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[Agora Report] 1948 Excavations: Report on the Agora Excavations May, 1947-April, 1948

Homer A. Thompson ... A report on the activities in the Athenian Agora during the period May 1947 to April 1948. The 1947 excavation lasted from March 10 to November 1. The efforts were concentrated on completing the exploration ... 10 Mar-1 Nov 1947

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[Agora Report] 1948 Excavations ΝΝ, ΞΞ: Sections ΝΝ-ΞΞ 1948 Early Houses

Rodney S. Young ... Excavations were confined to a strip on the west side of the Great Drain where four houses of the 5th and 4th centuries B.C. were excavated and examined in their relationship to the Great Drain. In the ... 13 Mar-29 Apr 1948

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[Agora Report] 1947 ΝΝ: Section ΝΝ: 1947

Rodney S. Young ... Excavation continued in section ΝΝ with the aim of clearing the area for the new museum. Because of the unforeseen depth of filling, the area remained unfinished. Several features were dug and examined ... 10 Mar-3 Nov 1947

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[Agora Report] 1939 ΝΝ: Section ΝΝ Season of 1939

Rodney S. Young ... Section ΝΝ lies at the mouth of the valley between Pnyx and Areopagus, which was the important thoroughfare from the Agora to the Pnyx and to the southern parts of the city, as well as to the Piraeus Gate, ... 26 Sep 1938-24 Jun 1939

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[Agora Object] A 1412: Cover Tile Fragment: Stamped

Part of a convex cover tile, with some of one edge preserved. Dull reddish glaze outside only. Inside, a large circular stamp: four-spiked wheel(?). Fragments of several others with similar stamps in ... 24 April-13 June 1947

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[Agora Object] B 855: Herm

Complete. Bearded head with low polos-like cap. Herm ends below in a spike. Cf. Hesperia 90 (2021), p. 399, n. 112. Μικροσκοπική χάλκινη Ερμαϊκή στήλη. Σχεδόν ακέραια. Great Drain, sand fill; dump. Stoa ... 12 August 1947

[Agora Object] B 863: Dikast's Ticket

Broken into five pieces and very fragmentary. Inscribed. From the "dump". Store in ziplock polyethylene bag and in area with 40% r.h. or lower. Wear cotton or latex gloves when handling. Do not bang around ... 25 October 1947

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[Agora Object] G 364: Bottle Fragment

Upper part of square bottle. Straight neck and flat projecting rim, with one broad vertical handle from the lip. Thin bluish glass. Terrace of wall (64/K). Roman fill. 2nd c. A.D. 5053 ff. Leica ... 14 June 1947