Origin of the Albanians
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Origin of the Albanians
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The origin of the Albanians has been the subject of historical, linguistic, archaeological and genetic studies. The first mention of the ethnonym Albanoi occurred in the 2nd century AD by Ptolemy describing an Illyrian tribe who lived around present-day central Albania. The first attestation of medieval Albanians as an ethnic group is in the 11th century. Albanians have a western Paleo-Balkan origin. Besides the Illyrians, theories regarding which specific ancient Paleo-Balkan group had particip
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Early history of the Albanians
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origin_of_the_Albanians
date created:
2004-08-25T14:21:14Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T20:40:16Z
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