Folsom points are projectile points associated with the Folsom tradition of North America. The style of tool-making was named after the Folsom site located in Folsom, New Mexico, where …

Re-sharpened and reworked points can reduce the blade extending the the flute / blade ratio until the flute extends the entire length of the blade which will give the point a Folsom appearance. …

Folsom complex, an early archaeological complex of North America, characterized by a distinct leaf-shaped projectile point called a Folsom point. The Folsom complex of artifacts, which also …

Jul 28, 2017 · The Folsom spear point, which was excavated in 1927 near the small town of Folsom, New Mexico, is one of the most famous artifacts in North American archaeology, and …

Sep 8, 2021 · Folsom points are named for a site near Folsom, New Mexico, where they were first documented in association with Bison antiquus bones. These points are widely dispersed …

When the mammoth died off, people in the southern Plains developed new points to exploit bison. The use of Folsom points as projectile tips and activities is known from kill sites where …

Folsom is one of the Paleoindian cultures which emerged from the preceding Clovis culture, and Folsom points are most commonly found in the Great Plains and surrounding areas.

Folsom points are distinguished by "fluting" which is flaking away a groove running down the center of the projectile point from one end to the other. Fluting a point was difficult for the …

Archaeological Culture: Paleoindian, Folsom. Geographical Range: Concentrated on the southwestern and western high plains from Canada to Mexico, reaching as far west as eastern …

Believed to have been developed from the Clovis point, although no intermediate forms are known. Found widely over North America, and characteristic implement of the Folsom …