Background: Even though the productive facilities recognized by Empereur and Picon may have originally been related to more than one urban center (see below about the location of kilns), we have grouped them under the “Arsuz” entry to best align with the previous literature, until new research allows a better assessment of the matter. During their surveys, Empereur and Picon (1989) identified at least three production centres in the coastal stretch between the village of Arsuz and Iskenderun. There seems to have been no further investigation in the area since then, so the state of preservation and the exact locations cannot be ascertained

Number of kilns: 3

Period of activity: Unknown

Typology: Unknown, but the workshop(s) may have produced tiles and bricks as well (Empereur and Picon 1989: 237)

Local fabric: Williams analyzed some of the sherds collected by Empereur and Picon, and described the fabric as hard and rough, ranging from pink to red (5YR 8/4–2.5YR 6/6). The main attribute was “the mixture of frequent small, dark green to black glassy grains of pyroxene and red pieces of serpentine that are scattered throughout a fairly clean-looking clay matrix” (Williams 2005a: 163–166). He also noted the occasional presence of limestone, mica, iron oxides, and voids with reaction rims.

Distribution: At least part of the assemblage of the Plaka shipwreck may be related to Arsuz: results from chemical and petrographic analysis match with samples collected during the survey by Empereur and Picon in the 1980s (Waksman et al. 2014).

Kiln #01

Location: 6km S of the harbour of Arsuz, in open countryside (1980s) and on the seashore; wastes deposit.

Description of facilities: Unknown

Kiln #02

Location: Between Arsuz and Iskenderun, in the heart of the modern village (the description given does not specify if the 'village' is Arsuz)

Description of the facilities: It seems that at least part of the kiln was still visible at the time of Empereur and Picon's surveys, but the facility was already, reportedly, very badly damaged

Kiln #03

Location: 13km N of Arsuz, in open countryside and by the seashore

Description of the facilities: Reported as "damaged during the construction of modern road"