[Agora Publication] Roberts (1986): The Stoa Gutter Well: A Late Archaic Deposit in the Athenian Agora

Roberts, S. R ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Hesperia 55.1 1 1-74 10.2307_147730 ... 1986 ... The Stoa Gutter Well: A Late Archaic Deposit in the Athenian Agora

[Agora Publication] Caskey (1960a): Objects from a Well at Isthmia

Caskey, John L ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Hesperia 29.2 2 168-176 10.2307_147292 ... 1960 ... Objects from a Well at Isthmia

[Agora Publication] Pfaff (1988): A Geometric Well at Corinth: Well 1981-6

Pfaff, Christopher A ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Hesperia 57.1 1 21-80 10.2307_148202 ... 1988 ... A Geometric Well at Corinth: Well 1981-6

[Agora Publication] Anderson-Stojanović (1993): A Well in the Rachi Settlement at Isthmia

Anderson-Stojanović, Virginia R. Reese, David S ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Hesperia 62.3 3 257-302 10.2307_148196 ... 1993 ... A Well in the Rachi Settlement at Isthmia

[Agora Publication] Young (1938): Pottery from a Seventh Century Well

Young, R. S ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Hesperia 7.3 3 412-428 10.2307_146580 ... 1938 ... Pottery from a Seventh Century Well

[Agora Publication] Brann (1956): A Well of the "Corinthian" Period Found in Corinth

Brann, Eva ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Hesperia 25.4 4 350-374 10.2307_147093 ... 1956 ... A Well of the "Corinthian" Period Found in Corinth

[Agora Publication] Campbell (1938): A Well of the Black-Figured Period at Corinth

Campbell, Mary Thorne ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Hesperia 7.4 4 557-611 10.2307_146573 ... 1938 ... A Well of the Black-Figured Period at Corinth

[Agora Publication] Pease (1937): A Well of the Late Fifth Century at Corinth

Pease, M. Z ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Hesperia 6.2 2 257-316 10.2307_146521 ... 1937 ... A Well of the Late Fifth Century at Corinth

[Agora Publication] Jordan (1985): Defixiones from a Well near the Southwest Corner of the Athenian Agora

Jordan, D. R ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Hesperia 54.3 3 205-255 10.2307_147887 ... 1985 ... Defixiones from a Well near the Southwest Corner of the Athenian Agora

[Agora Publication] Boulter (1953a): Pottery of the Mid-Fifth Century from a Well in the Athenian Agora

Boulter, C ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Hesperia 22.2 2 59-115 10.2307_146985 ... 1953 ... Pottery of the Mid-Fifth Century from a Well in the Athenian Agora

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[Agora Publication] Hesperia Suppl. 2 (1939): Late Geometric Graves and a Seventh-Century Well in the Agora

Young, R. S ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The entire contents of a small Geometric period (900-700 B.C.) cemetery of twenty graves, found just south of the Tholos in the Athenian Agora, are catalogued in this book. Three additional graves, a well, ... 1939 ... The entire contents of a small Geometric period (900-700 B.C.) cemetery of twenty graves, found just south of the Tholos in the Athenian Agora, are catalogued in this book. Three additional graves, a well, and selection of isolated finds provide the author with a mass of Geometric and proto-Attic pottery from which to develop important typological observations about Attic ceramics at this formative period.

[Agora Publication] Talcott (1935): Attic Black-Glazed Stamped Ware and Other Pottery from a Fifth Century Well

Talcott, L ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Hesperia 4.3 3 476-523 10.2307_146463 ... 1935 ... Attic Black-Glazed Stamped Ware and Other Pottery from a Fifth Century Well

[Agora Publication] Errata (1985): Errata in Volume 54: Defixiones from a Well Near the Southwest Corner of the Athenian Agora

American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Hesperia 54.4 4 431-432 10.2307_147924 ... 1985 ... Errata in Volume 54: Defixiones from a Well Near the Southwest Corner of the Athenian Agora

[Agora Publication] Corinth VII.2: Archaic Corinthian Pottery and the Anaploga Well

Amyx, Darrell A. Lawrence, Patricia ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... In the first section of this book, Amyx catalogues and discusses more than 200 fragments of Archaic Corinthian pottery with figure decoration, selected from those previously unpublished or inadequately ... 1975 ... In the second section, Lawrence presents the contents of a well dug and filled in the Archaic period. The material ranges from Early Protocorinthian to Late Corinthian and includes an important body of material from a potters' dump, here treated separately. ... The authors attribute a number of pieces to known and newly identified vase-painters.

