Channel Fill

Filling in eastern channel at W. end of casting pit A 16:1. Early Roman (1st c. A.D.) but with some later disturbances (3rd. and 4th. c. A.D. and Byz.). P 25747 (VG thinks strayed from A 16:1) Estimated ... 1st. c. A.D ... Agora XXXII, p. 292 ... Agora XXXIV, p. 178.

[Agora Deposit] F 12:6: Well 3

Possibly a short period of use but chiefly a debris filling including a number of fragments from disturbed early burials. Two pot fragments, believed to be from lower body of P 18525, added from Well 3 ... Ca. 575-550 B.C ... Possibly a short period of use but chiefly a debris filling including a ... Two pot fragments, believed to be from lower body of P 18525, added from

[Agora Deposit] O 18:5: Small Pit in Bedrock

Small Pit in bedrock (diameter 0.70m). " A handful of contemporary sherds found with it, discarded." p. 1238 ... July 1957 ... " A handful of contemporary sherds found with it, discarded." p. 1238

[Agora Deposit] G 12:6: Rubbish Pit

Indicated as "Grave 6" in notebook but recognized as not a grave: "probably a rubbish pit" [deposit notebook summary]. Concentration of pottery, burning, animal bones, snail shells and seashells, probably ... Late 4th-early 3rd c B.C ... [Agora XXIX, p. 453) ... as not a grave: "probably a rubbish pit" [deposit

[Agora Deposit] O 7:8: The Tortoise's Grave

The Tortoise's Grave. Small deposit in the lower part of a wine-jar (P 21715) set down into the filling of a pit of the archaic period (O 7:9). Contains tortoise shell ... 425-400 B.C ... Agora XXVII, p. 226.

[Agora Deposit] G 11:8: Well 8

Well 8 (in Tholos), put out of use by a fall of the rock walls and replaced by well G 11:3. Scanty use filling at and near the bottom, separated by a mass of fallen rock from a debris filling in the upper ... Ca. 550-500 B.C. and 480 B.C ... out of use by a fall of the ... separated by a mass of fallen rock from a debris filling ... Cf. from fill over well mouth: P 5278, P 5279.

[Agora Deposit] O 7:13: Rectangular Pit in Bedrock at 44/H

Shallow rectangular pit in bedrock at 44/Η. It contained a very small quantity of pottery, mostly coarse but including a few black glazed pieces, one stamped. Agora XII, p. 396. No container, pottery ... 450-400 B.C ... Agora XII, p. 396. No container, pottery discarded ... contained a very small quantity ... but including a few black

[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 ... Late 6th-7th c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] D 7:4: Pit Grave

Disturbed pit with a skull. Pottery discarded. Late context; more likely Turkish than Geometric. See Hesperia 14 (1945), p. 303 for skull description ... 4 May 1936 ... 14 (1945), p. 303 for ... Disturbed pit with a skull. Pottery discarded. Late

[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 ... Hesperia 23 (1954), p. 54 ... Agora XII, p. 393 ... Agora XXIII, p. 332.

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[Agora Deposit] A 16:3: Well

Hole (Well) and adjoining water channel with 4th c. pottery, probably a dumped fill. At a depth of about -5.70m we started yielding some very crude potsherds, clearly not made on the wheel (maybe Prehistoric) ... Prehistoric-Roman ... A 16:3 ... A 16:3

[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 Suppl. 4 (1940), p. 3.

[Agora Deposit] A 18:7: Pit/Drain A

A drain pit with red gravely fill. Coins: 5 April 1939 #1-#8 Pottery continuing to at least 3rd c. A.D. ADDENDA: See also tins Lot ΝΝ 70, ΝΝ 71. ADDENDA: P 14822 probably also belongs ... Mixed Hellenistic to Roman ... A drain pit with red gravely fill ... Coins: 5 April 1939 #1-#8 Pottery continuing to at least 3rd c. A.D ... ADDENDA: See also tins Lot ΝΝ 70, ΝΝ 71. ADDENDA: P 14822 probably also

[Agora Deposit] D 18:6: A. Walker Coin Deposit in House C in ΟΟ

House C, Room 5, small hoard. Deposit created by A.W. and first appears in his thesis (Biblio. below). "Another small hoard or purse of Herulian date", A.Walker (1980), p. 127. Coins: 23 June 1947 #7-#13 ... Ca. 267 A.D ... A. Walker Coin Deposit in House C in ΟΟ

[Agora Deposit] J 3:6: Coin Hoard

Area IV, surface fill. Group of 5 bronze coins corroded into one lump. Coins: 20 July 1981 #302-#306 (Anonymous Byzantine Coins (Bronze) 976-1030/1035 A.D., Cf. DOC III, pt. 2, p. 649ff (Class A2) ... 976-1030/1035 A.D ... 976-1030/1035 A.D.

