“New Palaeolithic research in Albania”

In the library of ICAA on March, 9th 2006 took place the traditional meeting of the Group for Archaeological Debate.
It was attended by approximately 25 people, members of ICAA, IoA, IoM and students from UT.

The topic of this meeting was “New Palaeolithic research in Albania”, presented by the deputy director of the Institute of Archaeology, Ass. Professor Ilir Gjipali.
Gjipali brought an interesting overview of the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic in the Balkans and especially in Albania.

After an introduction on the studies done regarding this topic before WW II, he referred on the new developments that Albanian archaeology has made, especially since 1990, and the surveys which have brought to light 32 new sites where prehistoric finds - stone tools - have been found in abundance. He talked also about the movements of the coastal lines and the sea level which have caused radical changes in the landscape since the Palaeolithic.

The questions made by L. Bejko, G. Hoxha, I. Zaloshnja and others brought up the discussion on various matters.

The next meeting will be on March, 23rd 2006. Ass. Professor Gezim Hoxha from IoA will present the topic “The archaeological aspects of Christianization in Late Antiquity (Praevalis province).”
 

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