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Identification is integral to the archaeological analysis of animal remains. [10]: 1 Identification of animal remains requires a combination of anatomy, taxonomy, and studies of archaeological context. [10]: 1 The ability to identify a piece of bone requires knowing what element (bone in the body) it is, and to what animal the bone belongs.
Archaeology in Albania began developing as a discipline in the early 20th century, when foreign and local researchers initiated studies on the country's cultural heritage and historical monuments. In the 1920s, Albanian-French agreements ushered in a period of intensive research, bringing notable figures like Léon Rey , who led the French ...
Archaeobiology, the study of the biology of ancient times through archaeological materials, is a subspecialty of archaeology. It can be seen as a blanket term for paleobotany, animal osteology, zooarchaeology, microbiology, and many other sub-disciplines. Specifically, plant and animal remains are also called ecofacts.
Ad Quintum; Albanopolis; Amphitheatre of Durrës; Arapaj; Badhër Castle; Barç; Basilica of Ballsh; Basilica of Saint Michael; Belësh [2]; Borsh; Buqezë [3 ...
The Archaeological Museum of Apolonia (Albanian: Muzeu Arkeologjik Apoloni) is an archaeological museum approximately 8 km (5.0 mi) west of Fier, Albania. It was established in 1958. [ 1 ] The museum contains artifacts unearthed nearby from the archaeological site of Apollonia and is close to the Ardenica Monastery .
As one of the world's few ancient lakes, it is the lake which contains the largest number of endemic species in the world, with 212 species of animals and plants. [ 82 ] [ 83 ] It is the habitat for many rare fish species such as the endangered Ohrid trout , one of the most ancient trout in the entire Balkan Peninsula .
In archaeology and paleontology a faunal assemblage is a group of animal fossils found together in a given stratum. [1] In a non-deformed deposition, fossils are organized by stratum following the laws of uniformitarianism [2] and superposition, [3] which state that the natural phenomena observable today (such as death, decay, or post-mortem transport) also apply to the paleontological record ...
The tumulus is located in the side of the Kamenica hills in the southern side of the Korçë Plain, at 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Korçë. [2]Looters heavily damaged the site during the 1997-1999 period following the 1997 rebellion in Albania, [2] which was followed by an interdisciplinary work performed in the 2000-2002 period by the Albanian Institute of Archaeology, the Albanian Rescue ...