Summary (English)
The final investigations of the Roman townhouse complex on the Vrina Plain were made during June – August 2008. A series of key-hole trenches were dug to answer questions regarding the layout, date, function and morphology of specific rooms and areas of the townhouse, including the relationship of the house to the contemporary waterfront. Small areas of poorly-preserved mosaic pavement were revealed in certain rooms and corridors of the townhouse and the presence of an octagonal stone tower was confirmed. The latter was situated at the north-west corner of the Vrina Plain settlement offering imposing views across the water to Butrint and Corfu. The main part of the excavation was subsequently in-filled with soils to wall-top level and remaining spoil heaps were landscaped. The site is now prepared for conservation of the walls, management of vegetation across the site and future presentation and display.
- Simon Greenslade 
Director
- Ilir Gjipali - Instituti i Arkeologjisë Tiranë, Departamenti i Prehistorisë (Albanian Institute of Archaeology, Department of Prehistory)
- Richard Hodges - ICAA-International Center for Albanian Archaeology / IWA-Institute of World Archaeology, University of East Anglia
Team
- Sarah Leppard
Research Body
- Instituti Arkeologjik Tiranë (Albanian Institute of Archaeology)
Funding Body
- Butrint Foundation
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