On Albanian claims regarding Pelasgians and other ancient folk Here are some quotes from famous Albanian historians Quote Dr Kaplan Resuli Albanologist academic and Albanian historian When the Albanians arrive on the Balkan and today s Albania there is nothing else they can do except to take those toponyms A large part of Albania is flooded with Serbian toponyms Just as an example I wish to mention the towns of Pogradec Kor a Korcha Chorovoda Berat Bozigrad Leskovik Voskopoja Kuzova Kelcira Bels and others Quote Dr Kaplan Resuli Albanologist academic and Albanian historian After him followed the Albanian scholar Dr Adrian Qosi who in the middle of Tirana openly opposed the hypothesis about the Illyrian origin of the Albanians With me agreed via the printed media several other younger scholars of whom I would especially mention Fatos Lubonja Prof Adrian Vebiu and others Quote About the Albanians Wilkes writes NOT MUCH RELIANCE SHOULD PERHAPS BE PLACED ON ATTEMPTS TO IDENTIFY AN ILLYRIAN ANTHROPOLOGICAL TYPE AS SHORT AND DARK SKINNED SIMMILAR TO MODERN ALBANIANS Wilkes was proven CORRECT by science when the Human Genome Project s Y chromosome study of European populations confirmed that the vast majority of contemporary Albanians do not share an Illyrian or any Indo European lineage Quote That s the way it is with our culture which is mythomaniac national communist romantic self glorifying You can t say anything objective without people getting angry The Albanians are a people who still dream That is what they are like in their conversations their literature In light of Hoxha and pyramid schemes Albanians are a people who still dream That s just the way they are Fatos Lubojia Albanian historian Quote Albanian scholar Dr Adrian Qosi writes I can say that today appear a group of new Albanian scholars who do not agree with the false myths About Illyrian Epirote descent and courageously accept the scientific truth that they are not whatsoever connected to these ancient peoples I am proud that I lead this group and that they took up from me the necessary scholarly courage Quote Ardian Vebiu Famous Albanian historian writes My personal opinion is that the issue of Albanians descending or not from Illyrians doesn t deserve the interest it has traditionally aroused There is absolutely NO Illyrian cultural legacy among Albanians today In a certain sense Illyrians with their less fortunate fellows the Pelasgians are a pure creation of Albanian romanticism