Summary/Abstract: By its content rather traditional in spirit and expression, the historiography of Dubrovnik grew rather slowly during 19th century, for several reasons. First because of the unusual attachment to traditions and ideas inherited from the Dubrovnik’s past, and then because of the very infrequent use of archival documents. Dubrovnik’s historiography maintained the same characteristics of the provincial amateurism even when it was written by well known historians outside Dubrovnik. New elements in the historiography of Dubrovnik did manifest themselves with the resumption of archival research, publication of documents and broadening of themes related to Dubrovnik. Due to such developments, the historiography of Dubrovnik is endowed today with modern scientific methods, so we can devote ourselves to the appearance of those phenomena of ancient life that were neglected until now; this primarily refers to the biological basis and conditions of existence of former human groups.
