paleo-amerind culture

the prehistoric culture of the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America ;

paleo-indian

a member of the Paleo-American peoples who were the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America during the late Pleistocene epoch ;

paleo-indian culture

the prehistoric culture of the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America ;

paleoanthropology

the scientific study of human fossils ;

paleobiology

a branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms ;

paleobotany

the study of fossil plants ;

paleocene

from 63 million to 58 million years ago; appearance of birds and earliest mammals ;

paleocene epoch

from 63 million to 58 million years ago; appearance of birds and earliest mammals ;

paleocerebellum

the anterior lobe of the cerebellum which was one of the earliest parts of the hindbrain to develop in mammals ;

paleoclimatology

the study of the climate of past ages ;

paleocortex

the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum ;

paleodendrology

the branch of paleobotany that studies fossil trees ;

paleoecology

the branch of ecology that studies ancient ecology ;

paleoencephalon

the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex ;

paleoethnography

the ethnography of paleolithic humans ;

paleogeography

the study of the geography of ancient times or ancient epochs ;

paleogeology

the study of geologic features once at the surface of the earth but now buried beneath rocks ;

paleographer

an archeologist skilled in paleography ;

paleographist

an archeologist skilled in paleography ;

paleography

the study of ancient forms of writing (and the deciphering of them) ;

paleolith

a stone tool from the Paleolithic age ;

paleolithic

second part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,00 to 500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice age about 8,500 years BC ;

paleolithic age

second part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,00 to 500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice age about 8,500 years BC ;

paleology

the study of (especially prehistoric) antiquities ;

paleomammalogy

the paleobiology of ancient mammals ;

paleontologist

a specialist in paleontology ;

paleontology

the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains ;

paleopathology

the study of disease of former times (as inferred from fossil evidence) ;

paleornithology

the paleobiology of birds ;

paleostriatum

the inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus ;

paleozoic

from 544 million to about 230 million years ago ;

paleozoic era

from 544 million to about 230 million years ago ;

paleozoology

the study of fossil animals ;

palermo

the capital of Sicily; located in northwestern Sicily; an important port for 3000 years ;

palestine

an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism ; a former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948 ;

palestine authority

combines the Gaza Strip and the West Bank under a political unit with limited autonomy and a police force; created in 1993 by an agreement between Israel and the PLO ;

palestine islamic jihad

a militant Palestinian terrorist group created in 1979 and committed to the creation of an Islamic state in Palestine and to the destruction of Israel; smaller and more exclusively militant that Hamas ;

palestine liberation front

a terrorist group formed in 1977 as the result of a split with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine; became a satellite of al-Fatah; made terrorist attacks on Israel across the Lebanese border ;

palestine liberation organization

a political movement uniting Palestinian Arabs in an effort to create an independent state of Palestine; when formed in 1964 it was a terrorist organization dominated by Yasser Arafat's al-Fatah; in 1968 Arafat became chairman; received recognition by the United Nations and by Arab states in 1974 as a government in exile; has played a largely political role since the creation of the Palestine National Authority ;

palestine national authority

combines the Gaza Strip and the West Bank under a political unit with limited autonomy and a police force; created in 1993 by an agreement between Israel and the PLO ;