Located in Pogradec, scientific research begins in the oldest Palafit settlement in Europe (PHOTO)

2024-07-27 17:46:15Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Located in Pogradec, scientific research begins in the oldest Palafit settlement
Archaeological research begins with the Albanian-Swiss team in Lin i Pogradec

Prime Minister Edi Rama has announced that he has restarted the scientific research project "Lin 3, underwater archaeological excavations" with the Albanian-Swiss team in the village of Lin.

The first results and the dating of the archaeological material carried out at the University of Geneva in Switzerland with the support of the University of Oxford in England, list the Palafit settlement "Lin 3" as the oldest settlement of this typology in Europe.

The impressive results of the study of the archaeological material convinced the researchers to intensify the research for the year 2024.

"During this season, archaeologists will focus on deepening knowledge on the extent of this settlement, the complexity of the construction, as well as its connections with the archaeological sites of the same period in the Korça basin", says Rama.

The Prime Minister adds that assessing the importance of this archaeological discovery, the Ministry of Economy, Culture and Innovation and the National Institute of Cultural Heritage are working on the preparation of the decision to protect and declare it an archaeological site, which is expected to be finalized within the year 2024.

Last year, Albanian and Swiss archaeologists found new materials in several years of research in Lin i Pogradec, which speak of the earliest lake settlement in Europe.

According to laboratory analysis, the wooden remains of the houses discovered in the water date from around 6000 to 5800 BC.

The settlement is believed to have had houses built on wooden poles that housed 200 to 500 inhabitants.



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