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[Agora Publication] The Neolithic and Bronze Ages

Immerwahr, S. A ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The finds in the Athenian Agora from the Neolithic and Bronze Ages have added important chronological context to the earliest eras of Athenian history. The bulk of the items are pottery, but stone, bone, ... 1971

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[Agora Object] MC 545: Spindle Whorl

Piece from side, and chips around edges missing. A shallow dome, flat below. Pierced lengthwise. Gritty gray clay, the top surface smooth, gray to brown. Well 10. Neolithic. Leica, 83-505 PD 1200-24 ... 7-10 March 1939

[Agora Object] MC 1078: Spindle Whorl or Loom Weight

Broken at bottom. Conical shape, bored longitudinally. Gritty gray brown clay, hard surface mottled in firing. Late Neolithic. Well 17. Leica, 83-505 ... 1961

[Agora Object] P 25858: Spindle Whorl or Lid

Chips missing from one side. Flat bottom; shallow convex top. Clay gray at core, light brown at surface. Well 20. 2445 Leica, 83-505 ... 14 April 1939

[Agora Object] ST 267: Matrix Fragment

A small and fragmentary matrix, yet showing clearly where the blades have been chipped off. Obsidian. Well S, upper fill. Leica, 83-505 ... 5-10 June 1937

[Agora Object] ST 268: Blade Fragment

Broken at both ends. A narrow blade, triangular in section, the cutting edges chipped. Obsidian. Neolithic. Well S, upper fill. 1703 ff. Leica, 83-505 ... 5-10 June 1937

[Agora Object] ST 282: Blade

Apparently complete. It is very thin and forms a shallow S-curve. One side is smooth, the other has two lengthwise ridges. Obsidian. Well 9; container 10; Neolithic. Leica, 83-505 ... 13 March 1939

[Agora Object] ST 285: Millstone Fragment

Fragment from edge, preserving part of flat bottom and of high dome-shaped top. Gray stone with many small patches of quartz. Well 10; Neolithic. Leica, 83-512 ... 7-10 March 1939