[Agora Publication] Hesperia Suppl. 50 (2018): The Agora Bone Well

Liston, Maria A. Rotroff, Susan I. Snider, Lynn M. Contribution by Stewart, Andrew ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Hesperia Supplement 50 978-0-87661-550-8 ... 2018

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[Agora Publication] AgoraPicBk 13 (1973): Early Burials from the Agora Cemeteries

Immerwahr, S. A ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Before the creation of the Agora as a civic center in the 7th century B.C., the region northwest of the Acropolis was a vast cemetery. Over 150 ancient burial places have been found by excavators, and ... 1973 ... Before the creation of the Agora as a civic center in the 7th century B.C., the region northwest of the Acropolis was a vast cemetery. Over 150 ancient burial places have been found by excavators, and a few of the more remarkable are described here. These range from a wealthy Mycenaean chamber tomb, filled with the vases and jewelry of a rich noblewoman, to the poignant pithos burial of an infant from around 725 B.C., accompanied by eight tiny vases.

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[Agora Publication] Agora XVI: Inscriptions: The Decrees

Woodhead, A. G ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Edited texts, with extensive commentary, of some 344 fragments of Attic decrees dating from the mid-5th century B.C. to A.D. 203, found in excavations of the Athenian Agora before 1967, with brief notes ... 1997 ... Edited texts, with extensive commentary, of some 344 fragments of Attic decrees dating from the mid-5th century B.C. to A.D. 203, found in excavations of the Athenian Agora before 1967, with brief notes on additional material found up to 1975. Well-documented discussions of individual archon years are supplied at the appropriate points in the chronological arrangement. In a field known for controversy, the author reviews the principal readings, restorations, and interpretations, achieving a balance between extreme positions.

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[Agora Publication] Agora XIII: 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 ... Pottery from wells, roads, and other deposits as well as individual vases without significant context, augment the pottery from tombs as the basis of a detailed analysis of Mycenaean pottery. A chapter on historical conclusions deals with all areas of Mycenaean Athens.

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[Agora Publication] AgoraPicBk 12 (1971): An Ancient Shopping Center: The Athenian Agora

Burr Thompson, D ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... As well as being a political center, the Agora was the focus of a noisy and varied commercial life. This booklet illustrates the archaeological, documentary, and pictorial evidence for such diverse trades ... 1971 ... As well as being a political center, the Agora was the focus of a noisy and varied commercial life. ... Vivid illustrations and useful resources, such as a table of prices and coinage, bring the bustling marketplace to life.

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[Agora Publication] Agora XXVI: The Greek Coins

Kroll, J. H. Walker, A. S ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... This volume catalogues over 16,577 identifiable Greek coins produced by the excavations of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens between 1931 and 1990. The majority of the coins found and ... 1993 ... Included as well are the Athenian silver and the hundreds of non-Athenian gold, silver, and bronze coins that made their way into the Agora in antiquity Considerable attention is paid to the archaeological context of the coins and to presenting a pictorial record of the Greek coinage from the Agora, with more than 1,035 coins illustrated. Substantial introductory discussions place all the coins in clear historical and numismatic contexts and give a sense of the range of international commercial activity in the ancient city. ... Presenting a reliable chronology of Athens’ bronze coinage for the first time, it will be the standard reference for this important coinage in particular for years to come.

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[Agora Publication] Hesperia Suppl. 29 (1998): The Athenian Grain-Tax Law of 374/3 B.C.

Stroud, R. S ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The first publication of a complex and well-preserved Athenian law of great interest to historians. Discovered in the Agora Excavations in 1986, this hitherto unknown law rivals in importance that of the ... 1998 ... The first publication of a complex and well-preserved Athenian law of great interest to historians. ... The historical setting of the law is well-illuminated in the final section. The authors analyses of this important inscription provide a solid foundation for new avenues of research.

