Summary (English)
The fortified center of Cerje is located in Southwest Albania in the Vlora Region. In antiquity, Cerja was part of the territory of Koinon or the state of the Amantines and was one of the fortified settlements. Before this site there were only a few studies of the fortifications of the Hellenistic and Late Antique periods in the 1970s. The new project “Sushica Valley: City, Temples, Churches” resumed archaeological research in this ancient center in 2020, with an intensive survey inside and outside the fortified area. During the field research, in addition to the survey of the fortification phases, a number of structures and dwellings from the Hellenistic period and Late Antiquity were also identified. These were surveyed and integrated into the plan using GPS for georeferencing in the GIS system, and a new plan is in process via trimble gps. Outside the fortification, about 8 previously unknown dwellings were discovered, as well as the ruins of a church whose chronology is still unknown.
- Kriledjan Ҫipa - Regional Directorate of Cultural Heritage-Vlora 
- Ulsi Tota - Institute of Archaeology 
Director
- Sabina Veseli - Instituti i Arkeologjisë Tiranë (Albanian Institute of Archaeology)
Team
- Gjergj Vinjahu
- Skënder Muçaj
- Suela Xhyheri
Research Body
- Instituti Arkeologjik Tiranë (Albanian Institute of Archaeology)
Funding Body
- Instituti Arkeologjik Tiranë (Albanian Institute of Archaeology)
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