Zhaneta Andrea Explained

Zhaneta Andrea
Birth Place:	Korçë, Albania
Death Place:	Tirana, Albania
Occupation:	Archeologist

Zhaneta Andrea (22 March 1937 – 14 October 2022) was an Albanian archeologist and prehistorian. She has been described as an "emblem of Albanian archaeology".

Life and career

Born in Korçë, Andrea graduated in Archeology at the Sofia University and took part in her first excavations in 1962.^[1] One of the first women archeologists in Albania, her researches mainly focused on her country's prehistory, from Neolithic to Bronze Age and Iron Age settlements.^[2] She authored numerous scientific articles and a monograph, Kultura ilire e tumave në Pellgun e Korçës ("Illyrian culture of mounds in the Korça region"). Andrea died in Tirana on 14 October 2022, at the age of 85.

Further reading

• Lafe, Emil, ed. (2009). Fjalor Enciklopedik Shqiptar [''Encyclopedic Dictionary of Albania'']. Vol. 2. Academy of Sciences of Albania. p. 72.

Notes and References

1. News: Sadiku . Mirjetë . Zhaneta Andrea – emblemë e arkeologjisë shqiptare . 8 November 2022 . Koha . 14 October 2022.
2. News: Xhelili . Sadiola . Ndahet nga jeta Zhaneta Andrea, gruaja e parë arkeologe në Shqipëri . 8 November 2022 . Albanian Post . 14 October 2022 . sq.