From a survey in 2016 on the bed of a stream, east of the ancient centre, in the plain known as Gropa e Himarës (Himara hollow), a previously unknown cemetery was identified with cist tombs damaged and robbed by clandestine diggers. In 2018 archeological excavation documented a tumulus (Tumulus no. 1) of the Late Bronze Age, as well as several tombs with simple architecture southwest of the tumulus along the stream bed. The only object that helps to date the tumulus is the bronze spearhead found in tomb no. 1. The spearhead belongs to leaf-shaped blades type and dates the tumulus no. 1 in the Late Bronze Age. The tombs in the southwest of the tumulus were robbed and without findings.