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Excavation

  • The tomb “ustrinium” at the 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 2003 excavation of the necropolis at Phoenice led to the discovery of a tomb, composed of a rectangular NE-facing structure consisting of three internal spaces. The entrance is not well preserved, and the main walls stand to a height of c. 70 cm. The north western part of the monument contained traces of a pavement constructed with small stones, while the excavation of Room B recovered four urns. Six fragmentary terracotta were also recovered. The centre of the room was occupied by a grave orientated north – south and constructed with stone slabs. In Space A, a pavement of bricks was uncovered, similar to that in Space B, leading to the conclusion that both are of the same period. Excavation of a pebbled layer led to the discovery of a cinerary layer below containing carbon remains, and sealed by Hellenistic roof tiles. Subsequent interventions, aimed at covering and protecting the structure employed similar tiles to those originally used

Director

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

Team

  • 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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