Highway 3: Late Persian, Hellenistic and Roman Pottery

Key Points

• The study aims to document and analyze pottery finds from the salvage excavation along Highway 3. It focuses on artifacts from the late Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman periods.
• Salvage excavation conducted along Highway 3 at former Ottoman villages.
• Recovery and analysis of pottery artifacts, including fine wares and imported items.
• Identified pottery dating from the late Persian to Roman periods, particularly late first–second centuries CE.
• Findings include fine wares, cooking vessels, imported amphorae, and lamps.