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REFERENCE to the discovery of Tolsom points' and to ‘Folsom man’ in the archaeological literature of the United States from time to time within the last decade has given rise to an expectation that it might be possible, within a comparatively short time, to construct some sure and certain foundation for the claim to a relatively high antiquity for early man in America, which has often been advanced, but never satisfactorily substantiated. Since the Folsom point was first recognised in 1927 as an early and specific stone age industry of North America, occurring on occasion in association with a presumedly early fauna, later discoveries and further study of its characteristics and distribution have given clearer definition to the archaeological problem and indicated the direction of intensive search for the geological and palaeontological data upon which the solution of the chronological problem ultimately will depend.
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An Early Stone Age Culture of America. Nature 136, 535–538 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/136535a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/136535a0