Archaeological Investigations at the Double Flute Folsom Site (LA178142), New Mexico

ABSTRACT

In May 2017, the QUEST Archaeological Research Program (Southern Methodist University) investigated the Double Flute Folsom site (LA178142) in Socorro County, New Mexico. Intensive surface survey and excavations were performed to determine the nature and extent of Folsom activities, the stratigraphic integrity of archaeological deposits, and their paleoenvironmental context. The site exhibits a sparse lithic scatter and little stratigraphic integrity. Double Flute is a small, ephemeral Folsom locality.

KEYWORDS:

• Folsom
• Paleoindian
• New Mexico

Acknowledgements

Fieldwork was made possible by Jim Bowman, Conservation Branch Chief, Environmental Division, White Sands Missile Range (WSMR); we appreciate his help and cooperation. We benefited from the daily help and advice of Matt Cuba, AmaTerra Staff archaeologist, who served as our full-time WSMR escort and also enthusiastically joined the crew in the fieldwork. Bill Godby stepped in for a brief stint as our WSMR escort, and has our thanks for doing so. Fieldwork was supported by the QUEST Archaeological Research Program, under the direction of David J. Meltzer. We thank Vance T. Holliday, University of Arizona, for help in the field and in the interpretation of the site’s geomorphic history, in addition to Andrew Richard, who took part in the original field investigations along with Matt Cuba.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Funding

Funding for this project was provided by the QUEST Archaeological Research Program, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas.