Fieldwork at Scodra 2013

Abstract

Scodra (Alb. Shkodër 1 ) is located in northern Albania on the eastern shore of Lake Shkodër. The University of Warsaw has conducted fieldwork there since 2011, and there have also been several earlier archaeological investigations. 2 According to written sources, Scodra was the capital of Illyria in the 3rd and 2nd c. BC until its annexation by the Roman Republic. 3 In imperial times, Scodra became a colonia, as proven by inscriptions, one of which was documented by the Antiquity of Southeastern Europe Research Centre. 4 The 2013 campaign (10 May–7 June), was focussed mostly on various areas atop the local castle hill. The fortress (“Rozafa”) was built around 1360 by George II Balšić (Balsha), 5 and later modified under venetian and ottoman rule. 6 The castle had a very intense history throughout the ages.