George McJunkin
Videos
George McJunkin was an African-American cowboy, amateur archaeologist and historian. McJunkin discovered the Folsom site in New Mexico in 1908.
George McJunkin, about 1907
Folsom point
Videos
Folsom points are projectile points associated with the Folsom tradition of North America. The style of tool-making was named after the Folsom site located in Folsom, New Mexico, where the first sampl
George McJunkin
…bison, exposed where the flood had deeply eroded the arroyo bed. Among the bones of the bison was a distinctive type of stone tool, now called a Folsom point. Recognizing the significance of the find, McJunkin left the site undisturbed, except for recovering a few sample points. For several years he tried…
Folsom Point from Blackwater Draw, New Mexico