TIRANA, Oct 10 /ATA/ – An expedition launched by the Institute of Archaeology as part of the Academy of Science project on application of geophysical methods in archaeological research is underway in the Bylis National Archaeological Park.
The Minister of Culture Elva Margariti says that in addition to the archaeological excavation, the geophysical prospecting is being conducted as a joint project of the Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Archaeology, in an expedition led by prof. Neritan Ceka and Skënder Mucaj.
“Bylis National Archaeological Park in October welcomes the expedition of the Institute of Archaeology, which has been working for three years now as part of the project led by Professor Luan Perzhita and Olgita Ceka, in the excavation of the cistern of the ancient city Bylis, while carrying out the site’s restoration too,” Culture Minister said.
The Academy of Sciences said that an inscription dating back to the III century BC was unearthed on the first day of the excavations.
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