Folsomn.

Brit.

/ˈfəʊls(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈfoʊlsəm/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Folsom.

Etymology: < the name of Folsom, a village in north-eastern New Mexico, where remains of this culture were first discovered in 1908.

1. attributive. Designating a Palaeo-Indian culture of North America, dating from between about 10,700 and 10,000 b.c.; of or relating to this culture. Cf. Clovis n.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > a civilization or culture > [noun] > specific prehistoric culture

Thule1927

Folsom1928

Yuma1932

Badarian1949

Dorset1960

Pre-Dorset1962

Lapita1971

1928 H. J. Cook in Sci. Amer. July 39/3 The fact that these arrowheads were found under the conditions they were, makes it possible to designate it as evidence of a definite cultural stage, for which the name ‘Folsom Culture’ has been suggested.

1954 Ann. Reg. 1953 387 In the New World, after 27 years of searching, the first bone (a rib) of Folsom Man was unearthed in New Mexico.

2010 Plains Anthropologist 55 41/1 Folsom technology was well-designed to meet the demands of a bison-hunting subsistence strategy.

2. Folsom point n. a fluted, stone projectile point characteristic of Folsom culture.

ΚΠ

1930 Amer. Anthropologist 32 360 Except for a fragment of a typical Folsom point encountered in Cave 6, on the T. O. Ranch, New Mexico, nothing was discovered.

1948 A. L. Kroeber Anthropol. (rev. ed.) xvi. 678 The typical fine ‘Folsom points’ are projectile heads made by pressure chipping.

2005 C. Mann 1491 ii. v. 154 All of them had either Folsom or Clovis points, which convinced many archaeologists that the Clovis people, the earlier of the two, must have been the original Americans.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	folsom
释义	Folsomn. Brit. /ˈfəʊls(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈfoʊlsəm/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Folsom. Etymology: < the name of Folsom, a village in north-eastern New Mexico, where remains of this culture were first discovered in 1908. 1. attributive. Designating a Palaeo-Indian culture of North America, dating from between about 10,700 and 10,000 b.c.; of or relating to this culture. Cf. Clovis n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > a civilization or culture > [noun] > specific prehistoric culture Thule1927 Folsom1928 Yuma1932 Badarian1949 Dorset1960 Pre-Dorset1962 Lapita1971 1928 H. J. Cook in Sci. Amer. July 39/3 The fact that these arrowheads were found under the conditions they were, makes it possible to designate it as evidence of a definite cultural stage, for which the name ‘Folsom Culture’ has been suggested. 1954 Ann. Reg. 1953 387 In the New World, after 27 years of searching, the first bone (a rib) of Folsom Man was unearthed in New Mexico. 2010 Plains Anthropologist 55 41/1 Folsom technology was well-designed to meet the demands of a bison-hunting subsistence strategy. 2. Folsom point n. a fluted, stone projectile point characteristic of Folsom culture. ΚΠ 1930 Amer. Anthropologist 32 360 Except for a fragment of a typical Folsom point encountered in Cave 6, on the T. O. Ranch, New Mexico, nothing was discovered. 1948 A. L. Kroeber Anthropol. (rev. ed.) xvi. 678 The typical fine ‘Folsom points’ are projectile heads made by pressure chipping. 2005 C. Mann 1491 ii. v. 154 All of them had either Folsom or Clovis points, which convinced many archaeologists that the Clovis people, the earlier of the two, must have been the original Americans. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1928
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