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[Agora Publication] Hesperia Suppl. 5 (1941): Observations on the Hephaisteion

Dinsmoor, W. B ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The well-preserved Temple of Hephaistos, standing on a low hill to the west of the Athenian Agora, was one of the only monuments visible when American excavations began on the site in 1931. Known throughout ... 1941 ... The well-preserved Temple of Hephaistos, standing on a low hill to the west of the Athenian Agora, was one of the only monuments visible when American excavations began on the site in 1931. ... This book presents an extremely detailed architectural study of the temple and a reconstruction of its history. ... In the 5th century A.D. the temple was converted to a Christian church and was used as such until the 19th century.

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[Agora Publication] Agora XXV: Ostraka

Lang, L ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The scraps of pottery on which were written the names of candidates for ostracism are one of the most intriguing pieces of evidence for ancient democracy found in the Athenian Agora. This book is a complete ... 1990 ... This book is a complete catalogue and discussion of these sherds. ... To these pieces are appended the 191 ostraka, almost all nominating Themistokles, found by Oscar Broneer in a well on the North Slope of the Acropolis. A large number of the Agora ostraka are illustrated with line drawings, a representative selection with photographs.

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[Agora Publication] Agora VI: Terracottas and Plastic Lamps of the Roman Period

Grandjouan, C ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The volume contains a short introduction, a classification by types, a critical catalogue, a register of the dated contexts, concordances and indexes, and an excursus by T. B. L. Webster on the theatrical ... 1961 ... The volume contains a short introduction, a classification by types, a critical catalogue, a register of the dated contexts, concordances and indexes, and an excursus by T. ... To the Greek deities of earlier times are added Oriental figures like Serapis, Isis, Harpokrates, Attis, as well as Egyptian priests and Asiatic dancers.

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[Agora Publication] AgoraPicBk 24 (1998): Horses and Horsemanship in the Athenian Agora

Camp, J ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... This concise and beautifully illustrated book demonstrates the many roles played by the horse in the lives of the Greeks, from its place in myth and early history to its significance as a marker of social ... 1998 ... From their arrival in Greece, at the start of the Middle Bronze Age (ca. 2000 B.C.), horses were a powerful symbol of rank. ... Sculpture is also full of horse imagery, from monumental equestrian statues (a bronze leg and gilded sword are all that remain from one of these) to tiny terracotta figurines, perhaps a child’s toys. As well as presenting many examples of horse imagery found in the Agora, the author reports on recent finds near the ancient hipparcheion, the stables of the Athenian cavalry.

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[Agora Publication] Agora XXVII: The East Side of the Agora: The Remains beneath the Stoa of Attalos

Townsend, R. F ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The Stoa of Attalos now covers the remains several centuries of previous occupation. Mycenaean and Protogeometric burials represent the early use of the area. By the Late Geometric period, the presence ... 1995 ... By the Late Geometric period, the presence of a few wells indicates a shift to domestic occupation; others containing 6th-century material suggest the presence of workshops and commercial activity as well as houses. ... The author’s success in making a coherent and orderly presentation rests on the care and diligence of the excavators as well as his own painstaking search through the records. The physical reconstruction is accompanied by a catalogue of archtitectural blocks; the discussion of the chronology is supported by the stratigraphic evidence and a catalogue of pottery.

[Agora Publication] Corinth XVIII.1: The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore: The Greek Pottery

Pemberton, Elizabeth G ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Situated on the slopes of Acrocorinth, which rises to the south of the main part of the ancient city, the Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore was the focus of excavations from 1961 through 1973. This is the ... 1989 ... Catalogue II includes fine and coarse wares in a wide range of Corinthian and imported fabrics. Examples of post-Classical phialai are the subject of a contribution by Kathleen W. Slane.The pottery is fully illustrated with photographs and drawings of profiles and decoration. A concordance and lot list are included, as well as a bibliography for Corinthian findspots outside the sanctuary and an index of findspots and proveniences.

