What is it about?
The paper discusses the Johnson Folsom site, located in northern Larimer County, Colorado. The site represents one of the first scientifically investigated Folsom sites in North America (ca. 12,500 years old), dug the same summer as the more famous Lindenmeier site. The paper discusses stone tools found during the 1936 excavation as well as the surface collection of the site discoverer. These collections have never been systematically described before.
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Why is it important?
The site represents a mid-sized Folsom site, one of many found in the "neighborhood" surrounding the more-famous Lindenmeier Folsom site. Stone tools were removed from their wooden hafts at the site, new ones manufactured, and then removed from the site. As such, the site represents a "re-tooling" event, where broken equipment was replaced. The site is also historically significant given its early research history in the mid-1930s.
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We enjoyed sharing the story of the site and collection -- as many people have heard about the site, but actually knew little about it. This was our chance to share what we know about the place and the people who once lived there...
Jason LaBelle
Colorado State University
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This page is a summary of: Kill, Camp, and Repeat: Return to the Lindenmeier Folsom Site, Colorado, Great Plains Research, January 2021, Project Muse,
DOI: 10.1353/gpr.2021.0004.
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