Since 1945 it has been the policy of Albanian archaeological exploration to establish the link between the ancient Illyrians and modern Albanians, thereby proving the continuity of Albanian settlement not only in the modern state of Albania but also in the disputed territory of Kosova in Serbia. There are numerous theories as to the exact origins of the Illyrians, and whether or not they are the ancestors of the modern Albanians. It is now generally accepted that by the seventh century BC certain tribes sharing a common Illyrian language and culture had settled in the territory now known as Albania. Contemporary scholars describe the number of tribes who at one time occupied much of the Balkan peninsula as far north as the Danube as ‘Illyrian’. But whether Greeks or Illyrians inhabited much of the southern region of present-day Albania, known as Epirus, remains a highly controversial issue. [download]
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