| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction: The Folsom paleoindian site -- Folsom and the human antiquity controversy in America -- Situating the site and setting the ecological stage -- Archaeological research designs, methods, and results -- Geology, paleotopography, stratigraphy, and geochronology -- Late glacial climate and ecology -- The faunal assemblage and bison bonebed taphonomy -- Artifacts, technological organization, and mobility -- Folsom, from prehistory to history -- Appendix A: Field procedures and protocols -- Appendix B: The Folsom diary of Carl Schwachheim -- Appendix C: Historical archaeology of the Folsom site -- Appendix D: Sediment mineralogy and bone preservation -- Appendix E: Defining Folsom: theme and variations |
| Summary |
Tells the story of Folsom. Using various archaeological methods and techniques, and bringing in data from geology and paleoecology, this study provides a look at the adaptations and environments of the late Ice Age Paleoindian hunters who killed a large herd of bison at this spot, as well as a measure of Folsom's role in American archaeology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Folsom culture -- New Mexico -- Colfax County
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Folsom points.
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- New Mexico -- Colfax County
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Animal remains (Archaeology) -- New Mexico -- Colfax County
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HISTORY -- State & Local.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology.
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Animal remains (Archaeology)
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Antiquities
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Excavations (Archaeology)
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Folsom culture
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Folsom points
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Folsom Site (N.M.)
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Colfax County (N.M.) -- Antiquities
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New Mexico -- Colfax County
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New Mexico -- Folsom Site
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Balakrishnan, Meena
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| ISBN |
9780520932449 |
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0520932447 |
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9780520246447 |
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0520246446 |
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1423771141 |
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9781423771142 |
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