Ceramics finds from Hadrianopolis

In this dissertation pottery finds from Hadrianopolis in southwestern Paphlagonia (north-central Turkey) are presented in detail which were collected between the years 2008 and 2005. Paphlagonia was an ancient region on the Black Sea coast of north central Anatolia, bordered by Bithynia to the west, Pontus to the east and Galatia to the south, and the focus of this dissertation is the finds from Hadrianopolis and its chora in southwestern Paphlagonia, i.e. the region of Eskipazar in the Turkish Province Karabük.Between 2005 and 2008 an archaeological team from the Dokuz Eylül University in İzmir carried out archaeological field surveys, excavations and restaurations at Hadrianopolis and its close surroundings. During these four field campaigns 1550 sherds belonging between the Pre-Iron Age (IVth mill. BC.) and the Middle Byzantine period (late 11th/early 12th cent. AD.) were collected most of which consists of Late Roman-Early Byzantine (late 5th-mid. of 8th cent. AD.) coarse ware. In this study 30 main pottery groups were constituted based on their chronology, function, surface treatment, colour and inclusions. This dissertation includes a detailed description of each find deposits, typologies and fabrics of wares and a comprehensive catalogue, drawing as well as photo of each sherds. It is thus the first extensive pottery report of the Turkish Black Sea area, offering a continual picture of all the wares and chronologies available.