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Excavation

  • Southern Necropolis of Phoinike
  • Finiq
  • Phoinike
  • Albania
  • Vlorë County
  • Bashkia Finiq
  • Komuna e Finiqit

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  • The Italian Database is the result of a collaboration between:

    MIBAC (Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali - Direzione Generale per i Beni Archeologici),

    ICCD (Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo e la Documentazione) and

    AIAC (Associazione Internazionale di Archeologia Classica).

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Summary (English)

  • The excavations of this season in the southern necropolis brought in light important data concerning the chronology of the cemetery. New evidences about some monuments situated in this area was also discovered. The excavation ended in several parts of the ancient city. In the area S5 the excavations were concluded with the entire discovery of the building 38, whereas in the ustrinium area, the excavation showed that the monument ended its functionality in the 2nd century A. D. Nearby the ustrinium was discovered a grave constructed by stone slabs which was destroyed during the antiquity. The excavation proceeded with the discovery of a new site which took the number S18 and was located south to S5. In this area were discovered about three monumental structures of various shapes, which were badly preserved. About 200 m to the western part of S5 was excavated e new site which took the number S16. The finds discovered were distinctive from one another. During this season were also discovered the remains of a funerary monument which was totally destroyed as the result of clandestine excavations. To the north another grave was discovered which displayed similar characteristics with the others. Its excavation was difficult due to water table. The whole eastern part was occupied by a street which was preserved in the length of 12 m, and was orientated north-south. The survey of this area revealed a grave stele, bearing the inscription NIKONOA PHILONAS.

Director

  • Sandro De Maria - Università degli Studi di Bologna, Dipartimento di archeologia
  • Shpresa Gjongecaj - Albanian Institute of Archaeology

Team

  • Belisa Muka - Instituti i Arkeologjisë Tiranë, Departamenti i Antikitetit (Albanian Institute of Archaeology, Department of Antiquity)
  • Giuseppe Lepore - Università degli Studi di Bologna, Dipartimento di Archeologia

Research Body

  • Instituti Arkeologjik Tiranë (Albanian Institute of Archaeology)
  • Università degli Studi di Bologna

Funding Body

  • Ministero degli Affari Esteri, Italia

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