ðɪs wˈɜːk lˈɛd hˌɪm tʊ ˈɛkskəvˌeɪt æt fˈoʊnɪkˌɛɹ ænd nˈɪɹbaɪ bjˈuːtɹɪnt ɪn sˈʌðɚn ælbˈeɪniə, wˌɛɹ hɪz ˌɛkskəvˈeɪʃənz ʌŋkˈʌvɚd ðə θˈiəɾɚ wɪð ɐ fˈaɪn ɡɹˈuːp ʌv stˈætʃuːz, ðə lˈeɪtæntˈiːk bˈæptɪstɚɹi ænd mˈɛni ˈʌðɚ mˈɑːnjuːmənts.
This work led him to excavate at Phoenicê and nearby Butrint in southern Albania, where his excavations uncovered the theater with a fine group of statues, the late-antique baptistery and many other monuments.