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{{Short description|Cultural heritage monument of Kosovo}}
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'''Duboc Fortress''' is situated above the Ceçan, part of the Ciçavica mountain chain, in the village of [[Duboc]], approximately 10–12&nbsp;km in the south-west of the Municipality of [[Vushtrri]].<ref>Milot Berisha, ''Kosovo Archaeological Guide'', Prishtinë, Kosovo Archaeological Institute and Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, 2012, Pg.87</ref> <ref name="FEK1">{{cite encyclopedia |last= |first= |author-link= |editor-last=Kraja |editor-first=Mehmet |editor-link=Mehmet Kraja |encyclopedia=|title=Fjalori Enciklopedik i Kosovës |trans-title=Encyclopedic Dictionary of Kosova|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WHo-wAEACAAJ|access-date= |language=sq |edition= |date= |year=2018 |publisher=[[Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo|Kosova Academy of Sciences and Arts (Akademia e Shkencave dhe e Arteve e Kosovës)]]|series= |volume=1 |location=[[Prishtinë]] |id= |isbn=9789951615846|oclc=1080379844|doi= |page=742-743 |archive-url= |archive-date= }}</ref>
[[File:KalajaDubocit2.jpg|thumb|Duboc Fortress]]
[[File:KalajaDubocit.jpg|thumb|Archaeological findings near the Duboc Fortress]]
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'''Duboc Fortress''' is a fortress in Duboc village in the [[Vushtrri]] municipality in [[Kosovo]]. It is situated above Ceçan, part of the Ciçavica mountain chain, approximately 11&nbsp;km southwest of the city of Vushtrri.<ref>Milot Berisha, ''Kosovo Archaeological Guide'', Prishtinë, Kosovo Archaeological Institute and Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, 2012, p. 87</ref><ref name="FEK1">{{cite encyclopedia |editor-last=Kraja |editor-first=Mehmet |editor-link=Mehmet Kraja|title=Fjalori Enciklopedik i Kosovës |trans-title=Encyclopedic Dictionary of Kosova|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WHo-wAEACAAJ|language=sq|year=2018 |publisher=[[Kosova Academy of Sciences and Arts]]|volume=1 |location=[[Pristina]]|isbn=9789951615846|oclc=1080379844|pages=742–743}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
Duboc Fortress is a location of the [[Dardania|dardanic cultural]] group of the 8th and 9th centuries AD <ref>Jusuf Osmani, ''Vendbanimet e Kosoves-Vushtrria'', Prishtine, 2005, pg.148</ref>
Duboc Fortress is a location of the [[Dardani|Dardanic cultural]] group of the 8th and 9th centuries BCE<ref>Jusuf Osmani, ''Vendbanimet e Kosoves-Vushtrria'', Prishtine, 2005, p. 148</ref> Based on the findings of the cultural layers in this location, the discovered [[archaeological]] exhibits show about two different [[civilizations]]. Civilization A is in the lower layers underneath the civilization B, and the civilization B is in the upper layers.

Based on the findings of the cultural layers in this location, the discovered [[archaeological]] exhibits show about two different [[civilizations]]. Civilization A is in the lower layers underneath the civilization B, and the civilization B is in the upper layers.
Civilization B or the Duboc Fortress is located in the Mountain of the Town, (alb. "Mali i Gjytetit") from the north-east to the west.
Civilization B or the Duboc Fortress is located in the Mountain of the Town, (alb. "Mali i Gjytetit") from the north-east to the west.
The length of the wall of the Duboc fortress is 900&nbsp;meters, with the width of 2–4&nbsp;meters, the height it is not known. The town of Duboc had two pairs of doors facing each other.<ref>Emin Fejza, Zenun Gjocaj, Izet Miftari, ''Vushtrria-Viciana me rrethine'', Vushtrri, 2003, pg.470</ref> In this fortress were found ceramics with [[ornament (art)|ornament]]s of the [[illyrians|illyrian]] ethnographic fond, bricks, and [[marble]] objects with inscriptions.
The length of the wall of the Duboc fortress is 900&nbsp;meters, with the width of 2–4&nbsp;meters, the height it is not known. The town of Duboc had two pairs of doors facing each other.<ref>Emin Fejza, Zenun Gjocaj, Izet Miftari, ''Vushtrria-Viciana me rrethine'', Vushtrri, 2003, pg.470</ref> In this fortress were found ceramics with [[ornament (art)|ornament]]s of the [[Illyria]]n ethnographic fond, bricks, and [[marble]] objects with inscriptions.

