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FOLSOM BEAD
SHIFTING SAND SITE
WINKLER COUNTY, TEXAS
EST. 11,500 years ago
COPYRIGHT
JUNE 30, 2011 PETER A. BOSTROM
PICTURE OF CAST
CAST #P-95
FOLSOM BEAD
SHIFTING SAND SITE
WINKLER COUNTY, TEXAS
EST. 11,500 years ago
This tiny bead was discovered during the excavation of the Shifting
Sands site in Winkler County, Texas. It was actually found stuck onto a
chert flake, otherwise it probably wouldn't have been found at all. In
fact, there may have been more of them. The material has not been
identified but it's thought to be either ivory or bone. It measures
about five or six dermal ridges wide.
The Shifting Sands site is a bison kill and meat processing site
located in western Texas. A large number of Folsom points and tools were
discovered on the site.
Note: If you drop this cast you may never ever find it again. I
suggest you keep it in the small glass vial it comes in.
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