Technological Remarks on the Folsom Bifacial Artifacts from the Barker Site, New Mexico

Abstract

As a part of a long-term project directed towards experimental and comparative technological research on diverse Paleoindian lithic assemblages from the Americas, this paper reports observations made on bifacial artifacts from the Baker site, New Mexico. These specimens were recovered during fieldwork conducted during the 1960s in the central Rio Grande Valley. The artifacts are curated at the National Museum of Natural History. This collection has significant potential for understanding aspects of Paleoindian lithic technology in the region (Amick 1996; Judge 1973).