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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

[Agora Deposit] F 19:5: Unfinished Well Shaft

A well on the NW slope of the Areopagus; unfinished well-shaft dug to a depth of only 3.05m., and refilled with broken pottery and other debris. The shaft clearly was begun with the intention of digging ... Ca. 520-480 B.C.

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[Agora Deposit] F 19:6: Well

Unfinished well-shaft with debris filling (apparently of the Sullan sack), on the lower NW slopes off the Areopagus. Abandoned due to poor quality of bedrock. Three closely contemporary fills, considered ... End 2nd c. B.C.-second quarter 1st c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] F-G 9-10: Fill

Fills associated with construction of New Bouleuterion, i.e. inside porch, unused foundation trenches on west side and south side ... Down to last quarter of 5th c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] F-G 10-11: Bouleuterion Plateia Fills

Accumulated fillings in the Bouleutrion Plateia beginning in late 5th c. B.C. and continuing into the 3rd c. A.D., reaching a depth of 0.20-0.30m. (Hesp. 6 (1937), p. 168. Subdivisions: .1=Layer I .2=Layer ... 5th c. B.C.-3rd c. A.D.

[Agora Deposit] F-G 12:1: Road Fills

Filling of early N-S road and related fills, in the area of the Geometric Cemetery south of the Tholos; various levels including plundered foundation trench. For late, disturbed or uncertain levels over ... 7th-6th c. B.C.

[Agora Deposit] G 3:1: Pit

Pit with burned debris north of the ancient road leading from the Agora to the Dipylon Gate, probably to be associated with the Persian sack [deposit notebook]. Also includes a similar filling lying over ... Ca. 500-470 B.C.

[Agora Deposit] G 6:2: Cistern East Chamber

The East Chamber of a double cistern lying between the northeast corner of the Theseion and the Annex to the Stoa of Zeus Eleftherios. ... Both chambers went out of use as water containers simultaneously ... Ca. 200 B.C.