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Ancient Chess History Unearthed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2155916.stm
From the BBC, a team of British archaeologists have found evidence that Europeans were playing chess as early as the sixth century.
Remnants Of Ancient Synagogue In Albania Revealed
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/10/031009064923.htm
From ScienceDaily, remnants from a synagogue dating from the 5th or 6th century, C.E., have been revealed in the coastal city of Saranda, opposite the Greek island of Corfu.
Archaeologists Head to Albania for Cultural Rescue Mission
http://www.scienceblog.com/community/older/2001/D/200114684.html
From Scienceblog, he chaos that was once Albania could become tomorrow's hotspot for development. Before that commercialization begins, University of Cincinnati archaeologists want to identify ancient sites that should be studied or preserved.
Konispol Cave
http://www.uta.edu/anthropology/petruso/iliria.1.html
A preliminary report on excavations and related studies, 1992-1994. From Iliria.
The Question of Illyrian-Albanian Continuity...
http://www.alb-net.com/illyrians.htm
Article from the Kosova Crisis Center, the question of the ethnic and cultural continuity between the early Illyrians and the mediaeval Albanians, besides being one of the most attractive issues of Balkan history, has also acquired a political dimension in recent decades.