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.
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.