LEADER 04415nam 2200745Ia 450 001 9910449891103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-35894-4 010 $a9786612358944 010 $a0-520-93244-7 010 $a1-60129-026-8 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520932449 035 $a(CKB)1000000000246833 035 $a(EBL)257077 035 $a(OCoLC)475972788 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000156432 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11162707 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000156432 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10124354 035 $a(PQKB)10512403 035 $a(OCoLC)647488381 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC257077 035 $a(OCoLC)68641670 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse30859 035 $a(DE-B1597)518799 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520932449 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL257077 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10120781 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL235894 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000246833 100 $a20060125d2006 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFolsom$b[electronic resource] $earchaeological investigations at the Paleoindian type site /$fDavid J. Meltzer ; with contributions by Meena Balakrishnan ... [et al.] 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (389 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-520-24644-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tContributors list --$tPreface --$t1. Introduction: The Folsom Paleoindian Site --$t2. Folsom and the Human Antiquity Controversy in America --$t3. Situating the Site and Setting the Ecological Stage --$t4. Archaeological Research Designs, Methods, and Results --$t5. Geology, Paleotopography, Stratigraphy, and Geochronology --$t6. Late Glacial Climate and Ecology --$t7. The Faunal Assemblage and Bison Bonebed Taphonomy --$t8. Artifacts, Technological Organization, and Mobility --$t9. Folsom: From Prehistory to History --$tAppendix A: Field Procedures And Protocols --$tAppendix B: The Folsom Diary Of Carl Schwachheim --$tAppendix C: Historical Archaeology Of The Folsom Site --$tAppendix D: Sediment Mineralogy And Bone Preservation --$tAppendix E: Defining Folsom: Theme And Variations --$tReferences Cited --$tIndex 330 $aIn the late 1920's outside a sleepy remote New Mexico village, prehistory was made. Spear points, found embedded between the ribs of an extinct Ice Age bison at the site of Folsom, finally resolved decades of bitter scientific controversy over whether the first Americans had arrived in the New World in Ice Age times. Although Folsom is justly famous in the history of archaeology for resolving that dispute, for decades little was known of the site except that it was very old. This book for the first time tells the full story of Folsom. David J. Meltzer deftly combines the results of extensive new excavations and laboratory analyses from the late 1990's, with the results of a complete examination and analysis of all the original artifacts and bison remains recovered in the 1920's - now scattered in museums and small towns across the country. Using the latest in archaeological method and technique, and bringing in data from geology and paleoecology, this interdisciplinary study provides a comprehensive look at the adaptations and environments of the late Ice Age Paleoindian hunters who killed a large herd of bison at this spot, as well as a measure of Folsom's pivotal role in American archaeology. 606 $aFolsom culture$zNew Mexico$zColfax County 606 $aFolsom points$zNew Mexico$zColfax County 606 $aExcavations (Archaeology)$zNew Mexico$zColfax County 606 $aAnimal remains (Archaeology)$zNew Mexico$zColfax County 607 $aFolsom Site (N.M.) 607 $aColfax County (N.M.)$xAntiquities 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aFolsom culture 615 0$aFolsom points 615 0$aExcavations (Archaeology) 615 0$aAnimal remains (Archaeology) 676 $a978.9/2201 700 $aMeltzer$b David J$01026575 701 $aBalakrishnan$b Meena$01036768 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910449891103321 996 $aFolsom$92457282 997 $aUNINA