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Busavatë (site)
42.5803° N, 21.5433° E
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Busavatë known locally as Guri i Madh and Kërshi i Madh is an archaeological site in Kosovo. The site is an ancient settlement which existed from the Late Bronze Age to late antiquity. The settlement began as a hilltop settlement on the Busavatë hill at an altitude of 725 m. In the Hellenistic period, the settlement was moved at the slopes of the hill in the location known as Livadhet. The modern village of Busavatë is located in the vicinity of the ancient site.
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Classical era occupation
5th-4th centuries BCE
Early Iron Age occupation
8th-7th centuries BCE
Modern discovery
2016
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