Building with mosaics and ceramics findings in Smyrnaean agora

Smyrna city, which is an important city in the Ion region of antiquity, has been attracting attention since ancient times with its agora structure located in the city center. The first excavations in the town of Smyrna were initiated by the Director of Museum Selahattin Kantar and Rudolf Naumann between 1932 and 1941. These excavations were limited to Agora only. In 1996, the excavations in the city became active again. However, these excavations were also limited to the Agora. As of 2007, excavation works are still continuing. The result of these studies, Agora, presented us with many features from different periods. The Agora, which had been actively functioning in the Hellenistic, Roman, and Early Byzantine periods, was found to be connected to Bouleuterion and Mosaic buildings related to itself just west of the Basilica structure to the north of West Porticos. The finds obtained from the Smyrna Agora Mosaic Structure have periodically varied because the city and the rather large Agora have a multi-layered settlement texture. For this reason, the strata that provide historical certainty on the structure could not be reached. The obtained ceramic finds were evaluated and dated by comparison method. Structure's by the knowledge that it was built in the end of the 2nd century, the Roman period ceramics obtained during the excavations of the mosaic structure were investigated within the scope of the thesis. Among the ceramic groups studied, Terra Sigillata and Late Roman red slipped ceramics, which have been used for service in the Roman period, are of particular importance. However, cooking ware, serving / tableware and other forms of ceramics have been dealt with in detail.