The world-famous archaeologist and ethnographer Marija Gimbutas, based on archaeological, historical and linguistic materials summarized in the book, draws a majestic panorama of the early development of the Slavs. This makes it possible to reconstruct the material culture, religious ideas and life of the ancient Slavs, to establish the most accurate chronology of the most important phases of the development of groups of peoples united by a common origin and a single linguistic group.