Print version: Kia, Ardi, 1949- Central Asian cultures, arts, and architecture : inner Eurasia from prehistory to the medieval golden ages. Second edition. Lanham : Lexington Books, c2018 136 pages ISBN 9781498589055
Includes bibliographical references and index
A short history of excavation and research in Central Asia -- Prehistoric cultures & artifacts of Central Asia -- Copper age: pottery, metalwork & weaving products -- The steppe Bronze Age -- Iron Age -- Eastern parts of Central Asia: prehistoric and ancient times -- Central Asian Bronze Age -- Satrapy of Parthia -- Sassannian empire: the birth of a state religion -- Satrapy of Soghdia (Soghdiana).