“The Archaeology of Architecture and the Great Basilica at Butrint”

The fifth meeting for this season of the Group for Archaeological Debate was organized around the seminar “The Archaeology of Architecture and the Great Basilica at Butrint” by Nevila Molla. The seminar was based on the results of a one year research undertaken by Nevila Molla as part of her MA program based at the University of Siena, Italy.

The study of Butrint’s major religious building by Nevila Molla presents a new approach to the standing structures based on the principals of stratigraphic archaeology.

The thorough examination of the architectural monument provides new evidence through graphic, photographic and written documentation of a long sequence of construction ranging from Late Antiquity to the Medieval Period.

The recently developed methodology of the Archaeology of Architecture demonstrates that the monument is a basilica built in the Late Antique period. It underwent restorations and modifications in the medieval period, with the two chapels of the late 10th – early 11th century being the most conspicuous elements.

The presentation was followed by an opened discussion, with many questions on the topic.

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