Excavations at Kinet Höyük have revealed a group of at least three kilns dating to the Middle and Late Iron Age. The kiln complex is located in the most northeastern quarter of the site, and shows evidence of usage from the periods preceding and immediately following the Neo-Assyrian occupation of Kinet Höyük. Potters produced a variety of wares with the local alluvial clay, including wave line and Cilician white painted ware. Two of the three were constructed as double chamber updraft kilns, in which the combustion chamber and firing chamber were separated by a platform. Hodos et al date two of them to the ninth and eighth centuries BCE, and the other to the end of the seventh century BCE (Hodos et al. 2005: 67). This time span allows for a close study of the impact of Neo-Assyrian occupation on production techniques and stylistic trends of the local ceramic industry. Iron Age kilns are rarely excavated in Anatolia, the best known being those in Tarsus, but there are others at Kilise Tepe and Gordion.
Excavation revealed multiple fired clay containers filled with crushed shells adjacent to the 7th century BCE kiln. This suggests that this particular kiln was not only used to fire pottery, but also for the production of lime. However, despite this notable difference, the overall similarities in layout and construction technique of the kilns “suggests a continuity of firing tradition, despite the intervening Neo-Assyrian occupation” (Hodos et al.: 70). Fabric choice and production techniques seem to remain constant throughout, with an emphasis on both local clay and production. However, the occupation period did seem to have an impact on the ceramic styles that were in vogue at Kinet Höyük. Pottery dated to after the end of the 7th century is heavily influenced by east Greek styles, particularly wave line ware, whereas earlier ceramics were made in Cypro-Cilician and Phoenician styles.