Summary (English)
The excavations of the year 2008 in the early Christian basilica were located in two areas, in the north-western side of the north nave and the south-eastern part of the basilica. Two new rooms were revealed in the south-western part. The first room was of a quadrangle plan and has access into the narthex area. The authors of the excavation described it as a prothesis or a diaconicon. The second room was located in the northern nave and was probably used as a passageway that enabled the access from the church to the yard, which is found between the church and the temple or the baptistery. The second area of excavation is located in the south-eastern part of the basilica. At this second area the excavations were located in the cemetery, situated within the basilica. The grave good are almost absent. Two iron objects were found in one of the excavated graves. The burial rituals were of inhumation.
Director
- Sandro De Maria - Università degli Studi di Bologna, Dipartimento di archeologia
- Shpresa Gjongecaj - Albanian Institute of Archaeology
Team
- Enrico Giorgi - Università degli Studi di Bologna
- Marco Podini - Università degli Studi di Bologna
Research Body
- Instituti Arkeologjik Tiranë (Albanian Institute of Archaeology)
- Università degli Studi di Bologna
Funding Body
- Ministero degli Affari Esteri francese
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