Erickson-Gini and Tuttle (2017) identified rebuilding evidence for earthquake damage that predates the 363 CE earthquake event, visible on the western side of the Temple of the Winged Lions complex (Area III). This evidence includes blocked doorways built with reused architectural temple fragments, spolia paving, and wall-supporting revetments. These features may be coincident with a rebuilding phase (Hammond’s Phase XVI) in domestic structures near to the Temple of the Winged Lions (Area I), which preceded the phase (Hammond’s Phase XV) that Russell (1985) interpreted as early second-century earthquake destruction.

Erickson-Gini and Tuttle (2017) further note that a hoard discovered in Area III during the AEP 2000 season consisted of late 1st-century BCE to early 1st-century CE ceramic forms, including vessels belonging to later variants of Schmid’s Gruppe 5, early Gruppe 6, and Dekorgruppe 2a, all of which predate the early 2nd century.