Folsom man

noun

1. a Paleo-Indian of the Folsom tradition.
2. a human skull found in Midland, Texas, that is believed to be contemporary with the Folsom tradition.

Folsom man

/ ˈfɒlsəm /

noun

1. a type of early man from a North American culture of the Pleistocene period, thought to have used flint tools and to have subsisted mainly by hunting bison

Word History and Origins

Origin of Folsom man¹

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35

Word History and Origins

Origin of Folsom man¹

C20: named after Folsom , a settlement in New Mexico, where archaeological evidence was found