folsom

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Folsom Prison

Folsom an old prison in California that was very strict and unpleasant, where many violent criminals were sent

Folsom complex

Prehistoric culture of North America on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains that is known from stone tools. It is characterized by leaf-shaped flint projectile points having a concave base with side projections and a longitudinal groove on each face. The complex was first identified at Folsom, N.M., U.S. It includes a variety of scrapers, knives, and blades and is generally dated to 8000-9000 BC. Like the earlier Clovis complex, it is considered to be part of a Paleo-Indian big-game hunting tradition

folsom culture

the Paleo-American culture of Central America and North America; distinguished chiefly by a thin finely made flint projectile point having the shape of a leaf

Hyphenation

Fol·som

Turkish pronunciation

fōlsım

Pronunciation

/ˈfōlsəm/ /ˈfoʊlsəm/

Etymology

[ 'fOl-s&m ] (adjective.) 1928. Folsom, town in New Mexico.