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Archaeological Guide of Kosovo Publisher: Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport Archaeological Institute of Kosovo Author: Milot Berisha Editing Council: Vjollca Aliu, Director, Cultural Heritage Department at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport Kemajl Luci, Archaeologist, Senior Cultural Manager at the Kosovo Museum Dr.sc. Enver Rexha, Director, Archaeological Institute of Kosovo Dr.sc. Shafi Gashi, Archaeologist, Archaeological Institute of Kosovo Mr.sc. Premtim Alaj, Archaeologist, Archaeological Institute of Kosovo Dip.sc. Luan Gashi-Anthropologist, Archaeological Institute of Kosovo Map compilation: Faik S. Berisha Design: www.xhad.net Translation in English language: Mr.sc. Snoudon Daci Pristina 2012
Dear friends, The guide that you already have in your hands marks a very significant step towards documentation and presentation of our archeological heritage. This guide is a short summary, but very important one that aims to offer explanations for some tens of archeological sites, from 400 of them identified in total in the territory of Kosovo until now, and registered in the List of Cultural Heritage for Temporary Protection of Republic of Kosovo. As such, the guide will serve as an informant for chosen locations and maybe the most important ones documented in Kosovo. This guide is dedicated to all group ages that are curious to know about abundant archeological heritage of our country. The guide is prepared in a chronological order starting from prehistory until the medieval period. The Archeological heritage of Kosovo, recorded until today, presents a very valuable treasure of our country. The archeological potential identified during the second part of the last century has been documented through variety of archeological research. These have been carried out during the last decade in the form of trial trenches, field surveys, systematic excavation as well as geophysical, archeo-botanical and archeo-metallurgical studies. This interrelated scientific archaeological research presents an acknowledgement, analysis and presentation of the rich archeological heritage of Kosovo. This archeological testimony reflects the traces,
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Page 5 and 6: Content Introduction 7 Map of the R
Page 7 and 8: Introduction The favorable geostrat
Page 9 and 10: REPUBLIC OF KOSO I bër I bar S Lep
Page 11 and 12: The New Stone Age, Neolithic The wa
Page 13 and 14: Vlashnje 4 The archaeological site,
Page 15 and 16: 10 11 knife of the Neolithic epoch,
Page 17 and 18: Runik 17 The Neolithic site of Runi
Page 19 and 20: Varosh 23 The identified Neolithic
Page 21 and 22: 27 28 Vallaç The village of Valla
Page 23 and 24: 33 33 34 35 Fig. 33. Cult vase (Rit
Page 25 and 26: 39 Bardhosh Bardhosh is positioned
Page 27 and 28: of the carefully modeled heads, emp
Page 29 and 30: the huts where destroyed in an exte
Page 31 and 32: Neolithic Stone Axes 53 54 Fig. 53
Page 33 and 34: The metal period The metal period i
Page 35 and 36: 56 55 Gadime e Epërme The archaeol
Page 37 and 38: 62 63 64 65 66 67 Fig.62. & Fig.63.
Page 39 and 40: The archaeological site of Gllareva
Page 41 and 42: 77 78 Boka e Përçevës The Boka e
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Page 45 and 46: 95 96 97 Bërnicë e Poshtme The re
Page 47 and 48: 104 Gjinoc The Gjinoc burial mound
Page 49 and 50: Fshej The Fshej burial mound necrop
Page 51 and 52: 118 Shiroka 119 Shiroka group buria
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Banja e Pejës 126 Ancient archaeol
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133 Prizren, rare chance discoverie
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Roman Period The Roman period inclu
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137 138 139 140 Fig. 137. (Avers &
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141 142 Municipium D.D. (‘Dardano
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Pestova 150 151 152 Pestova village
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157 158 Staradran Staradran village
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163 Kllokot-Vërban Recorded traces
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Municipium Ulpiana The roman and By
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The gathered data was partially stu
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180 181 Nerodime e Poshtme In 1988,
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187 Nikadin 188 The Nikadin village
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The Late Antique Period and Medieva
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190 191 192 Vrella The village of V
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198 199 Harilaq Fortress The Harila
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Korisha Fortress with The Early Chr
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Mala Gradina Vučak Velika Gradina
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220 Duboc Fortress From the archaeo
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227 Remains of the fortified settle
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Graboc 233 The rural settlement of
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Novobërda 241 On a smaller mountai
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246 247 companying inner rooms and
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