The video argues that Smithsonian’s Aleš Hrdlička and William Henry Holmes promoted a roughly 3,000-year limit on human antiquity in the Americas, helping make deeper antiquity professionally taboo. The Folsom tradition (c. 10,800–10,200 BC) and its finds overturned that limit. The presenter uses Folsom as a parallel to his argument that Clovis-first suppressed older evidence. 🦴🇺🇸
Folsom finds overturned a 3,000-year limit on American antiquity
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Key facts
- The Folsom tradition was a Paleoindian archaeological culture in central North America, commonly dated to about 10,800–10,200 BC.
- The video recounts the so-called Paleolithic War and argues that Smithsonian figures Aleš Hrdlička and William Henry Holmes promoted a roughly 3,000-year limit on American antiquity.
- The video argues that Hrdlička's position made it professionally taboo to advocate a deeper antiquity.
- Folsom findings helped overturn that limit.
- The presenter draws a parallel between Folsom and the Clovis-first debate, arguing that the field has suppressed older evidence.
Sources
Early American Cultures - Folsom/Lindenmeierhistoryfiles.co.uk
Also known as the Lindenmeier culture, the Folsom is classified as a successor to the Clovis culture. It is named after artefacts which were found in 1927 at ...
Folsom Culture in Americalegendsofamerica.com
The Folsom Culture is a Paleo-Indian archaeological period that occupied much of central North America between 9000 BC and 8000 BC.
Explore History & Culturesi.edu
The Smithsonian not only explores U.S. history and culture to better understand what it means to be an American, but also examines, explains, and protects ...
Folsom traditionen.wikipedia.org
The Folsom tradition is a Paleo-Indian archaeological culture that occupied much of central North America from c. 10800 BCE to c. 10200 BCE.
The Folsom (Paleoindian) Type Site: Past Investigations ...cambridge.org
by DJ Meltzer · 2002 · Cited by 68 — Folsom Paleoindian type site, involving renewed field investigations from the 1920s excavations, was undertaken between 1997 and 2000. at 10, ...
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