Mar. 4 – On Friday, March 13 the National Historical Museum in Tirana hosts a seminar organized by the University of Macerata on the results of the survey conducted in Hadrianopolis. The event is organized by the Italian Cultural Institute of the city and by the Marche university in collaboration with the Museum. The theme of the meeting is “The use of drones for the study and management of archaeological sites and the territory.” Since 2005, an Italian-Albanian archaeological mission has been in Hadrianopolis (Sofratike), in southern Albania, directed by Professors Roberto Perna and Dimiter Çondi, respectively from the University of Macerata and the Albanian Institute of Archaeology. As stated on the website of the Italian Cultural Institute, during the last excavations campaign, conducted in the summer of 2014, within the “Adriatic” project financed by the Marche Region, radio-controlled drones flew over the sites of Hadrianopolis, Antigonea, Jercuzat, Frashtan and the Castle of Gjirokastra to record video footage. The shots of each site allowed to create 3D models and orthophotos that will be used to study and manage the archaeological map of the Valle del Drino, and for the implementation of the Cultural Heritage Civil Protection Plan. This – continues the Italian Cultural Institute – will also allow for the development of a new mapping of the areas, and updated floor plans of the general management plan of the Park Antigonea – Hadrianopolis. (Red)
