TIRANA, November 20/ATA/ At the venues of the Academy of Sciences, there was held the scientific event “Three Lives for Archaeology”, dedicated to the anniversaries of three prominent archaeologists, Hasan Ceka, Dhimosten Budina and Bep Jubani.
Chairman of the Permanent Archaeology Commission, Prof. Dr. Neritan Ceka expressed in his remarks his appreciation for archaeologists Hasan Ceka, Dhimosten Budina and Bep Jubani, describing them as prominent researchers and visionaries who built the science of Albanian archaeology on solid foundations.
Ceka presented the life and work of archaeologist Hasan Ceka, the founder of Albanian archaeology, as well as of Illyrian numismatics as a scientific discipline of the study of ancient coins.
Further on, Prof. Dr. Ilir Gjipali made a presentation of the life and work of archaeologist Dhimosten Budina (1930-2004).
Prof. Budina graduated from Moscow University in classical archaeology. He worked in the Archaeology Sector of the Institute of Sciences (today the Institute of Archaeology of the Albanian Academy of Sciences) until 1992. He collaborated with the team of Russian archaeologists in the excavations at Apollonia. In 1959, together with the Russian colleague Kastanajan, they began excavations in Orik, where they managed to discover a complex monument in the city center, estimated at that time as a small theater of the 4th century BC.
He led long-term research in three main centers of Kaonia in Antigone, Butrint and Finiq.
Later on, Academician Adem Bunguri, director of the Institute of Archaeology, presented the life and work of archaeologist Bep Jubani, who represents one of the most important researchers of the second generation of Albanian prehistoric archaeology. He made a broad contribution to the cultural reconstruction of Albanian prehistory, which also includes the research of a number of settlements (Gajtan, Rosujë, Kodra e Pazarit, Kamnik), of entire cultural-archaeological landscapes (the Black Drin valley, the Mbishkodra area and in the methodology of archaeological study.
Prof. Bep Jubani has brought to light not only a large number of monuments and archaeological sites, enriching the cultural map of the country, but has also illuminated the long and rich history of many regions of Albania.
The research results of prof. Hasan Ceka, prof. Bep Jubani and prof. Dhimosten Budina remain important references for young researchers and archaeologists in their work, to deepen and further develop them. Their contributions are part of the heritage fund of Albanian archaeology. /e.r/ /a.g/p.s./
