Antiocheia ad Cragum
1st to 4th c. CE
Roman
Transport amphora
General description Ceramic production at Antiocheia ad Cragum was first hypothesized during surveys conducted by the Rough Cilicia Archaeological Survey Project in the 90s. However, this hypothesis was not proven until the renewed excavations at Antiochia ad Cragum, currently directed by Hatice Asena Kızılarslanoğlu, uncovered "a number of kilns" dating to the Roman period (Rauh 2023: 16-17).
Number of kilns At least seven kilns have been identified in Late Antique to Byzantine strata in the city, illustrating that a thriving ceramic industry complemented the city's wine production. Two kilns in the former Greath Bath complex were built to produce the 'pinched handle amphora' (Zemer 41/...