ANTHR219 Lecture 16: From Folsom to Origins of Agriculture
26 Oct 2016
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Association of folsom fluted points with extinct bison. Excavation of many extinct bison squeletons (bison antiquus), projectile points in direct association. Jesse d. figgins, director of colorado museum of natural history shown the bones and visited site in 1926. Clovis sites have elongated/ lanced shaped that are retouched by pressure flaking (taking small plaited object and peeling off flakes) Folsom is long and narrow flake off the middle of each piece too thin it out. 1929 at blackwater draw, eastern new mexico by 19 year old james. Elongated/ lance shaped, spear points that are retouched (curved bases and basal thinning) by pressure flaking (front and back) For a long time, represented earliest signs of humans in north. Found in indirect association with mammals that became extinct at end of last ice age. Large lanceaolate projectile points (made them and then buried them in cache) Very distinctive, all over the place in continental us.
