Fieldwork at Scodra 2012

Abstract

Scodra (Alb. Shkodër 1 ) lies in northern Albania on the eastern shore of Lake Shkodër. Fieldwork was initiated in 2011, 2 earlier research was carried out in 1988 –1991, 3 and on the verge of the 19th and 20th c. 4 Scodra was thecapital throughout Illyria’s primein 3rd c. BC for Agron and his wife Teuta up to the last Illyrian ruler Gentios in the 2nd c. BC. By 168 BC the entire territory was under Roman control. 5 The town became an important centre of trade and communication, as proven by two inscriptions mentioning Scodra as a colonia. The first was found years ago in doclea (not far from Podgorica), 6 the second – during inventorial works within the castle of Scodra, built into a pillar of a cistern. The latter was cleaned and documented during the first campaign by the Antiquity of Southeastern Europe Research Centre in 2011.