TIRANA, October 6 /ATA/ The 2-month expedition of archeological excavation and conservation at the ancient temple of Shtyllas, Cultural Monument Category I, is coming to an end.
The ancient temple of Shtyllas is located near the Archaeological Park of Apollonia.
The works carried out there are done in context of cooperation of the Institute of Archeology of Tirana with the University of Berlin, under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture and the Regional Directorate of Cultural Heritage Vlora.
The archaeological excavations and the discoveries carried out there have produced authentic evidence of an ancient temple of about 2500 years old. It used to be a temple for the religious services of the area. The temple used to be among the most important in the region.
The archaeological mission will continue in 2023, with the aim of fully discovering the architectural structure of the temple and, of course, restoring it to one of the most visited objects in the area. This temple has recently been added to the cultural/natural itinerary created by the Regional Directorate of Cultural Heritage Vlora, Spinarica Route./p.s./
