The Palisades Museum of Prehistory, incorporated in Washington DC, is a non-profit regional organization dedicated to promoting the awareness and preservation of prehistoric artifacts in the Palisades of Washington DC.

It is little known by most residents of our area that humans have occupied what is now the DC metro area for at least 13,000 years. In particular, the Palisades of Washington DC has an especially rich prehistory. Because of its proximity to the Fall Line and its strategic location above the Potomac River, humans have long found the Palisades a desirable living space.