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.
Origin of Folsom man
An Americanism dating back to 1930–35
British Dictionary definitions for folsom man
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
Word Origin for Folsom man
C20: named after
Folsom, a settlement in New Mexico, where archaeological evidence was found