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.

Origin of Folsom man

1
An Americanism dating back to 1930–35

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British Dictionary definitions for Folsom man

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

Origin of Folsom man

1
C20: named after Folsom, a settlement in New Mexico, where archaeological evidence was found

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