Археолошки институт представља јединствену, централну научно-истраживачку установу у Србији која је посвећена археологији. Основала га је Српска академија наука и уметности 1947. године, а од 1961. је самостална установа.

The Middle Ages and the New Age

Research programmes are aimed at obtaining scientific knowledge about the origin and development of the fortress and the urban settlement in the epochs of Antiquity, the Middle Ages and in later periods, up to modern times. In addition, data relevant for the conservation, restoration and revitalisation of individual buildings, sites and wider complexes within the fortress

The Medieval fortress Koprijan, also known as Kurvingrad, is situated in the village of Malošište within the municipality of Doljevac (southern Serbia). Positioned on the slopes of Mount Seličevica, above the right bank of the South Morava, near the mouth of Toplica, the Koprijan fortress held a great strategic position. Situated above the Kurvingrad gorge and