Folsom Projectile Points are American Paleo-Indian stone spear points of unique design found at the Folsom site in Folsom, New Mexico. Others were later discovered at the Cooper Bison Kill Site near the North Canadian River in Oklahoma. - AsNotedIn
The distinctive Folsom projectile point, with its sleek lanceolate design, exquisite often minute flaking, and distinctive long channel flakes that extend from the base to the tip, dates to between 10,900 and 10,200 radiocarbon years ago and marks one of the earliest cultures known in the New World. The preceding Clovis culture used larger spear points to hunt mammoths and other large late Pleistocene game. Folsom replaced Clovis and, with the extinction of the late Pleistocene megafauna, turned to hunting the massive bison.
| Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -10900/00/00 | A lanceolate projectile point, dating between 10,900 and 10,200 found piercing a Bison Antiquus, is excavated from the Cooper Bison Kill Site. Folsom projectiles, flake knives and resharpening flakes will be recovered. | Cooper Bison Kill Site | Hal and Fern Cooper Wildlife Management Area | ||||
| 1908/09/00 | While fixing a fence at the Crowfoot Ranch, George McJunkin, discovers a distinctive spear point, now called a Folsom point, near bones of several giant extinct Bison. | Folsom Site | Folsom | ||||
| 1993/00/00 | Oklahoma Archaeological Survey researcher Leland Bement begins excavating at a group of exposed bison bones in an eroded bank at the side of the Beaver River. | Cooper Bison Kill Site | Hal and Fern Cooper Wildlife Management Area |
| Particulars for Folsom Projectile Points: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural Affiliation | American Paleo-Indian | ||
| Science | Archaeology | study of human history and prehistory through excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains | |
| Object Attribute | Artifact | an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest | |
| Extinct Animal | Bison Antiquus | extinct species of bison that lived in Late Pleistocene North America until around 10,000 years ago | |
| Cultural Affiliation | Folsom Period | ||
| Age | Late Pleistocene | ||
| Sight Category | Object | ||
| Area of Significance | Prehistoric | ||
| Weapon | Projectile Point | sharp object can be attach to a shaft that capable of being thrown or projected, such as a javelin, dart, or arrow | |
| Artifact Attribute | Weapons | ||
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