Folsom, NM11,000 BP
The PaleoIndian Period
Clovis ~ 12,000-11,000 BP
Folsom ~11,000-10,500 BP
Late Paleoindian ~10,500-9,000 BP
Plog, Ancient People of the American Southwest 1997:38
Dent mammoth, CO, 193211,000 BP
Naco mammoth, AZ~11,500 BP
Underwater Archaeology• to examine
coastal occupations
Folsom point in situ with extinct Pleistocene bison
George McJunkin1908
Folsom excavations 1999-2000
careful excavations• 50 X 50 cm excavation units• 5 cm thick excavation levels
Piece-Plotting
• Mapping 3-D coordinates of all items
• including stone artifacts, bone, charcoal, rocks, other natural artifacts
EDM Technology
• rapid accurate mapping
• sub-centimeter precision
Recovery of Small
Materials• 1/8” screen• 1/16” screen• small flakes• small bone fragments• rocks• gastropod remains• charcoal
articulated and disarticulated remains
unbutchered articulated units
disarticulated but not heavily butchered-“gourmet” strategy