Terra sigillata and red slip wares in West Anatolia: Terminology, production centers and chronology

Anatolia always had an important place with its geographical and geopolitical position. Western Anatolia has many advantages with its geographical position. West Anatolia has become one of the key positioins in the Mediterranean world. The Anatolian region has a long and important history in ceramic production since the prehistoric times. At this point, eastern sigillatas and red-slipped ceramics among the high-quality fine ceramic groups during the Late Hellenistic and Roman Imperial Periods in Western Anatolia. The fact that Asia Minor, which had an important position in the historical process, became an important province within the Roman Period played an important role in the ceramic production of the region. The ceramics production, which has become a major industry in the Roman Period, has an important place in the economy of the period. For this reason, fine ceramics provide information about the commercial relations of the regions in Western Anatolia.