Career
He is considered an expert on the prehistoric period of Albania. Korkuti was the director of the Institute of Archeology at the Centre for Albanological Studies in Tiranë from 1998 to 2005 and currently serves as President of the Academy of Sciences of Albania. Born in Fterrë, Sarandë District, southern Albania, Korkuti studied history at the University of Tirana in 1957-1962 and specialized on archaeology in China.
In 1966 he took part in the excavations of Malik in Korçë County.
From 1991 to 1996 he co-headed with Karl Petruso of the University of Texas a collaborative project in Konispol.
