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Kryegjata Valley
- The earliest known human settlement dates back to the Upper Paleolithic, 40,000 BC in the Kryegjata Valley, near the antique site of Apollonia.
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Jul 25, 2023 · The first discovery was at the “Lin 3” project on the shores of Ohrid Lake of a “pile dwellings” settlement that dates from 5,800 to 5,700 BCE. The second discovery, near Dunavec village,...
Albania's rich archaeological record has been explored for nearly two centuries. Ali Pasha , the Ottoman viceroy who governed this region, encouraged early archaeological excavation at Nikopolis in Albania around 1812.
Archaeological Investigations. The ruins of Apollonia were rediscovered in the early 19th century by European travelers and scholars. The first archaeological excavations at the site were conducted by French archaeologist Léon Rey in the 1920s, revealing the city‘s rich history and architectural splendor.
Aug 8, 2023 · Over the past two years, his team excavated logs from a prehistoric lakeside settlement in Lake Ohrid, Albania, and determined their age. The result: The logs date back to 5800 to 5900 BC, making them almost 8000 years old, approximately 2000 years older than the oldest lakeside settlements in Switzerland.
May 17, 2024 · Unique 1,600-Year-Old Roman Indoor Pool Discovered in Albania. Read Later. Print. In the Albanian port city of Durrës, archaeologists have made a sensational discovery: a 1600-year-old Roman indoor pool, a first of its kind in the area. This find happened whilst Albanian archaeologists were excavating the site for a future school building, and ...
Aug 14, 2023 · BERN, SWITZERLAND—Remnants of a Neolithic stilt village radiocarbon dated to about 6000 B.C. have been found in Albania’s Lake Ohrid, according to an AFP report. “It is several hundred years...
5 days ago · Archaeologists discovered the villa in Durrës, a coastal city on the Adriatic Sea founded by ancient Greeks around the seventh century B.C.E. It was conquered by Rome in the third century B.C.E ...
