Neolithic remains have been found indicating occupation of the site from 4000 BC onwards. The Copper Age lasted from 3000 BC to 2100 BC, and was followed by the Bronze Age. Korce was on the border between Illyria and Epirus and was inhabited by Illyrians but they were replaced by Chaonian tribes.
Greek and Slavo-Macedonian (non-sampled) people have had a traditional presence in the area (see map of ethnic minorities in Albania).
Sample :
Brief anthropological analysis :
- Type 1 : Intermediate complexion (pale skin color, grey/green eyes, chestnut hair, ...), leptomorphic, long face, probably brachycephalic, narrow eyes, long and narrow arched nose, rather receding forehead, lop ears, pointy chin
~ Dinarid
This type is most common in the Balkans, especially in the region of former Yugoslavia and parts of Romania. It might constitute a basic "Illyrian" phenotype. Women - leaning towards type 2 - can be shorter-faced, darker and somehow more gracile.
Conversely, men can be more robust (large face, large jaw, ....) :
Type 2 : Intermediate complexion (pale skin color but abundant black hair, ...), brachymorphic, large head, gracile general features, little and sometimes distanced oblique eyes, low orbits, low-rooted and little nose, weak browridges, large jaw
~ Alpinoid/Gorid
This type is mostly associated with Eastern Europe. Lighter male individuals are found :
Final morphotypes :
http://anthroeurope.blogspot.ru/2010/02/korce-albania.html
Greek and Slavo-Macedonian (non-sampled) people have had a traditional presence in the area (see map of ethnic minorities in Albania).
Sample :
Brief anthropological analysis :
- Type 1 : Intermediate complexion (pale skin color, grey/green eyes, chestnut hair, ...), leptomorphic, long face, probably brachycephalic, narrow eyes, long and narrow arched nose, rather receding forehead, lop ears, pointy chin
~ Dinarid
This type is most common in the Balkans, especially in the region of former Yugoslavia and parts of Romania. It might constitute a basic "Illyrian" phenotype. Women - leaning towards type 2 - can be shorter-faced, darker and somehow more gracile.
Conversely, men can be more robust (large face, large jaw, ....) :
Type 2 : Intermediate complexion (pale skin color but abundant black hair, ...), brachymorphic, large head, gracile general features, little and sometimes distanced oblique eyes, low orbits, low-rooted and little nose, weak browridges, large jaw
~ Alpinoid/Gorid
This type is mostly associated with Eastern Europe. Lighter male individuals are found :
Final morphotypes :
http://anthroeurope.blogspot.ru/2010/02/korce-albania.html
