Folsom Knives and Points
Folsom Knives and Points, skillfully made flint spear points and other stone tools of a type found in 1926 near Folsom, New Mexico. Since that time similar tools have been found in many places in North America.
The people who made and used these tools were part of what is called the Folsom Culture. They lived mainly by hunting large game, such as mammoths. Archeologists date the manufacture of Folsom knives and points to about 10,000 to 11,000 years ago.