Elva Margariti – Albanian  Telegraphic  Agency. https://en.ata.gov.al News Agency Wed, 23 Jun 2021 18:44:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Discovery of architectural structures and monumental tomb in Amantia https://en.ata.gov.al/2021/06/23/discovery-of-architectural-structures-and-monumental-tomb-in-amantia/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2021/06/23/discovery-of-architectural-structures-and-monumental-tomb-in-amantia/#respond Wed, 23 Jun 2021 18:44:21 +0000 http://en.ata.gov.al/?p=153097 TIRANA, June 23/ATA/ The Minister of Culture Elva Margariti shared today on the social media the good news of the impressive discoveries, which came to light after the latest archeological excavations of the rescue near the monumental tomb in the ancient cemetery of the archeological park of Amantia.

In her remarks, Minister Margariti emphasized that, “after two months of detailed work, the architectural structure of the ancient monument has been discovered.”

“It is a rare exemplar of the archway type, which preserves almost all architectural elements. Experts estimate that the large size, construction features and roofing elements give the monument unique value,” Minister Margariti said.

“From the preliminary results it is thought that the monument dates back to the 3rd century BC,” the minister Margariti added. //a.i/

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