Dardana Fortress
History
Bronze age
The earliest finds in the site date to the late Neolithic. They consist of two stones axes, fragments from a flint knife and a pierced stone hammer. These materials are considered to have brought to the site from another location. The first finds which are considered to have been originally in the site date to the Bronze age and are mainly fragments of pottery.
Late antiquity
The phase of late antiquity represents the last phase of habitation and use of the site. Most excavated architectural structures including the walls, the towers and the dwellings, date to this era. The fortification system has two lines of ramparts. The ground plan of the walls follows an irregular pattern as it follows the natural formation of the hill. They were built in a core-and-veneer and their width varies between 140 cm (55 in) to 210 cm (83 in). Stones used to build the wall are of local sandstone origin and of medium size.
Modern
The site has been declared an archaeological monument of the cultural heritage of Kosovo under designation number 1198 since 2015.
See also
References
Bibliography
- Alaj, Premtim (2019). Les habitats de l'Age du fer sur le territoire de l'actuel Kosovo (Thesis). Université de Lyon.
- Berisha, Milot (2012). "Archaeological Guide of Kosovo" (PDF). Ministry of Culture of Kosovo.
Further reading
- Shafi Gashi, Klodian Velo (2017), New data from the Dardana castle, New archaeological discoveries in the Albanian regions : proceedings of the international conference 30–31 January, Tirana 2017