It, however, is complicated by additional ideological, religious and cultural facts. They believe that Kosovo was their land, a long time before the Serbs arrived in Kosovo in the 6th and 7th centuries. They proclaimed themselves to be the descendants of the Illyrians, a people who lived in the Balkans before the arrival of the Romans. There are no scientific facts to back their belief that they are descendent of the Illyrians and that they lived in the balkans before the arrival of the Serbs. Not only that, in Kosov there is abundant material evidence of the exclusive presence of the Serbs.
All place names are Serbian, all churches, all monasteries and other cultural monuments are Serb.
Nowhere is there any trace of a past Albanian civilization. According to Turk records from the 14th and 15th centuries there were almost no Albanian inhabitants. Of those who sabotaged the workings of the joint social companies, many found jobs n private companies owned by their compatriots. Almost exclusively it is the Serbs who sit in the local government. The Albanian boycott of the elections and state institutions suits them just fine.