ABSTRACT

This volume is an extensive collection of chapters discussing Folsom artifacts and sites, as well as innovative experiments undertaken to understand Folsom technology and lifeways. Public and private collections of Folsom artifacts were brought together with professional and amateur lithic analysts and knappers in an attempt to determine how the ancient stone tools were made and used. In addition, Folsom Technology and Lifeways summarizes interaction among knappers and analysts, and the attempts to replicate specific artifact types represented. It is a unique volume in that it examines the variation present in technology and behavior across a wide range of Folsom localities.

part I|179 pages

Folsom Archaeology

part II|153 pages

Experimental Approaches to Folsom Technology

chapter 12|21 pages

An Analysis of the Folsom Preform

chapter 15|10 pages

Solving the Folsom Fluting Problem

chapter 18|9 pages

Phenomenal Points of Folsom