Glossary Entries between Pachamac and Paviland Cave

The archaeological site of Pachacamac, Peru contains pyramids and other constructions belonging to both the Huari and Inca states.

The archaeological site of Pacheco, Peru, is a Wari religious offering, consisting of large quantities of high-quality pottery, purposefully broken.

A Pachomian monastery is a type of early Christian (2rd-4th century AD) residence for monks following in the path of Pachomius.

The Pacific Coast Migration Model is a theory concerning the original colonization of the Americas that proposes that people entering the continents followed the Pacific coastline

Padri Gohilni is a Harappan site in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat, Pakistan, about 2 kilometers west of the modern village of Padri, with an important early Harappan component.

Paekche is one of three competing kingdoms of the Han dynasty in Korea.

The archaeological site of Palenque rises from the mist in the foothills of the Chiapas mountains of southern Mexico.

The site of Palenque, Mexico, is known for its beautiful setting, and its amazing aqueduct system.

Ancient Maya Interest in Fossils. Ancient Use of Marine Fossils in a Maya Site

The palace of Palenque: an ancient Maya royal residence.Description of the main features of the royal palace at Palenque, Mexico.

Paleonanthropology is the study of our near-human ancestors, Australopithecus, Neanderthals, and other primates. Here are some other scholarly definitions of the study.

The study of paleobotany involves the investigation of plants and plants pieces in the past.

Paleoenvironmental reconstruction refers to the investigations which are undertaken to reconstruct the climate of a specific time and place.

The term paleoindian generally refers to the first inhabitants of the America continents--maybe.

Paleolithic notation is the term used by archaeologists for deliberate markings made by our ancestors to count objects or remember events in a sequence.

The Stone Age (known to scholars as the Paleolithic era) in human prehistory, is the name given to the period between about 1.5 million years ago up until about 18,000 years ago.

Paleomagnetic dating (also called archaeomagnetic dating) is a method of assigning a date to a fireplace or burned earth area using the earth's magnetic field.

Paleontology is the study of the fossil forms of all life, animals and plants. Here is a collection of definitions.

Paleontology is the study of prehuman animals and their lifeways; including dinosaurs and other long-dead animals but also early hominids, which is what we care about as archaeologists. This glossary entry is my definition; see the next listing for what others have said.

Paleopathology is the study of diseases in ancient humans or other lifeforms.

Palmyra was an oasis and trading link between the Roman empire and India and Pakistan.

Archaeological palynology is the study of pollen, the virtually indestructible, microscopic, but easily identifiable plant parts in archaeological sites.

The Pan Grave culture refers to the Nubian culture, one of the characteristics of which is shallow, round graves reminiscent of frying pans.

Pancho's Kitchen Midden is a small rocky overhang located about 35 meters above sea level off Eland's Bay in the Western Cape region of South Africa.

Papyrus is the material used by ancient Egyptians, Mesopotamians and Greeks to write their historical documents.

Casas Grandes (or Paquimé) was a large, influential capital city of the Casas Grandes polity in the state of Chihuahua, northern Mexico.

The Paracas culture is the archaeological term for a contemporary culture of Chavin on the southern coast of Peru.

The archaeological site called the Parthenon was a monument to the Greek Goddess Athena, built during the 4th century BC.

Parthia was an early Persian empire, centered in northeastern Iran between 247 BC and AD 228.

The paleontological site of Pasalar is a very early (Middle Miocene) hominid site in Turkey.

Pasargadae was the ancient capital city of the Achaemenid Dynasty built by Cyrus II (also known as Cyrus the Great) in the 6th century BC.

the earliest Mesoamerican ballcourt at Paso de la Amada (Mexico).

The Passport in Time project is a public archaeology program run by the United States Forest Service.

Pastoralism is the name given to the way of life in which people herd animals.

The archaeological site of Paul Mason is an early Native American village site located in northern British Columbia.

Pauline Missions are early Christian monasteries set up by St. Paul and his followers on the island of Corinth, Greece.

Paviland Cave is a cave in South Wales dated to the Early Upper Paleolithic period between 30,000-20,000 years ago.