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[Agora Publication] Greek Lamps and Their Survivals

Howland, R. H ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The author has used the trustworthy chronological data supplied by the scientific excavation of “closed deposits” at the Athenian Agora to build a continuous series of lamp types from the 7th century B.C ... 1958

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[Agora Publication] The Tholos of Athens and its Predecessors

Thompson, H. A ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Famous classical buildings, such as the Parthenon, are preserved in such monumental isolation that it is hard to reconstruct the effect that they might have had on the ancient visitor. Their setting relative ... 1940

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[Agora Publication] 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

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[Agora Publication] Commemorative Studies in Honor of Theodore Leslie Shear

American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Among many other accomplishments, T. Leslie Shear was Director of the American School excavations at the Athenian Agora when they began in 1931. He was also closely involved with excavations at ancient ... 1949