Collect problems of origin and spreading of Slavic tribes are complex and are the subject matter of penetrating of many observers since 12th century. The authors, who deal with these problems, are facing with the fact of fewness of archaeological data. Historical resources have been silent for a long time, and when the first reliable traces begin to appear about them, they are already dealing with the multitude people which covers vast territory.
The focus of research is on physical remains of old industries, regardless of whether the original production processes are retained or not, while the realms of crafts, non-mechanized manufacture and history of technical sciences are of secondary interest.
A medley of historical circumstances was the reason that the Serbs started living together only after the formation of Yugoslavia in 1918. But even then, the union of the Serbs was not complete. History and archaeology did not realize the Serbian ethnic area as a whole, except for a few exceptions.
From IOL, archaeologists have discovered a tooth believed to belong to Neanderthal man dating back between 40 000 and 150 000 years.
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