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Uzbekistan from the earliest
times to the present day: brief information about the history of
Uzbekistan
History of UzbekistanUzbekistan is located in the heart of Central Asia,
between two large rivers Amu Darya and Syr Darya. History of nations,
living on this territory, is more than thousand years. This land became
the motherland of civilization, which is perhaps one of the most ancient
in the world.
History of Uzbekistan is the history of individuals and great nations,
bloody conquests and large rebellions; it is the history of origin of the
most beautiful cities in Central Asia; it is the history of people, who
wholeheartedly loved their homeland.
People settled on the territory of Uzbekistan centuries ago. They built
beautiful cities of Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva and others, which were
ruined by neighboring tribes, but thanks to people’s efforts they again
rose from the ashes and became much beautiful. This land was the
crossroad of the Great Silk Road, connecting Asia and Europe. Here, in
numerous bazaars and workshops craftsmen created fine works of art, which
by the Silk Road reached the most remote parts of Europe and Asia.
History of UzbekistanAccording to archeologists, Uzbekistan is one of the
most ancient places of human habitation. It is known, that the area was
inhabited long before our era, in the early Paleolithic period, according
to the findings of ancient dwellings in Baysun Tau mountains and
primitive tools in Samarkand. In the upper Paleolithic period this land
was settled by Neanderthals; their burial place, discovered in the
Teshik-Tash cave, dates back to the Moustierian culture. Particularly,
archeologists discovered the burial of 8-9 years old boy that gives
grounds to speak about the most ancient ritual of burial on the territory
of Central Asia. The child’s body was laid into a pit, surrounded by
bones of a mountain goat. Excavations show that a man of that period
hunted and gathered food from natural sources. Primitive tools were made
of a stone as well as wood and bones.
With the development of humanity images of life rock paintings (petroglyphs)
began to appear: hunting, battles and rituals. Exploring the petroglyphs
of different periods of history one can "read" the history of mankind:
the domestication of animals, the first religious ideas, the emergence of
weapons and much more - all this is embedded by our ancestors on the
rocks.
Next epoch was the Mesolithic era, 15-20 millenniums ago. Typical
monuments of that period are a primitive settlement in Samarkand, upper
soil layers of Machay cave of the Baysun region, rock paintings in the
Shibad region and others.
Developed Neolithic era is characterized by the transition to a lower
stage of barbarism, as evidenced by the settlement on the western part of
Kyzyl Kum desert, near Amu Darya River, settlement in Uzgun, northern
part of Karakum Desert, cave dwellings in Surkhandarya region and
findings in Tashkent, Fergana, Samarkand and Surkhandarya regions.
Primitive pottery, shepherd cattle-breeding and weaving were developed.
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Bronze epoch in the history of Uzbekistan includes the period from the
3rd millennium to early centuries of 1st millenniums BC. It was the epoch
of transformations, formation of first states on the territory of two
great rivers: Ancient Baktria and Great Khorezm. It was the period of
origin of first religion in Central Asia, Zoroastrianism, and first
powerful empire of Achaemenids.
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