Glossary: K Terms
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Kwäday Dän Ts'ìnchi
Kwäday Dän Ts'ìnchi, or "Long Ago Person Found" is the name given to the human individual discovered melting out of a glacier in northwestern British Columbia in 1999.
Kwäday Dän Ts'ìnchi, or "Long Ago Person Found" is the name given to the human individual discovered melting out of a glacier in northwestern British Columbia in 1999.
Korsnäs (Sweden)
Korsnäs is the name of an open air archaeological sites located on the northwestern part of the Södertörn peninsula in Sweden.
Korsnäs is the name of an open air archaeological sites located on the northwestern part of the Södertörn peninsula in Sweden.
Kelp Highway Hypothesis
The Kelp Highway Hypothesis is a theory concerning the original colonization of the American continents.
The Kelp Highway Hypothesis is a theory concerning the original colonization of the American continents.
Klisoura Cave (Greece)
Klisoura Cave is a rockshelter and collapsed karstic cave in Klisoura gorge in the north-western Peloponnese, with a long occupation history and evidence for constructed hearths during the Upper Paleolithic.
Klisoura Cave is a rockshelter and collapsed karstic cave in Klisoura gorge in the north-western Peloponnese, with a long occupation history and evidence for constructed hearths during the Upper Paleolithic.
Kot Diji (Pakistan)
Kot Diji is an important Harappan civilization site located in the Rohri Hills of Khairpur province of Pakistan.
Kot Diji is an important Harappan civilization site located in the Rohri Hills of Khairpur province of Pakistan.
Kerkenes (Turkey)
The archaeological site of Kerkenes is located on the northern edge of the Cappadocian plain in Yozgat province in central Anatolia (modern day Turkey).
The archaeological site of Kerkenes is located on the northern edge of the Cappadocian plain in Yozgat province in central Anatolia (modern day Turkey).
Kerkenes (Turkey)
The archaeological site of Kerkenes is located on the northern edge of the Cappadocian plain in Yozgat in central Anatolia (modern day Turkey).
The archaeological site of Kerkenes is located on the northern edge of the Cappadocian plain in Yozgat in central Anatolia (modern day Turkey).
Archaeology Glossary: K Terms
Archaeology terms defined from K2 Village in South Africa to Kuyunjik, Iraq.
Archaeology terms defined from K2 Village in South Africa to Kuyunjik, Iraq.
Kaletepe Deresi 3 (Turkey)
The site of Kaletepe Deresi 3 is located in the Göllü Dag region of central Turkey, and it contains at least three Middle and Lower Paleolithic archaeological components.
The site of Kaletepe Deresi 3 is located in the Göllü Dag region of central Turkey, and it contains at least three Middle and Lower Paleolithic archaeological components.
Kapova Cave (Russia)
Kapova cave is a Paleolithic rock art site in Bashkortotstan in the southern Ural Mountains of Russia
Kapova cave is a Paleolithic rock art site in Bashkortotstan in the southern Ural Mountains of Russia
Karnak (Egypt)
Karnak is the name of a long-used Egyptian temple near Luxor, the largest of the religious sanctuaries in Thebes.
Karnak is the name of a long-used Egyptian temple near Luxor, the largest of the religious sanctuaries in Thebes.
Kastri Group
The Kastri Group is the name given by Aegean scholars to a cultural group of the Early Cycladic period in the Greek islands and Crete
The Kastri Group is the name given by Aegean scholars to a cultural group of the Early Cycladic period in the Greek islands and Crete
Kebara Cave (Israel)
Located on the western escarpment of Mount Carmel, Kebara Cave has two important components, Middle Paleolithic Aurignacian and Mousterian, and Epi-Paleolithic Natufian.
Located on the western escarpment of Mount Carmel, Kebara Cave has two important components, Middle Paleolithic Aurignacian and Mousterian, and Epi-Paleolithic Natufian.
Kennewick Man (USA)
The Kennewick Man is the name given to a nearly complete male human skeleton found eroding out of the bank of the Columbia River near Kennewick, in Washington State in the northwestern part of the United States.
The Kennewick Man is the name given to a nearly complete male human skeleton found eroding out of the bank of the Columbia River near Kennewick, in Washington State in the northwestern part of the United States.
Kerma (Sudan)
Kerma is the name of a kingdom and cultural group in the Sudanese Nubia, which grew out of the A-Group culture (or pre-Kerma) during the Egyptian Middle Kingdom (ca 2000-1600 BC).
Kerma is the name of a kingdom and cultural group in the Sudanese Nubia, which grew out of the A-Group culture (or pre-Kerma) during the Egyptian Middle Kingdom (ca 2000-1600 BC).
Khafre's Pyramid at Giza
One of the three main Old Kingdom pyramids located at Giza in Egypt, Khafre's pyramid was built between 2558 and 2532 BC,
One of the three main Old Kingdom pyramids located at Giza in Egypt, Khafre's pyramid was built between 2558 and 2532 BC,
Khirbet Qumran (Jordan)
The archaeological site of Khirbet Qumran is an ancient cave site, from whence was pulled the first of the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947 and 1948, causing all kinds of trouble.
