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Aug 20, 2023 · The discovery beneath Lake Ohrid in the village of Lin, Albania, confirms that lakeshore settlements of the region — which straddles the mountainous border of North Macedonia — are much older...
Nov 13, 2023 · In the port city of Durrës on the Adriatic Sea in western Albania, archaeologists have unearthed a unique mosaic dating back 1900 years. Credit: Vox News Durrës, recognized as one of the oldest and most significant port cities in the Balkans, has a history spanning nearly 3,000 years, making it Albania’s ancient gem overlooking the Adriatic ...
Aug 20, 2023 · Until this month’s discovery, scientists supposed the oldest known settlements in the region were hundreds of years younger than the Lake Ohrid village, according to USA Today. They believed ...
Jul 25, 2023 · The second discovery, near Dunavec village, some 45 km to the south, has built on the earlier works of Albania archaeologists from decades ago. “Judging from the type of pile dwellings discovered...
Oct 17, 2023 · By Tasos Kokkinidis. October 17, 2023. Radiocarbon dating from the site puts it at between 6000 and 5800 BC. Credit: Facebook/Edi Rama, Albania’s PM. An ancient lakeside settlement that was discovered recently in southern Albania has been described as the oldest found in Europe.
Jun 7, 2022 · The new seaport project in the city of Durres is designed to become a gateway to the Western Balkans and is being implemented under joint work with Albanian partners. The port’s old infrastructure is a dilapidated one and it causes pollution and environmental chaos, but it is being transformed under a design that envisages model architecture.
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.
