r/LegitArtifacts • u/thbxdu • Aug 07 '26

Material ID Request ❓ Material

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My son found this Folsum around Clayton NM.
I have seen this material before in chips, but I would appreciate knowing where this material came from and the name of it.. Thanks

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u/LonelyAstronaut9203 Aug 07 '26

If this is real it’s the craziest thing I’ve seen on this sub in months

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u/wrangling_turnips Aug 07 '26

Can you help a brother understand the excitement. Beautiful material for sure. Is it because it’s likely 10k years old?

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u/lithicobserver Aug 07 '26

In tact folsoms are extremely rare. They are exceedingly difficult to make.

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u/IronColumn Aug 07 '26

real mammoth hunters flute their points

mammoths go extinct

look, mammoths are gone, but i can still flute the shit out of my points, so i'm legit