Archaeological Guide of Kosovo

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The Bronze Age site of Korisha,
was investigated in 2006, research
excavations carried out through trial
trenches. The site is situated on the eastern
slope of the horse saddle shape hill
near the Korisha antique castle. The settlement
measures an approximate area
of 1 hectare, with the highest elevation
point recording 728 meter, and the lowest
723 meters above the sea level.
The settlement was a typical
fortified site, protected by nature in one
side, and traverses on the other sides.
The archaeological test excavations carried
out at this locality at two sections,
resulted with the documentation of
typical Bronze Age dwellings, confirming
the life continuity during the early
and middle Bronze Period.
Among the discovered movable
archaeological material, the most
worth mentioning ones are; stone
tooled utensils, fragments of various
earthenware and other smaller findings,
typical for this period.
Fig. 91. View from the distance of the Bronze Age
archaeological site of Korisha, (Archaeological Institute
of Kosovo).
Fig. 92. View of few excavated trenches of the Bronze
Age archaeological site of Korisha, (Archaeological
Institute of Kosovo).
Fig. 93. Aerial view of the Korisha archaeological site.
Prizren Municipality
Fig. 94. The site setting on the map of the Korisha
archaeological site. Prizren Municipality.
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