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Folsom man
noun
- a Paleo-Indian of the Folsom tradition.
- a human skull found in Midland, Texas, that is believed to be contemporary with the Folsom tradition.
Folsom man
/ ˈfɒlsəm /
noun
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of Folsom man1
An Americanism dating back to 1930–35
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Folsom man1
C20: named after Folsom , a settlement in New Mexico, where archaeological evidence was found
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