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[Agora Publication] AgoraPicBk 22 (1985): Birds of the Athenian Agora

Lamberton, R. D. Rotroff, S. I ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... As well as the Little Owl, or glaux, so often seen accompanying the goddess Athena, many other birds played an important role in Greek art and symbolism. This booklet describes the ways in which the Greeks ... 1985 ... As well as the Little Owl, or glaux, so often seen accompanying the goddess Athena, many other birds played an important role in Greek art and symbolism. ... The book ends with a birder’s guide to species likely to be seen on a visit to the Agora archaeological park today.

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[Agora Publication] Agora VII: Lamps of the Roman Period: First to Seventh Century after Christ

Perlzweig, J ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Nearly 3,000 specimens of lamps of “Roman” character are catalogued in this volume that covers the period from the 1st century B.C. to the 8th century A.D. The lamps are not easy to classify because the ... 1961 ... Terracotta lamps were probably made for local consumption in most cities of Greece; only a few centers, notably Athens and Corinth, developed an export trade capable of competing with local manufacturers. Since lamps from Athens do appear at other sites, the presentation of a well-dated sample of these finds provides useful reference material for scholars working at other sites.

[Agora Publication] Corinth IX.3: Sculpture: The Assemblage from the Theater

Sturgeon, Mary C ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... At the time of its creation in the Hadrianic period, the Corinth Theater presented the most elaborate form of Roman theater architecture to date; a three-storied columnar facade made of multicolored marble ... 2004 ... At the time of its creation in the Hadrianic period, the Corinth Theater presented the most elaborate form of Roman theater architecture to date; a three-storied columnar facade made of multicolored marble. ... A colossal seated portrait of the deified emperor Trajan dominated the display, surrounded by other members of the Roman imperial family. ... Using epigraphical as well as architectural evidence she explores questions of dedication and patronage to shed important new light on the social role of Roman theater, a forum for far more than just entertainment.

[Agora Publication] Corinth V: The Roman Villa

Shear, Theodore Leslie ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Excavated in 1925, the Roman villa at Corinth is famous for its well-preserved mosaics, showing goat herdsmen and other pastoral themes. Of rectangular design, they are curtailed or supplemented to fit ... 1930 ... Excavated in 1925, the Roman villa at Corinth is famous for its well-preserved mosaics, showing goat herdsmen and other pastoral themes. Of rectangular design, they are curtailed or supplemented to fit into irregularly-shaped rooms, leading to the author's suggestion that these were Late Hellenistic creations reused in a Roman context.

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[Agora Publication] AgoraPicBk 6 (1961): Amphoras and the Ancient Wine Trade

Grace, V. R ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Although this booklet is based on broken pottery found during the excavation of the Agora, the author ranges far beyond the confines of Athens in her discussion of the purpose and significance of different ... 1961 ... She shows how chronological variations in shape and the geographical clues offered by stamped handles make amphoras a fascinating source of economic information. The booklet illustrates many different forms of amphora, all set into context by the well-written text.

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[Agora Publication] Agora XXIII: Attic Black-Figured Pottery

Moore, M. B. Philippides, M. Z. P ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... This volume is the first of the Athenian Agora reports to deal specifically with figured wares; it is concerned with the black-figured pottery found in the excavations in the Athenian Agora between 1931 ... 1986 ... All the important pieces are shown in photographs, as well as all complete vases and those with particular problems. Profile drawings and reconstructions of the composition are supplied in a few special cases. ... There are indexes of potters, painters, groups, and classes; subjects; shape and ornament; collections and provenances; and a general index.

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[Agora Publication] AgoraPicBk 21 (1984): Ancient Athenian Building Methods

Camp, J. Dinsmoor, Jr., W. B ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... While this booklet is illustrated solely with materials from the Athenian Agora, it also provides a concise introduction to building styles and techniques that will be useful to anyone interested in ancient ... 1984 ... While this booklet is illustrated solely with materials from the Athenian Agora, it also provides a concise introduction to building styles and techniques that will be useful to anyone interested in ancient Greek architecture. From financing to tools, and from mason’s marks to the clamps that held blocks together, no detail is ommitted in this well-illustrated text.

