ETHNOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF RAŠKA AND ITS SURROUNDING

Abstract

Facts about the earliest ways of life in Raška and its surrounding can be learnt thanks to the prehistoric arhaeological findings in the regions adjacent to the river Ibar valley. It is known that the first inhabitants of the region were the Dardanians. The Slav settlement represented the major event in the history of Raška. Road network very well developed in the past, and there were many migrational movements to and from the region, responsible for its population structure. The main occupations of the inhabitants were mining, livestock-breeding, and agriculture. Social and material culture were less developed in comparison to the spiritual life which, in time, became even more complemented and perfected. Nowadays, the old culture and tradition are on the wane.