Likewise he argued for strong links in the Bronze and Iron Ages between the Illyrian cultures of Albania and the pre-classical civilisations of southern Italy.
lˈaɪkwaɪz hiː ˈɑːɹɡjuːd fɔːɹ stɹˈɔŋ lˈɪŋks ɪnðə bɹˈɑːnz ænd ˈaɪɚn ˈeɪdʒᵻz bᵻtwˌiːn ðɪ ɪlˈɪɹiən kˈʌltʃɚz ʌv ælbˈeɪniə ænd ðə pɹˈiːklˈæsɪkəl sˌɪvɪləzˈeɪʃənz ʌv sˈʌðɚn ˈɪɾəli.