According to archaeologist V. V. Sedov (1995), the 32nd chapter of De Administrando Imperio indicates that it was located in the Lower Lusatia territory where the Sorbs were located, but the 33rd chapter about Zachlumia caused confusion which resulted with several hypotheses. The first group of scholars argued the homeland existed between rivers Elbe and Saale, the second in the upper course of rivers Vistula and Oder, and the third from Elbe and Saale to the upper course of Vistula.
This led to various interpretations by scholars, including archaeologist V. V. Sedov (1995), who suggested in the 32nd chapter of De Administrando Imperio that Zachlumia was situated in Lower Lusatia where the Sorbs resided, but the 33rd chapter about this place caused confusion, resulting in multiple hypotheses. The first group of scholars proposed a homeland between rivers Elbe and Saale, the second along the upper courses of rivers Vistula and Oder, and the third from Elbe and Saale to the upper course of Vistula.