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FOLSOM [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-02-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Folsom 1, record 1, English, Folsom
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Folsom 1, record 1, French, Folsom
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Outillage lithique d’Amérique du Nord (VIIIe mill. env. av. J.-C.). 1, record 1, French, - Folsom
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1983-04-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Folsom point 1, record 2, English, Folsom%20point
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
smaller and more delicately made than Clovis, it has a fine-edge retouch flaking, wider at midsection with a concave base and flutes almost all the length of the point. 1, record 2, English, - Folsom%20point
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pointe de Folsom 1, record 2, French, pointe%20de%20Folsom
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1983-04-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- folsom complex 1, record 3, English, folsom%20complex
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
in New Mexico, USA, at c. 8,000 B.C. 1, record 3, English, - folsom%20complex
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- complexe de Folsom 1, record 3, French, complexe%20de%20Folsom
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1983-04-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Folsom site 1, record 4, English, Folsom%20site
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
location. 1, record 4, English, - Folsom%20site
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- site de Folsom 1, record 4, French, site%20de%20Folsom
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1978-05-31
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- History of Technology
- Psychology of Communication
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Plano point 1, record 5, English, Plano%20point
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Although these sites are more than 200 miles (322 km) from the nearest shorelines of the Champlain Sea, distinctive Plano points from Thompson Island in the St. Lawrence River near the Québec-Ontario border may indicate that Paleo-Indians approached the sea more closely. 1, record 5, English, - Plano%20point
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Histoire des techniques
- Psychologie de la communication
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- pointe de Plano
1, record 5, French, pointe%20de%20Plano
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Vers 8, 000 ans av. J. C.(...) apparaissent, dans les Hautes Plaines de l'ouest de l'Amérique du Nord, des types de pointes de projectile, longues et larges, de forme lancéolée, caractérisées par une fine retouche, habituellement par pression. En raison de leur(...) position stratigraphique, les types de pointes appelées Plano, semblent dériver des pointes de Clovis, de Folsom et peut-être de Sandia. 1, record 5, French, - pointe%20de%20Plano
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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