Pottery Production in the Late Antique Port Town at Cape Sveti Atanas near Byala, Region of Varna – Bulgaria (5th-6th c. AD)
Pottery Production in the Late Antique Port Town at Cape Sveti Atanas near Byala, Region of Varna – Bulgaria (5th-6th c. AD)

Summary/Abstract: The Late Antique town of unknown name near the modern day town ofByala, Region of Varna, Bulgaria was established in the late 4th or in the early 5th c. andwas occupied continuously until the beginning of the 7th c. AD. It is situated on CapeSveti Atanas, where the regular archaeological excavation, conducted by the authors overa decade, helped to reveal a large part of an unknown so far Late Antique/Early Byzantinefortified port town. During the excavation in - and around the town, evidences for artisanal activities of various kind have been found, which continued over two centuries:through the two periods of town occupation. Most of the activities were carried on withinthe town. One of the widely attested crafts was the production of various forms ofhousehold pottery and less of fine ware, oil lamps, lids and construction ceramics. Thekilns and a number of isolated finds connected to the pottery production are dated in the5th c. AD and mostly in the 6th c. AD.

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