The Neolithic in Albania
The Neolithic culture in Albania is very broad and has been studied intensively beginning from after World War II. “During the Neolithic Age (7000 to 3000 years BC) Albania’s territory has been widely inhabited. This is proved by tens of settlements discovered, which were set up on fertile fields and terraces close to rivers and caves.” (Cultural Heritage) “Excavations carried out at Maliq, Dunavec, and Vashtemi (Korce), at Kamnik (Kolonje) Cakran (Filer), and Kolsh (Kukes), and surface explorations at a number of sites in other parts of Albania […] bear witness to a life of intense activity continuing throughout the Neolithic period even in the interior of the country. They show too, a degree of cultural development remarkable for the time, not confined with narrow bounds but having associations with contemporary civilizations both near and far. The territory of Albania was penetrated at this time by cultural elements from various sources, which influenced its Neolithic civilization.”(Ancient Cambridge History 190) Because of its geographical location, in Albania during this period different elements from different cultures interconnected with each other forming a diversit
“Several hearths and ovens have been found in different sites, among which the most important ones are those found in Maliq and in Kamnik. The ovens most of the times were rectangular with rounded corners, but also semicircular ones were present. They were made of clay mixed with twigs and little stones, the same structure followed in order to construct hearts, too. The ovens were not only used for everyday purposes but also in order to bake the pottery. The hearths had most of the times spherical shape though more vulgar are those rectangular shaped. As the hearths would get used every day they usually were repaired every now and then, and this is proofed by the several paintings.
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