Sillyon Territoryumu’nda Bulunan Kepez Yerleşiminin Kırmızı Astarlı Seramikleri Üzerine Ön Değerlendirmeler / Preliminary Evaluations on Red Slipped Wares of Kepez Settlement Located in Sillyon Territorium

Abstract

Situated on a rocky hill in the Pamphylia Plain, the settlement of Kepez is located 4 km north of Sillyon, one of the important cities of the region, and with this feature it is considered to be a kome connected to Sillyon. Residential areas, workshops, necropolis, cisterns, water tanks and agricultural terraces identified in the settlement indicate that Kepez is a self-sufficient rural settlement. The density of red slipped ware detected in the surveys is also the data that supports this idea. In the surveys, among the red slipped wares, Eastern Sigillata D, dated to the Roman Imperial Period and Late Roman D Ware (LRD) dominating Mediterranean market in Late Antiquity were identified. Within the Eastern Sigillata D, there are three forms related to the typology of Hayes and early examples of these are dated to the 1st century AD. The most important evidence of the settlement related to the Late Antiquity is the red slipped wares known as Late Roman D Ware. Examples of different forms representing this period have been identified in Kepez. Of these, six forms are defined within the classification of Hayes. However, in Kepez, apart from these examples, the examples were also found that do not fit into Hayes classification but are associated with local production in some centers of Pamphylia and Pisidia. These have been described as different variations of the forms defined by Hayes as Late Roman D Ware. In this article, Eastern Sigillata D and Late Roman D Ware in Kepez will be promoted by examining and their dating suggestions will be shared with the world of science.

Keywords

• red slipped pottery
• pamphylia
• eastern sigillata d
• late roman d
• cyprus sigillata
• kepez