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Excavation

  • Church of Shën Jan
  • Shijan
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  • Albania
  • Vlorë County
  • Bashkia Finiq
  • Komuna e Finiqit

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Credits

  • The Italian Database is the result of a collaboration between:

    MIBAC (Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali - Direzione Generale per i Beni Archeologici),

    ICCD (Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo e la Documentazione) and

    AIAC (Associazione Internazionale di Archeologia Classica).

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Periods

  • No period data has been added yet

Season

    • The church of Saint John is situated 1 km west of Shën Jan village on the eastern part of a small hilltop, known locally as Shijan, left of Kalasa River. The first excavation season took place in 2001 and was intended to reveal the monument’s outline. Ten ... Read More
    • The second archaeological season at Saint John’s church was undertaken in 2002 and brought to light other undiscovered parts of the monuments. The central nave is 14.35 – 14.50 m long and 4.75 – 4.95 m wide, while the chord of the apse is 2.85 m and its de... Read More
    • The archaeological season of 2003, discovered a three nave basilica, with arches, three apses on the east side and a narthex on the west side. The central apse is a three-sided structure on the outside and its interior is of semicircle shape. The northern ... Read More
  • 500 AD
  • 800 AD
  • 1450 AD