This chapter describes the events and the records of the era of prehistory of the Far East of Russia, dating back as far as periods between 300 thousand years ago to the midst of the 1st millennium AD. The main subjects of the chapter are such as the sites of the early hominids on the territory of the Far East, the role of climate in the early history of mankind and the problems of adaptation of the genus Homo to the harsh conditions of the Ice Age. The development of the early human societies in the continental and the insular parts of the Far East and the related processes were discussed. The movement of the Far Eastern tribes of the Late Paleolithic to North America is one of the important subjects of the discussion. The chapter also deals with the changes in the economy and the everyday life of people of the Neolithic and the of the Paleo Metal (Bronze and Early Iron) age. The main results of the development of ancient societies from the emergence of the first people to the development of political relations between the tribes of the Far East were described here.