[Agora Deposit] B 19:2: Inhumation

RSY Grave 49. Outside Archaic Cemetery ... 550-525 B.C ... Hesperia 20 (1951), p. 108, pls. 47 c, 48 a (Grave 49) ... Agora XXIII, p. 329.

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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 ... A 17:2 ... A 17:2

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[Agora Deposit] F 17:3: Well

Although separated by a sterile rocky fill the two use fillings are apparently one continuous accumulation (GRE). Packing around well includes SS 14261, P 25943-P 25953. These are not given a subdivision ... 350-300 B.C. to ca. 225 B.C ... Although separated by a ... 14261, P 25943-P 25953. These are not given a subdivision

[Agora Deposit] S 17:3: Cutting in Bedrock

Cutting in bedrock (Panathenaic Way Cut II, Cutting C1); loose gravelly filling over bedrock including a number of terracotta figurines. Lot ΠΑ 61? P 26458 is probably a slip. One fragment noted as from ... 4th c. B.C ... Agora XII, p. 399.

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[Agora Deposit] D 16:3: Pithos Child Burial

Grave 2 in notebook. Child of about two (or 10?) months, body placed in plain pithos, which rested on its side at the bottom of a pit; the mouth closed with a stone slab. The burial forms a group with ... 750-725 B.C ... side at the bottom of a pit; the mouth closed with a ... a group with two other

[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 ... Hesperia 3 (1934), p. 345 ff ... Agora IV, p. 239 ... Agora X, p. 67.

[Agora Deposit] I-J 14-15: Filling

Exploration in the peristyle of the Heliaea (1960); evidence for rebuilding in the third quarter of the 4th c. B.C. with some disturbance as late as 1st-2nd c. A.D. Date of reconstruction ca. 325 B.C ... Ca. 350- 325 B.C ... Agora XXXVII, p. 223.

[Agora Deposit] H 5-6.3: c) Stoa and Stoa Annex Filling

Fillings immediately antedating the building of the Stoa. Cf. Hesperia 6 (1937), p. 20 and the debris of a pottery works behind the Stoa (H 7:1) ... p. 20 and the debris of a

[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 ... Agora XXXII, p. 299.

[Agora Deposit] C 13:2: Well

Roman well, stratified. Finds from the earth (not recorded in a subdivision): P 7995, P 8036, P 21834, SS 6338, IL 483, IL 486, BI 309, BI 310, BI 314. According to the excavator the shaft had been cleaned ... 2nd-4th c. A.D ... 2nd-4th c. A.D.

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[Agora Deposit] O 19:2: Cistern at 53/ΚΓ

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 ... 5th c. B.C.-4th c. A.D.

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[Agora Deposit] H 14:1: Pyre

Pocket, identified as sacrificial pyre by SIR. Possibly disturbed. Outside south wall of building. Concentration of pottery in a small pocket below a "Hellenistic" fill. There is no mention of bone or ... First quarter 4th c. B.C ... Hesperia Suppl. 47 (2013), no. 25, p. 134, figs. 57, 60 ... Agora XII, p. 393.

[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 ... Hesperia Suppl. 46 (2011), p. 375.

[Agora Deposit] O 13:1: Byzantine Pit at 23/ΚΣΤ

Pit at 23/ΚΣΤ Coins: 9 May 1935 #2-#17 "In addition to the catalogued pieces, it contained some coarse ware and a few glazed sherds, either painted or with simple sgraffito design" These all thrown. Hesperia ... 1100 A.D ... Hesperia VII, p. 434. Nb IV p. ... some coarse ware and a few

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[Agora Deposit] J 3:9: Burial within Well

David Scahill ... Burial in Geometric well (J 3:8), in Classical Building II, Room I, next to south ashlar wall. "No grave goods!" ADDENDA: J. Papadopoulos later associated P 34449 and P 34450 to that grave. (Cf. Agora ... Geometric ... "No grave goods!" ADDENDA: J. Papadopoulos later associated P 34449 and P 34450 to ... AA 362 a, b, c