Macedonia 's archeological map - three volumes of which have been published by the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts - has recorded over 5,000 archeological sites in Macedonia. Very few of these are open to visitors, while the others have only been identified. The law does not allow unauthorized individuals to conduct archeological research without the approval and consent of the relevant institutions, which is the Republic Bureau for Cultural Monuments' Protection and local municipal bureaus for monuments' protection. Individual research, which is an adventure for anyone, is possible in coordination with these institutions and with their consent.

CHRONOLOGY

Late Paleolithic period , 30,000 years BC. No sites have been registered so far, but numerous objects from this period have been discovered.

Old Neolithic period , 6,000 years BC. The most famous sites that have been recorded and partly explored are Govrlevo and Madzari Tumba near Skopje and Amzabegovo in the Sveti Nikole and Stip area.

Hellenic period : Trebeniste, Prentov Most (Ohrid area)

Roman period : Heraklea and Stibera ( Bitola area), Stobi (Veles area), Astibo (Stip), Skupi ( Skopje )

Roman roads :

Via Egnacia (linked the Adriatic and the Aegean Seas ) -- Dirahion-Struga-Ohrid- Bitola -Gradsko-Demir Kapija-Idomene

Via Aksija (Via Militaris) – a military road that connected the Kumanovo-Pcinja area with Gevgelija and linked on to Via Egnacia.

Via Dijagonalis – a diagonal road between Kicevo and Skupi

Medieval period-Byzantium-Ottoman period : see Spiritual Tourism

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