Late Hellenistic and Roman Period ceramics of Cappodocia Comana

Ancient city of Cappodocia Comana (Şarköy), located 15 km northwest of Tufanbeyli which is a small town 196 km away from Adana. At the present the ancient city lies under the village settlement.Very few left from the old town these are Roman period mausoleum, Cella entrance of a Roman period Temple and the Theatre,The Roman period mausoleum converted to a church wıth new extantions in the Byzantine period. And different types of tombs found around Orta Tomas Tepe, and Çataltepe,(Rock tombs, sarcophagus, Dromos grave, conglomerated or piled graves).The city attract attention of ancient writers and 19 century researcher and known as Holly City ,and had an Enyo Temple called ''Ma'' by the locals, Majority of the population was reliogous people, priests or servants of the temple.Asst. Prof. Dr. K. Serdar Girginer performed a surface survey in the site localized as Cappodocia Comana in Şarköy in 2002. The Classification and evaluation of Late Hellenistic and Roman Period potterys collected and gathered from the sites Şar Köy, Orta Tomas Tepe, Çatal Tepe , Ortak Bahçeler (Kavak Tepe) form the theme of this Study.Key Words: Cappodocia Comana, Şar Köy, Late Hellenistic, Roman, Pottery