Ancient Bison
(Ancient bison) Bison Antiquus Following the Clovis Culture came the Folsom Man (8-10,000 years ago). The Folsom tools and weapons differed somewhat from their predecessors. (the points being smaller and fluted), and have been found not so much in the mammoth as in the Bison antiques, a one-fourth-larger ancient cousin of the “American Buffalo.” By use of the spear-throwing stick, early Indians could increase the range and force of their spears. But since the animals were so large, the hunters often found it easier to kill these beasts by driving them into swamps or over cliffs, rather than spearing them. … Read more