From the [[paleolithic]] period there were found chisels made of pigs teeth. From the [[neolithic]] period were found different types of jewelry: earrings, and coins. <ref>{{cite thesis|last=Alaj|first=Premtim|year=2019|title=Les habitats de l'Age du fer sur le territoire de l'actuel Kosovo
From the [[paleolithic]] period there were found chisels made of pigs teeth. From the [[neolithic]] period were found different types of jewelry: earrings, and coins.<ref>{{cite thesis|last=Alaj|first=Premtim|year=2019|title=Les habitats de l'Age du fer sur le territoire de l'actuel Kosovo
|publisher=Université de Lyon|url=https://hal.inria.fr/tel-02503916/|p=65}}</ref>
|publisher=Université de Lyon|url=https://hal.inria.fr/tel-02503916/|p=65}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Illyria]]
* [[Archaeology of Kosovo]]
* [[Dardania]]
* [[List of settlements in Illyria]]
* [[List of settlements in Illyria]]


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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200624075635/https://dtk.rks-gov.net/tkk_objekti_en.aspx?id=8956 Duboc Fortress (Vushtrri)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200624075635/https://dtk.rks-gov.net/tkk_objekti_en.aspx?id=8956 Duboc Fortress (Vushtrri)]

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Latest revision as of 07:53, 2 January 2025

Duboc Fortress
Archaeological findings near the Duboc Fortress

Duboc Fortress is a fortress in Duboc village in the Vushtrri municipality in Kosovo. It is situated above Ceçan, part of the Ciçavica mountain chain, approximately 11 km southwest of the city of Vushtrri.[1][2]

History

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Duboc Fortress is a location of the Dardanic cultural group of the 8th and 9th centuries BCE[3] Based on the findings of the cultural layers in this location, the discovered archaeological exhibits show about two different civilizations. Civilization A is in the lower layers underneath the civilization B, and the civilization B is in the upper layers.

Civilization B or the Duboc Fortress is located in the Mountain of the Town, (alb. "Mali i Gjytetit") from the north-east to the west. The length of the wall of the Duboc fortress is 900 meters, with the width of 2–4 meters, the height it is not known. The town of Duboc had two pairs of doors facing each other.[4] In this fortress were found ceramics with ornaments of the Illyrian ethnographic fond, bricks, and marble objects with inscriptions.

From the paleolithic period there were found chisels made of pigs teeth. From the neolithic period were found different types of jewelry: earrings, and coins.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Milot Berisha, Kosovo Archaeological Guide, Prishtinë, Kosovo Archaeological Institute and Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, 2012, p. 87
  2. ^ Kraja, Mehmet, ed. (2018). Fjalori Enciklopedik i Kosovës [Encyclopedic Dictionary of Kosova] (in Albanian). Vol. 1. Pristina: Kosova Academy of Sciences and Arts. pp. 742–743. ISBN 9789951615846. OCLC 1080379844.
  3. ^ Jusuf Osmani, Vendbanimet e Kosoves-Vushtrria, Prishtine, 2005, p. 148
  4. ^ Emin Fejza, Zenun Gjocaj, Izet Miftari, Vushtrria-Viciana me rrethine, Vushtrri, 2003, pg.470
  5. ^ Alaj, Premtim (2019). Les habitats de l'Age du fer sur le territoire de l'actuel Kosovo (Thesis). Université de Lyon. p. 65.
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