Volume I of the History of Civilizations of Central Asia traces the history of man in this vast region from the Palaeolithic beginnings to circa 700 B.C. when the foundations for the formation of the great Achaemenian Empire were laid. The earliest history of man is evidenced by the discovery of Stone Age tools which are presented as part of the background of Peking Man, while the stage of food production is now abundantly represented from Turkmenistan and ...