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[Agora Publication] Agora III: Literary and Epigraphical Testimonia

Wycherley, R. E ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Here are presented all the ancient written references, both literary and epigraphical, to the Agora (including its environs) and its monuments. The introduction summarizes chronologically the authors cited, ... 1957 ... The texts are given in the original Greek or Latin, followed by a translation and a commentary. ... Each section on a monument opens with a brief synopsis of the evidence contained in the texts which follow. The index of authors gives dates and editions as well as passages and inscriptions cited, and is followed by an index of subjects.

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[Agora Publication] AgoraPicBk 23 (1994): Life, Death, and Litigation in the Athenian Agora

Lang, M ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Athens was a famously litigious city in antiquity, as the sheer quantity of evidence for legal activity found in the Agora makes clear. Every kind of case, from assault and battery to murder, and from ... 1994 ... Athens was a famously litigious city in antiquity, as the sheer quantity of evidence for legal activity found in the Agora makes clear. Every kind of case, from assault and battery to murder, and from small debts to contested fortunes, were heard in various buildings and spaces around the civic center, and the speeches given in defence and prosecution remain some of the masterpieces of Greek literature. As well as describing the spaces where judgments were made (such as the Stoa Basileios, office of the King Archon), the author discusses the progress of some famous cases (known from the speeches of orators like Demosthenes), such as the patrimony suit of a woman named Plangon against the nobleman Mantias, or the assault charge leveled by Ariston against Konon and his sons.

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[Agora Publication] Agora XXX: Attic Red-Figured and White-Ground Pottery

Moore, M. B ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... This volume presents the inventoried red-figure and white-ground pottery found in the Agora Excavations between 1931 and 1967. Although many of these vases have already been published in various reports ... 1997 ... Because almost all the shapes known in Attic red figure have been found in the Agora, these pieces provide a unique opportunity for study. The two introductory sections serve as a useful overview for the entire state of knowledge of Attic red-figure painting. ... Inscriptions, graffiti, and dipinti are included, as well as reconstruction drawings of some of the more important or unusual scenes.

[Agora Publication] Corinth VII.3: Corinthian Hellenistic Pottery

Edwards, G. Roger ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... This report focuses on the pottery produced in Corinth in the Hellenistic period down to the time of that city's destruction by Mummius in 146 B.C. Imported pottery of the period, as well as Corinthian ... 1975 ... Imported pottery of the period, as well as Corinthian Hellenistic ware found elsewhere, has been deliberately excluded except as comparanda. ... The material is arranged under Wheelmade Fine Ware, Coarse Ware, Blister Ware and Moulded Relief Ware, and is followed by a discussion of the deposits and their chronology. A special section is devoted to the fine ware decorated in West Slope style.

[Agora Publication] Broneer (1956): The North Slope Krater, New Fragments

Broneer, O ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The calyx-krater of Exekias, first published in 1937,1 was discovered at the bottom of a well in the American School excavations on the North slope of the Acropolis in Athens. The circumstances of discovery ... 1956 ... The calyx-krater of Exekias, first published in 1937,1 was discovered at the bottom of a well in the American School excavations on the North slope of the Acropolis in Athens. The circumstances of discovery indicate that someone had carried down the shattered krater from the Acropolis for the express purpose of throwing it into the well, which was then abandoned as a source of water, like several other wells on the North Slope. ... The white color is well preserved, in contrast to the white on the fragments found in the well, which had largely disappeared from being immersed in the water (cf. breastplate of Diomedes on the left flank, Pl. 50 a).

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[Agora Publication] Hesperia Suppl. 31 (2003): Ceramicus Redivivus: The Early Iron Age Potters’ Field in the Area of the Classical Athenian Agora

Papadopoulos, J. K ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... This volume presents selected material associated with potters' workshops and pottery production from some 14 Early Iron Age contexts northwest of the Athenian Acropolis that range in date from the Protogeometric ... 2003 ... The Early Iron Age potters' debris published in this volume sheds light on many aspects of pottery production, in prehistory as well as in the Classical and later periods. ... There is also a reassessment of the evidence associated with the kiln underlying the later Tholos.