| paleoanthropology |
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noun
- the scientific study of fossil humans, and the evolution of modern man
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| Paleolithic |
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noun palaeolithic
- A period that lasted from two million years ago to 10,000 BC, of or relating to the Old Stone Age.
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| Papago |
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proper noun - former name of a Uto-Aztecan people of southern Arizona and Sonora in northern Mexico. Today they are known as the O'odham ("the People").
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| papoose |
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noun
- (rfv-inflection, papooses)
- baby
- backpack (UK)
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| peace pipe |
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noun
- a pipe smoked in certain Native American cultures that symbolizes peace among those who smoke it, and among whom it is passed around from person to person
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| polyandric |
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adjective
- Pertaining to, or characterized by, polyandry; mating with several males.
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| polyandrous |
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adjective
- Of or pertaining to polyandry.
- quotations
- "Nestled in this remote area of northwestern Nepal is a tiny settlement of ethnic Tibetan Buddhists, the land of the Nyinba, where UCLA anthropologist Nancy Levine found one of the last flourishing populations, a society where women marry several men." — Los Angeles Times, December 25, 1988
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| polyandry |
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noun
- The having of a plurality of husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a woman to more than one man, or the practice of having several husbands, at the same time.
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| polygamous |
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adjective
- of, relating to, or practicing polygamy
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| polygamy |
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noun
- The having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time; most commonly, the marriage of a man to more than one woman, or the practice of having several wives, at the same time; -- opposed to monogamy; as, the nations of the East practiced . See the Note under bigamy, and compare polyandry and polygyny.
- (zoology) The state or habit of having more than one mate.
- (botany) The condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers.
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| polygynist |
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noun - One who practices or advocates polygyny - H. Spenser
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| polygynous |
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adjective
- polygynian, Polygynian.
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| polygyny |
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noun (polygynies)
- The state or practice of having several wife, wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives - H. Spenser
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| potlatch |
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noun
- a ceremony amongst certain Native American peoples of the Pacific northwest in which gifts are bestowed upon guests and personal property is destroyed in a show of wealth and generosity.
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| powwow |
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noun
- A Native American council or meeting
- A Native American shaman, or a ritual conducted by such a shaman
- (informal) A short, private conference
verb to powwow
- (intransitive) to hold such a meeting
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| praxeology |
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noun
- the study of human action or conduct
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| preliterate |
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noun
- a member of such a culture
adjective
- (context, of a culture) that has not yet developed a written language
- (context, of a person) who has not yet learned to read and write
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| primitive |
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noun
- An original or primary word; a word not derived from another; -- opposed to derivative.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as, primitive innocence; the primitive church.
- Of or pertaining to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity; as, a primitive style of dress.
- Original; primary; radical; not derived; as, primitive verb in grammar.
- (biology) Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution.
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| pueblo |
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noun - A communal building erected by certain Indian tribes of Arizona and New Mexico. It is often of large size and is usually built either of stone or adobe.
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