Folsom man

American  

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.

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Folsom man British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of Folsom man

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35

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Folsom man

But Folsom man himself is an anthropological ghost; his own bones have not been found.

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The most famous "oldest American" is Folsom man, known by his peculiar, fluted spearheads.

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Ever since, archaeologists speculated whether "Folsom man," following the herds of bison, horses and mammoths, had migrated south.

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He may have lived anywhere from 2,000 to 10,000 years before Folsom man, who therefore remains a ghost, but is no longer the oldest American.

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Meanwhile "Folsom man" and "Folsom culture" remained elusive.

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