LRA 1 manufactured at Soli- Pompeiopolis: production and distribution

International audienceTwo kiln sites manufacturing Late Roman 1 amphorae at Soli-Pompeiopolis, Cilicia,were first located by J.-Y. Empereur and M. Picon in 1989. Twenty years later, abrief investigation was conducted at one of these locales, near the ancient harbour,referred to by Empereur and Picon as the ‘Soles-Ouest’ kiln site. Visual observationsand photography with a digital microscope enabled us to document the LR 1amphorae manufactured at Soli-Pompeoipolis. Since the samples collected exhibita homogeneous and characteristic fabric we can propose a preliminary chronotypology for their production at this site. Precise identification of local fabrics of LR 1amphorae produced throughout the region remains essential to any reconstruction ofthe maritime trade network that Soli and other Cilician cities were engaged in duringthe Late Roman period