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This article aims to evaluate the commercial interaction of the Black Sea region through the distribution of amphorae by typological study of imported amphoras dating back to the Roman imperial period. The 35 imported commercial amphorae from the Roman period, recovered from the sea or foundation excavations and purchased by the Sinop Museum, are indicators of the commercial potential of the Black Sea coast and the chronological importance of this potential. It is very important to trace the commercial activity and maritime trade routes of the Black Sea coast in the ancient period through the amphora finds examined in this article. Publication of the amphorae in Turkish museums is essential to represent economic history of the regions. These artifacts were found sporadic not via scientific excavations, they are still important in terms of evaluating the role of the Anatolian Peninsula in the Mediterranean-Black Sea-Aegean-Eastern Mediterranean trade. In this study, Brindisi, Sicilian Tubular, Dressel 1, Lamboglia II, Carrot Formed, DR 2-4, Late Rhodian, DR 24 similis, Kapitän II, Zemer 41, Augst 46, LRA 1, LRA 2 and LRA 4 amphorae were examined. With the borders of the Roman Empire reaching the Levant, the change taking place in the Eastern Mediterranean was also reflected in the Black Sea Region. The close commercial ties of the Black Sea Basin with the Mediterranean Region, the establishment of many new cities, especially after the Black Sea came under Roman rule, and the establishment of civil or military colonies in existing cities are closely related to the imports during the Roman period. Ancient Sinope is known to have been located on an active maritime route since the 8th century BC. The amphorae analyzed in this article show that the city maintained its importance during the Roman imperial period.

This paper aims to present glaze ceramics recovered from ST (South Trench), A4 (Area 4), and Op.54 (Operation 54) trenches of Gordion in Phrygia. As a working method, instead of casting the finds of each trench separately, grouping them according to form characteristics under the technical features indicated by the glazes and decorations was preferred. It is observed that the ceramic groups discussed in this study are similar in terms of fabric and form. There is also a similarity with the finds from Amorium Upper City, Karacahisar Castle and its surroundings, Anaia, Pergamon, and Ephesus. Although more detailed analysis is required regarding the production locations of the ceramics discovered, Gordion and its nearby geography have a high potential to be a production center. Pottery sherds unearthed from the contexts of Gordion excavations enable us to obtain data about the location and purposes of use of the settlement in the Principalities Period. The article's purpose is to examine the socio-economic identity of the local people of Gordion through this data. The main premise of the research is the problem of determining the chronological gaps (hiatus) seen after the Late Antique Period in Gordion and determining the exact chronology of the settlement continuity through the vessel forms belonging to the Principality Period.