This volume deals with the problems of etnogenesis of Slovaks, involving the Great Moravian period and beginings of the Hungarian state. The settlement of Slovakia, genesis of the Slovak ethnos, the Great Moravian period and inclusion of the Slovakia terrirory into the Hungarian state have been the most important topics of historical and archeological studies in the last decades. Results of these studies have improved our knowledge and enabled us to complete the picture of our most ancient history. Contributions collected in this volume that tackles the most ancient history of Slovakia and presents the results of scientifically based studies into the very beginnings of our nation, are the first of their kind to appear in foreign languages.