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Training with Local Cultural Guides in the Upper Vjosa Valley
Training with Local Cultural Guides in the Upper Vjosa Valley On the 3rd of May 2025, CeRPHAAL organized a training activity with local cultural tour guides from the region of Përmet, in the Vjosa Valley. The focus was to present the participants with an accurate...
Educational Activity in the Vjosa Valley Explores Vlach Heritage
On 6th February 2025, CeRPHAAL, in collaboration with the Cultural Office of the Municipality of Përmet and the ‘Sami Frashëri’ High School, organized the second seminar in a program of activities designed to introduce students to their local heritage.
Educational Program with High School Students of Përmet
On the 12th of December 2024, CeRPHAAL conducted its first educational session with high school students in the town of Përmet. This activity is part of SECreTOUR project and is organized in partnership with the Municipality of Përmet and the ‘Sami Frashëri’ high school.
Historical Photo Exhibition for the ‘Vlach open days’
A Journey in Time with the Vlachs – Historical Photo Exhibition for the ‘Vlach open days’On August 23 and 24, CeRPHAAL, in collaboration with the Municipality of Permet, organized a photo exhibition titled ‘A journey in time with the Vlachs’. The exhibition featured...
Vlachs ‘Open days’: Community activities in the Upper Vjosa Valley
Elderly Vlach women from Përmet demonstrated the traditional methods of processing wool into yarn, offering hands-on opportunities for students and visitors to interact with the process and learn through experimentation.
Archaeological excavation at the site of Magjerica
Archaeological excavation at the site of Magjerica The second season of archaeological excavation in the Upper Vjosa Valley was carried out during August and September 2016 at the site of Magjerica. It was a collaborative project between CeRPHAAL and the University of...
Reconstructing a Vlach historical dwelling – the kalive
Reconstructing a Vlach historical dwelling – the kaliveA glimpse into the Vlachs’ transhumance journeys The Upper Vjosa Valley was one of the main routes used during Vlachs seasonal pastoral movements from winter pastures along the Ionian coast to summer pastures in...
Walking along the Vlachs Historic Transhumance route
Between end of June and early July 2022, members of CeRPHAAL, joined by volunteers from the town of Përmet in the Upper Vjosa Valley, begin a journey for documenting one of the historical routes used by transhumant Vlach communities.
Local School Students Visit the Recently Opened Museum Exhibition in Përmet.
The students were given a guided tour led by archaeologists from CeRPHAAL, who introduced them to the museum collection, providing detailed explanation about the significance of artefacts that help gain a wider understanding of the history and archaeology of the region.
Meeting with Local Tour Guides in the Upper Vjosa Valley, Përmet
Meeting with Local Tour Guides in the Upper Vjosa Valley, PërmetIn early April 2022, CeRPHAAL in collaboration with the Municipality of Përmet, organized a meeting with local tour guides operating in the territory of the Upper Vjosa Valley. The primary goal of this...
New Museum exhibition Opens in the town of Përmet
New Museum exhibition Opens in the town of Përmet In late March and early April 2022, CeRPHAAL team worked to prepare a museum exhibition showcasing archaeological artefacts found in the territory of the Upper Vjosa Valley. This activity was co-organized with the...
Heritage Day in the Upper Vjosa Valley, Përmet
Heritage Day in the Upper Vjosa Valley, Përmet On the 29th of September 2017, CeRPHAAL, in partnership with the Municipality of Përmet, organized a program of activities to celebrate the Heritage Day. The event aimed to introduce the area’s heritage to the local...
Educational Visit at the Archaeological Site of Magjerica
Educational Visit at the Archaeological Site of Magjerica On the 20th of September 2017, CeRPHAAL, in collaboration with the local school directorate of the region of Permet, organized guided visits to the archaeological site of Magjerica.Students and teachers from...
Geophysical and Geochemical survey at the site of Magjerica
Geophysical and Geochemical survey at the site of Magjerica In the second half of May 2017, CeRPHAAL, in collaboration with the University of Sheffield, and the University of ‘Aleksandër Xhuvani’ in Elbasan, undertook the second season of geophysical and geochemical...
Archaeological Field Survey in the Upper Vjosa Valley -2017
Archaeological Field Survey in the Upper Vjosa Valley In September 2017, CeRPHAAL, in collaboration with the University of ‘Aleksandër Xhuvani’ in Elbasan, carried out an extensive and intensive field survey extended across a wider area on the fields and hilly...
National Heritage Day in the town of Përmet
National Heritage Day in the town of Përmet On the occasion of the National Heritage day, celebrated on the 29th of September, CeRPHAAL in collaboration with the Municipality of Përmet and the Regional Directory of National Culture, Gjirokastër, organized a number of...
Archaeological excavations at the site of Magjerica
Archaeological excavations at the site of Magjerica During August and September 2017, CeRPHAAL in collaboration with the ‘University of Aleksander Xhuvani’ in Elbasan, continued the archaeological excavation at the site of Magjerica, located in the Upper Vjosa Valley,...
Geophysical and geochemical surveys
Geophysical and geochemical surveys During the first half of August 2016, CeRPHAAL in collaboration with the University of Sheffield and University of ‘Aleksander Xhuvani’ in Elbasan, conducted a joint geophysical and soil geochemical survey at the site of Magjerica...
Archaeological survey in the Upper Vjosa Valley -2016
Archaeological survey in the Upper Vjosa Valley During September and October 2016, CeRPHAAL, in collaboration with the University of ‘Aleksander Xhuvani’ in Elbasan, carried out the second season of field survey in the Upper Vjosa Valley. The survey was both extensive...
Ethnoarchaeological Fieldwork in the Upper Vjosa Valley
Ethnoarchaeological Fieldwork in the Upper Vjosa Valley The first season of ethnoarchaeological field research in the Upper Vjosa Valley was carried out in May 2016. It was a joint project of CeRPHAAL and the University of ‘Aleksander Xhuvani’ in Elbasan, aiming at...
First Season of Archaeological Excavations at the Site of Magjerica
First Season of Archaeological Excavations at the Site of Magjerica In September and October 2015, CeRPHAAL, in collaboration with the University of “Aleksandër Xhuvani” in Elbasan, undertook the first season of archaeological excavations at the site of Magjerica. A...
Archaeological field survey in the Upper Vjosa Valley -2015
Archaeological field survey in the Upper Vjosa Valley CeRPHAAL in collaboration with the University of “Aleksandër Xhuvani” in Elbasan initiated an archaeological field survey in the territory of the Upper Vjosa Valley, which was extended over two working seasons...
Hydraulic Fieldwork study
Hydraulic Fieldwork study The survey was undertaken in the second half of May 2015 and extended to the lower reaches of the Upper Vjosa Valley, on both sides of the river. In addition to archaeologists, the team included an engineer specialized in hydro science and...
Field Survey of Military Heritage in the Upper Vjosa Valley
Field Survey of Military Heritage in the Upper Vjosa ValleyA distinctive feature of the historical landscape of the Upper Vjosa Valley are the remains of military infrastructure dating back to two significant periods: the militarization during the Second World War,...
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