[2] Carl Patsch identified Bassania with the village of Pedhanë or Pllanë on the river Mat entering the plain.
[3] A recent discovery in modern Bushat village within the Shkodër County suggests an alternative possible location of Bassania in this site.
Measuring 3 meters thick, the wall is made from huge stone blocks packed tightly against each other.
Ancient coins and portions of ceramic artifacts recovered near the walls date back to the 4th to 1st century BC, providing further confirmation of the age of the city ruin.
The city seems to have existed until the beginning of the 1st century AD, which coincided with the end of the reign of Roman emperor Octavian Augustus.