Projectile Points Poster by Robert L. Pyle West Virginia T-Rex Most Folsom points are shorter

Most Folsom points are shorter in length than Clovis points and exhibit different fluting and pressure flaking patterns

The grooves may have permitted the points to be fastened (hafted) to wooden spears

The Australopithecus africanus Skull (Taung Child) was discovered by M

They coexisted with early modern humans (Cro-Magnons) for several thousand years before becoming extinct

Projectile Points Poster by Robert L. Pyle West Virginia T-Rex Most Folsom points are shorterNOTE: Points on the poster are shown actual size 1: 1 scale. In archaeological terms, a projectile point or arrowhead is an object that was hafted to weapon that was capable of being thrown or projected, such as a spear, dart, or arrow, or perhaps used as a knife. They are thus different from weapons presumed to have been kept in the hand, such as axes and maces, and the stone mace or axe heads often attached to them. Stone tools, including projectile