The internationally renowned prehistory researcher Hermann Parzinger presents this highly informative, richly illustrated volume as a foundational work on the history and culture of the early peoples between the Ural and the Pacific. The exhibitions on Scythians and Mongols have attracted the interest of hundreds of thousands of visitors, yet these two peoples represent only a small part of the numerous cultures that emerged in the vast territory between the Ural and the Pacific from the Neolithic to the Middle Ages. The peoples in this region play a crucial role in the early history of the ancient world as a whole, and thus they appear as an integral part of our shared cultural heritage. After the fall of the Iron Curtain, the exchange between Western scholars and researchers in the field became possible.