Summary (English)
The excavation of this year revealed a quarter of the medieval city of Durrёs with streets, houses, yards, wells, cisterns and chapels. This quarter was built on the ruins of the ancient amphitheatre of Dyrrachium. During this long season was excavated an area of 300 m2 reaching to the depth of 2.40 m. The excavations revealed new results regarding an important phase of the city. A new chapel was revealed which was positioned on the opposite side of the chapel excavated in the previous seasons. The chapel was decorated with mural byzantine paintings. There were also revealed wall fragments, streets and pottery objects which illustrated the reuse of ancient structures of the amphitheatre. The pottery revealed indicates intensive economical exchanges with Byzantine Empire, Eastern Mediterranean and Italy. These relations were interrupted after the Ottoman occupation. At this period the area was abandoned as it is shown by the demolition of amphitheatre structure.
Director
- Afrim Hoti - Instituti i Arkeologjisë Tiranë, Departamenti i Antikitetit (Albanian Institute of Archaeology, Department of Antiquity)
- Sara Santoro Bianchi - Università degli Studi di Parma, Dipartimento di Storia
Team
- Alberto Monti - Università degli studi di Parma
- Brikena Shkodra - Instituti i Arkeologjisë Tiranë, Departamenti i Antikitetit (Albanian Institute of Archaeology, Department of Antiquity)
- Elvana Metalla - Instituti i Arkeologjisë Tiranë, Departamenti i Antikitetit të Vonë dhe Mesjetës së Hershme (Albanian Institute of Archaeology, Department of Late Antiquity and Early Medieval)
Research Body
- Muzeu Arkeologjik i Durrësit (Archaeological Museum of Durrës)
- Università degli Studi di Parma
Funding Body
- Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali
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