{"id":7853,"date":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/1970\/01\/01\/frano-prendi-2\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T18:52:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T18:52:50","slug":"frano-prendi-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/1970\/01\/01\/frano-prendi-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Frano Prendi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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F<\/span>ran<\/span>o Prendi, an archaeologis<\/span>t<\/span> and specialis<\/span>t<\/span> in <\/span>t<\/span>he prehis<\/span>t<\/span>oric period, was born in Shkodër and is recognized as one of <\/span>t<\/span>he founders of Albanian archaeology. He comp<\/span>le<\/span>t<\/span>ed high school in his home<\/span>t<\/span>own and pursued higher educa<\/span>t<\/span>ion, gradua<\/span>t<\/span>ing in archaeology from <\/span>t<\/span>he Universi<\/span>t<\/span>y of Sofia in 1951. <\/span>T<\/span>he same year, he began working a<\/span>t<\/span> t<\/span>he Ins<\/span>t<\/span>i<\/span>t<\/span>u<\/span>t<\/span>e of Sciences in Albania. Prendi <\/span>was a co-au<\/span>t<\/span>hor of significan<\/span>t<\/span> works including “<\/span>His<\/span>t<\/span>oria e <\/span>Shqipërisë<\/span>” (“His<\/span>t<\/span>ory of Albania”) vol. I (1959), “His<\/span>t<\/span>oria e <\/span>populli<\/span>t<\/span> shqip<\/span>t<\/span>ar<\/span>” (“His<\/span>t<\/span>ory of <\/span>t<\/span>he Albanian People”) vol. I (2002), and “Les <\/span>Illyriens<\/span>” (“<\/span>T<\/span>he Illyrians”) (<\/span>T<\/span>i<\/span>ran<\/span>a, 1985). He also con<\/span>t<\/span>ribu<\/span>t<\/span>ed <\/span>t<\/span>o <\/span>t<\/span>he volume “Iliria <\/span>dhe<\/span> ilirë<\/span>t<\/span> t<\/span>ek<\/span> au<\/span>t<\/span>orë<\/span>t<\/span> an<\/span>t<\/span>ikë<\/span>” (“Illyrians and Illyria among Ancien<\/span>t<\/span> Au<\/span>t<\/span>hors”) (1965). As an ini<\/span>t<\/span>ia<\/span>t<\/span>or of early research in Albanian prehis<\/span>t<\/span>ory, he led excava<\/span>t<\/span>ions a<\/span>t<\/span> several impor<\/span>t<\/span>an<\/span>t<\/span> prehis<\/span>t<\/span>oric si<\/span>t<\/span>es, including Maliqi, Kamnik, <\/span>Podgoria<\/span>, Blazi, <\/span>Sovjani<\/span>, and <\/span>t<\/span>he <\/span>t<\/span>umulus ce<\/span>me<\/span>t<\/span>eries of Ma<\/span>t<\/span>i, <\/span>Mjeda<\/span>, <\/span>Vajzë<\/span>, and <\/span>Dropull<\/span>. Be<\/span>t<\/span>ween 1958 and 1960, he excava<\/span>t<\/span>ed <\/span>t<\/span>he ancien<\/span>t<\/span> ci<\/span>t<\/span>y of Apollonia. His prolific scien<\/span>t<\/span>ific ou<\/span>t<\/span>pu<\/span>t<\/span> includes numerous ar<\/span>t<\/span>icles, repor<\/span>t<\/span>s, and s<\/span>t<\/span>udies such as “<\/span>Neoli<\/span>t<\/span>i<\/span> dhe<\/span> Eneoli<\/span>t<\/span>i<\/span> në<\/span> Shqipëri<\/span>” (“Neoli<\/span>t<\/span>hic and Eneol<\/span>i<\/span>t<\/span>hic in Albania”), “<\/span>Epoka<\/span> e <\/span>Bronzi<\/span>t<\/span> në<\/span> Shqipëri<\/span>” (“Bronze Age in Albania”), and “<\/span>Uni<\/span>t<\/span>e<\/span>t<\/span> dhe<\/span> veçori<\/span> në<\/span> kul<\/span>t<\/span>urën<\/span> ilire<\/span> t<\/span>ë<\/span> kohës<\/span> së<\/span> hekuri<\/span>t<\/span> në<\/span> Shqipëri<\/span>” (“Uni<\/span>t<\/span>y and Peculiari<\/span>t<\/span>ies in <\/span>t<\/span>he Illyrian Cul<\/span>t<\/span>ure of <\/span>t<\/span>he Iron Age in Albania”), among o<\/span>t<\/span>hers. His discove<\/span>ry of <\/span>t<\/span>he Illyrian <\/span>t<\/span>own of <\/span>Irmaj<\/span> (in Gramsh) and ex<\/span>t<\/span>ensive excava<\/span>t<\/span>ions in <\/span>t<\/span>he Illyrian-Albanian ci<\/span>t<\/span>y of <\/span>Lezha<\/span> significan<\/span>t<\/span>ly con<\/span>t<\/span>ribu<\/span>t<\/span>ed <\/span>t<\/span>o research in ancien<\/span>t<\/span> Illyrian and medieval s<\/span>t<\/span>udies. Addi<\/span>t<\/span>ionally, Prendi served as an ex<\/span>t<\/span>ernal lec<\/span>t<\/span>urer in archaeology<\/span> a<\/span>t<\/span> t<\/span>he Universi<\/span>t<\/span>y of <\/span>T<\/span>i<\/span>ran<\/span>a. He was honored wi<\/span>t<\/span>h <\/span>t<\/span>he “G<\/span>ran<\/span>d Mas<\/span>t<\/span>er” order and <\/span>t<\/span>he Medal of Honor from <\/span>t<\/span>he “Collège de F<\/span>ran<\/span>c<\/span>e.” F<\/span>ran<\/span>o Prendi passed away in 2011<\/span><\/span>. (In <\/em><\/span>t<\/span>he pho<\/span>t<\/span>o: F<\/span>ran<\/span><\/em>o Prendi<\/em>)<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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T<\/span>ex<\/span>t<\/span><\/strong>:<\/span><\/span> Albanian encyclopedic dic<\/span>t<\/span>ionary – Vol. 3<\/span><\/span>, Academy of Scien<\/span>ces of Albania, “Kris<\/span>t<\/span>alina-KH”, <\/span>T<\/span>i<\/span>ran<\/span>a, 2009, page 2080-2081.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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