The archaeological site of Khirbet Qumran is an ancient cave site, from whence was pulled the first of the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947 and 1948, causing all kinds of trouble.
Khirigsuur
A khirigsuur is a type of monument found on Bronze Age sites in the Mongolian region of China.
A khirigsuur is a type of monument found on Bronze Age sites in the Mongolian region of China.
Khmer Civilization
The Angkor Civilization (or Khmer Civilization) is the name given to an important civilization of Cambodia and Thailand
The Angkor Civilization (or Khmer Civilization) is the name given to an important civilization of Cambodia and Thailand
Khufu's Pyramid - the Great Pyramid at Giza
The largest of the three Old Kingdom pyramids located at Giza in Egypt, Khufu's pyramid was built between 2589 and 2566 BC.
The largest of the three Old Kingdom pyramids located at Giza in Egypt, Khufu's pyramid was built between 2589 and 2566 BC.
Khuzhir-Nuge (Russia)
Khuzhir-Nuge XIV is a Bronze Age cemetery site in the Cis-Baikal region of Siberia, Russia
Khuzhir-Nuge XIV is a Bronze Age cemetery site in the Cis-Baikal region of Siberia, Russia
Kilwa (Tanzania)
Kilwa (also called Kilwa Kisiwani) is the name of an archaeological site on the Kilwa Kisiwani island off the coast of Tanzania, in the region known as the Swahili Coast.
Kilwa (also called Kilwa Kisiwani) is the name of an archaeological site on the Kilwa Kisiwani island off the coast of Tanzania, in the region known as the Swahili Coast.
Kilwa Kisiwani (Tanzania)
Kilwa Kisiwani was a huge trade center between about AD 1100-1853, primarily a benefit of its location wedged between the Arabian peninsula, the Far East and the Indian subcontinent.
Kilwa Kisiwani was a huge trade center between about AD 1100-1853, primarily a benefit of its location wedged between the Arabian peninsula, the Far East and the Indian subcontinent.
Kitara Dynasty
The Chwezi Dynasty (also called Bachwezi or Kitara Dynasty) is the possibly mythical, certainly legendary, kingdom of Uganda, who are said to have ruled between 1300 and 1500 AD.
The Chwezi Dynasty (also called Bachwezi or Kitara Dynasty) is the possibly mythical, certainly legendary, kingdom of Uganda, who are said to have ruled between 1300 and 1500 AD.
Kitselas Site (Canada)
The archaeological site called both Paul Mason and Kitselas, is an early Native American village site located in northern British Columbia.
The archaeological site called both Paul Mason and Kitselas, is an early Native American village site located in northern British Columbia.
Knossos (Greece)
The location of Knossos, reported by Homer to be the site of the palace of the legendary King Minos, Daedalus, and the Labyrinth, is on the island of Crete.
The location of Knossos, reported by Homer to be the site of the palace of the legendary King Minos, Daedalus, and the Labyrinth, is on the island of Crete.
Knowth (Ireland)
Knowth is the name of one of several megalithic tomb sites located within the Boyne valley (called Brú na Bóinne in Gaelic) of Ireland.
Knowth is the name of one of several megalithic tomb sites located within the Boyne valley (called Brú na Bóinne in Gaelic) of Ireland.
Kommos (Greece)
Kommos was a major Minoan harbor located on the southern shore of Crete near the center of the island.
Kommos was a major Minoan harbor located on the southern shore of Crete near the center of the island.
Koonalda Cave (Australia)
Koonalda Cave is a karst formation limestone cave with art dated to the Pleistocene, located near the southern coast of the Nullarbor Plain of South Australia.
Koonalda Cave is a karst formation limestone cave with art dated to the Pleistocene, located near the southern coast of the Nullarbor Plain of South Australia.
Krasnyi Yar (Kazakhstan)
Krasnyi Yar is a site in Kazakhstan where the earliest evidence yet for horse domestication has been discovered.
Krasnyi Yar is a site in Kazakhstan where the earliest evidence yet for horse domestication has been discovered.
Kumbi Saleh (Mauritania)
The Iron Age archaeological site of Kumbi Saleh was built by the west African Soninke society about AD 600, and was probably used as a capital city for the Ghana empire.
The Iron Age archaeological site of Kumbi Saleh was built by the west African Soninke society about AD 600, and was probably used as a capital city for the Ghana empire.
Kush Civilization
After classical Egypt, the first civilization in Africa was called Kush or Kushite, located on the third cataract of the Nile River in what is now the Sudan.
After classical Egypt, the first civilization in Africa was called Kush or Kushite, located on the third cataract of the Nile River in what is now the Sudan.
Kuyunjik (Iraq)
Kuyunjik is an alternative name for the site of Nineveh, in the modern city of Mosul, Iraq.
Kuyunjik is an alternative name for the site of Nineveh, in the modern city of Mosul, Iraq.
Kuélap (Peru)
The circular stone fortress of Kuélap is located on a rocky promontory deep in the Amazon rainforest of Peru, and dates to the Chachapoyas culture.
The circular stone fortress of Kuélap is located on a rocky promontory deep in the Amazon rainforest of Peru, and dates to the Chachapoyas culture.