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

Example Sentences

The 45-year-old Folsom man had pleaded guilty last month to aggravated manslaughter in the April 2013 death of 30-year-old Merry Abernathy.

From Washington Times

The subsequent discovery in the Southwest of the flint weapons left behind by the Folsom man and the Sandia man provide more.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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.

From Time Magazine Archive