Ceramic and other finds of the Southern Basilica excavations at Perge

Perge Ancient City, one of the important cities of the Pamphylia Region, is located 18 km east of Antalya and 2 km north of Aksu district center. The ceramic, glass and metal finds unearthed in the Perge South Basilica excavations, which were excavated by the Antalya Museum in 2016-2017, constitute the subject of my master's thesis. The main questions planned to be resolved within the scope of this thesis are the style, form and functional characteristics of ceramic, glass and metal works; dating problems in connection with the city, basilica and material; It has had a place in the production and use of similar ceramic, glass and metal works in the Pamphylia Region and its surroundings. Ceramic works 159 pieces; glass works; It consists of 39 pieces and 49 pieces of metal artifacts. Study artifacts are in the Antalya Museum warehouse and all the remaining materials are in the Perge Excavation warehouse. The materials in question were first drawn by hand and then digitally and grouped according to their functions. The materials whose functions have been determined have been cataloged by dividing them into typologies. These materials, which have various forms and functions, were evaluated by analogy comparison with parallel samples in other centers. The Ancient City of Perge became the metropolis of Pamphylia around 250 AD. In the Council of Ephesus in 431 AD, Perge and Side were counted as separate metropolitan cities, Perge lost its metropolis title in the 6th century AD, and Attaleia took its place as the metropolis of the province. The city was moved to the Acropolis in the 7th century AD due to increasing Arab and Sassanid pressure and threats. The fact that Side, Sillyon and Perge coins were severely interrupted in 622/3 AD and later makes the attacks on Pamphylia cities strong. As a matter of fact, the coins found in Perge are dated to the period of Anastasius (491-518 AD), II. A period of 200 years is followed uninterruptedly until the Constans period (641-668 AD). After the excavations, the basilica architecture was revealed and the architectural plastic artifacts were examined. It has been determined with the latest data that it has been used for centuries. While the Southern Basilica of Perge was dated to the 4th century AD in earlier publications, with the latest studies it was dated to the 5th-7th century AD. are dated to centuries. The ceramic, glass and metal finds discussed within the scope of the thesis also contain data supporting this chronology, most of the finds dating from the 5th-7th AD. Keywords: Perge, Byzantine Period, Basilica, Ceramic, Glass, Metal Objects