The cemetery of Borova located in the region of Kolonja (south-east of Albania), had around 49 graves which contained rich inventories of pottery, jewellery, weapons, etc. These artifacts, which date mainly in the late Iron Age, i.e. around 6th-5th centuries BC, bear witness to the intensive exchanges in local productions with northern Greece. The typology of some tombs is closely associated with the princely graves of the Balkans as best evidenced by the richness of the inventory. The discovery of one bronze olpe, two bronze phiales and one bronze cylix demonstrates the presence of Greek Archaic and classical imports of bronze vases in the Illyrian territory. The geographical vicinity enabled for an active trade in the region. This was possibly the case between pastoral societies which did not trade highly valuable goods, as in the case of tombs in Trebenishte and Novi Pazar, but more modest findings in bronze. These artifacts indicate an Iron Age society in transition to the Archaic and classical period with the use of valuable bronze vases by the Illyrian chiefs as the first signs of their ‘Hellenization’ .

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来自 Borova（阿尔巴尼亚）铁器时代公墓的古老和古典青铜器皿：转型中的社区

位于 Kolonja 地区（阿尔巴尼亚东南部）的 Borova 公墓有大约 49 座坟墓，其中包含丰富的陶器、珠宝、武器等库存。这些文物主要可追溯到铁器时代晚期，即大约 6 世纪公元前-5世纪，见证了当地产品与希腊北部的密集交流。一些墓葬的类型与巴尔干地区的王侯墓葬密切相关，丰富的墓葬最好地证明了这一点。一个青铜 olpe、两个青铜 phiales 和一个青铜 cylix 的发现表明在伊利里亚地区存在希腊古代和古典进口青铜花瓶。地理上的邻近使该地区的贸易活跃。这可能是在不交易高价值商品的游牧社会之间的情况，与 Trebenishte 和 Novi Pazar 的墓葬一样，但青铜器的发现更为温和。这些文物表明铁器时代社会正在过渡到古代和古典时期，伊利里亚酋长使用珍贵的青铜花瓶作为他们“希腊化”的第一个标志。