Butrint Project 2021 - Excavation on the Acropolis

A selection of pictures from the excavation of the Seventh Archaeological Mission of the University of Bologna and Archaeological Institute of Tirana in Butrint

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    The team of the Butrint Project 2021

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    Waiting for the arrival of the ferry boat

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    The ferry boat is here, we're ready!

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    Admiring the Vrina Plain

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    The Acropolis of Butrint

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    Looking for Augustus

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    Looking for Aeneas

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    Boats on the lake

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    The Acropolis

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    Digging on the Acropolis

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    Washing the pottery

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    Visiting the Sanctuary of Asclepius

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    Many ways of documenting

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    Many ways of documenting

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    Many ways of documenting

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    Happy birthday Rebecca!

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    Picture with the staff of the Oasis Hotel, hosting us since 2017

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    Reading Domenico Mustilli's report on the Acropolis

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    Washing and dividing the pottery

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    Paws from another century

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    Have you ever seen the Vivari Channel from this perspective?

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    Explaining our work in Butrint to the Phoinike Archaeological Mission

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    Looking for Aeneas

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    Cataloguing the pottery

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    Pottery time!

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    Analysing bones with archaeozoologist Fabio Fiori

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    Learning how to use the Laser Scanner

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    Something funny from the bottom of the dig

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    Looking for Augustus

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    Digging on the Acropolis

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    Last papers before departure

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    Laser scanning... upside down

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    As part of our public archaeology project, we try to involve local workers and workmen of the park in our daily activities, like setting the protective fence before saying goodbye to Butrint

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    Our favourite workmen!

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    As part of our public archaeology project, we try to involve local workers in our daily works. After following our class in 2019, Adelina has since helped us consolidate and restore the walls of the Acropolis

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    As part of our public archaeology project, we teach and learn from local workers how to restore the most needing walls before closing this year's dig

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    Well-deserved rest!

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    Traditions: last dinner in Timos' restaurant in Igoumenitsa