Folsom, 1927 Folsom, NM 11,000 BP The PaleoIndian Period Clovis ~ 12,000- 11,000 BP Folsom ~11,000- 10,500 BP Late Paleoindian ~10,500-9,000 BP Plog,

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Folsom, 1927

Folsom, NM 11,000 BP

The PaleoIndian Period Clovis ~ 12, ,000 BP Folsom ~11, ,500 BP Late Paleoindian ~10,500-9,000 BP Plog, Ancient People of the American Southwest 1997:38

Dent mammoth, CO, ,000 BP

Naco mammoth, AZ ~11,500 BP

Clovis points

Underwater Archaeology to examine coastal occupations

Folsom Site

Folsom point in situ with extinct Pleistocene bison

George McJunkin 1908

Folsom, 1927

Folsom points

Folsom excavations

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

water-screening

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

Bison bison

crania unbroken

disarticulated but not heavily butchered- “gourmet” strategy

casting

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