General description Empereur and Picon (1989) reported of two possible kiln sites, located, respectively, "east of the harbour" and "2km from the city", this latter defined "of a certain importance given the remains", producing not only LRA1 but also pseudo-Cos and Dressel 4. In a more recent investigation project involving Aigai and its territory, two productive contexts are identified by the edge of the hilly area to the east of Yumurtalik, both wasters deposits (Şenol and Alkaç 2017); one is located at 1 km east of Aegeai (Ayaş Hotel), the second 200 m east of the Ayaş Hotel, at Domuz Burnu.
Number of kilns 2
Typology LRA1 B
Local fabric "Their fabric has close similarities with the amphorae found during the surveys of Empereur and Picon at Aegeai, as they contain common white limestone, a little mica and round cryptocrystaline limestone, with less reddish serpentine, iron oxide and grains of quartz. These amphorae are coated with a thin white coat and the fabrics range from light brown to yellowish-red, due to different firing" (Şenol and Alkaç 2017:833).
"The results of the chemical analysis of pottery and clay samples using PED-XRF substantiate the results of the petrographic analysis. Generally, the amphora samples exhibit rather similar chemical compositions regarding both the major (>%1) and minor (<%1) trace element
contents. The proportions of SiO2 (avg. %33.89), CaO (avg. %17.36), Al2O3 (avg. %8.30), Fe2O3 (avg. %6.28), K2O (avg. %1.35), MgO (avg. %4.13) and LOI (avg. %28.69), which comprise the main elemental composition of the samples, are very close (tables 1-2). This result indicates that the amphorae were produced in 2 or 3 workshops, or under traditional production conditions. [...] In the samples from Aegeai, the Sr content of all amphora and clay samples [...] indicating that mostly marine raw material sources were used in the production of amphorae" (Şenol and Alkaç 2017:835)
Kiln 01
Location Domuz Burnu waste
Period of activity Mid-V to VI c.
Description of the facilities Wasters deposit
Kiln 02
Location Ayaş Hotel waste
Period of activity Mid-VI to VII c.
Description of the facilities Wasters deposit
