{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"RTSH","provider_url":"https:\/\/rtsh.al\/rti\/en","author_name":"Alba Cano","author_url":"https:\/\/rtsh.al\/rti\/en\/author\/alba-cano\/","title":"Early Fortification Phase Identified in Gjirokastra Excavations | RTSH","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"51QzqA1F5E\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rtsh.al\/rti\/en\/early-fortification-phase-identified-in-gjirokastra-excavations\/\">Early Fortification Phase Identified in Gjirokastra Excavations<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/rtsh.al\/rti\/en\/early-fortification-phase-identified-in-gjirokastra-excavations\/embed\/#?secret=51QzqA1F5E\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Early Fortification Phase Identified in Gjirokastra Excavations&#8221; &#8212; RTSH\" data-secret=\"51QzqA1F5E\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/rtsh.al\/rti\/en\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/rtsh.al\/rti\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-696x522-1.jpg","thumbnail_width":696,"thumbnail_height":522,"description":"Archaeological excavations continue at Argjiro Castle in Gjirokastra. The first findings include traces of a tower from the Late Antiquity period. Minister of Tourism and Environment, Mirela Kumbaro, announced today that the discoveries reveal early construction phases of Gjirokastra Castle. \u201cThe excavations also uncovered the skeleton of a horse and a warrior beside it,\u201d said [&hellip;]"}