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In August 2025, a large Roman tomb was found in the Dibër County of Albania on a [[plateau]] near the border with [[North Macedonia]].<ref name=”:0″ /> In fact being the first Roman-era archaeological site to ever be discovered in Albania.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Si |first=Nen |date=2025-09-02 |title=Archaeological Discovery in Bulqizë: First Monumental Roman Tomb Found |url=https://euronews.al/en/archaeological-discovery-in-bulqize-first-monumental-roman-tomb-found/ |access-date=2025-09-13 |website=Euronews Albania |language=en-US}}</ref> The excavation was plotted and led by Erikson Nikolli and lasted for a month<ref name=”:1″ /> but was also first found when people were just passing by and found a dug-up stone block quickly reporting it to the UCL Institute of Archaeology.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archaeology breakthrough as 1,600-year-old Roman burial chamber discovered |url=https://www.gbnews.com/science/archaeology-breakthrough-roman-burial-chamber-albania |access-date=2025-09-13 |website=www.gbnews.com |language=en}}</ref> |
In August 2025, a large Roman tomb was found in the Dibër County of Albania on a [[plateau]] near the border with [[North Macedonia]].<ref name=”:0″ /> In fact being the first Roman-era archaeological site to ever be discovered in Albania.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Si |first=Nen |date=2025-09-02 |title=Archaeological Discovery in Bulqizë: First Monumental Roman Tomb Found |url=https://euronews.al/en/archaeological-discovery-in-bulqize-first-monumental-roman-tomb-found/ |access-date=2025-09-13 |website=Euronews Albania |language=en-US}}</ref> The excavation was plotted and led by Erikson Nikolli and lasted for a month<ref name=”:1″ /> but was also first found when people were just passing by and found a dug-up stone block quickly reporting it to the UCL Institute of Archaeology.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archaeology breakthrough as 1,600-year-old Roman burial chamber discovered |url=https://www.gbnews.com/science/archaeology-breakthrough-roman-burial-chamber-albania |access-date=2025-09-13 |website=www.gbnews.com |language=en}}</ref> |
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When the tomb was first built, it was constructed out of largely carved limestone slabs and also consists of a monumental staircase which leads to an antechamber and the main burial chamber itself and both the scales of the tomb and it’s construction quality also made archaeologists think it was built for the body of a high-status person which is actually true. |
When the tomb was first built, it was constructed out of largely carved limestone slabs and also consists of a monumental staircase which leads to an antechamber and the main burial chamber itself and both the scales of the tomb and it’s construction quality also made archaeologists think it was built for the body of a high-status person which is actually true. |
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Latest revision as of 07:32, 13 September 2025
Albanian archaeological site
The Strikçan Roman burial is a Roman tomb discovered and excavated between August to September of 2025 in Strikçan, Bulqizë, Dibër, Albania[1] by the UCL Institute of Archaeology and planned by Erikson Nikolli. it was believed to come from Jupiter who was one of many Greek gods[2] during the times of the Roman Empire and was estimated to have been buried between the 3rd and 4th centuries alongside an inscription which archaeologists believed was written in either Greek or Latin by Gellianos.[3]
In August 2025, a large Roman tomb was found in the Dibër County of Albania on a plateau near the border with North Macedonia.[1] In fact being the first Roman-era archaeological site to ever be discovered in Albania.[4] The excavation was plotted and led by Erikson Nikolli and lasted for a month[3] but was also first found when people were just passing by and found a dug-up stone block quickly reporting it to the UCL Institute of Archaeology.[5]
When the tomb was first built, it was constructed out of largely carved limestone slabs[5] and also consists of a monumental staircase which leads to an antechamber and the main burial chamber itself and both the scales of the tomb and it’s construction quality also made archaeologists think it was built for the body of a high-status person which is actually true.
