| Author |
Meltzer, David J.,
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| Subject |
Folsom Site (N.M.)
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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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Colfax County (N.M.) -- Antiquities.
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| Alt Name |
Balakrishnan, Meena.
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| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations |
| Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| ISBN |
9780520932449 (electronic bk.) |
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0520932447 (electronic bk.) |
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9780520246447 |
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0520246446 (Trade Cloth) |
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1601290268 |
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9781601290267 |
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1282358944 |
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9781282358942 |
| OCLC # |
68641670 |
| Additional Format |
Print version: Meltzer, David J. Folsom. Berkeley : University of California Press, 2006 0520246446 (DLC) 2006002482 (OCoLC)63277636 |
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