AGENDA
March,1999
TUESDAY 2
- Morning: Manufacturing Techniques John Clark, moderator
- Room: Main Conference Room, Bureau Economic Geology
- 9:00 Michael Collins
- Introduction of Keynote Speaker
- 9:05 George Odell
- Keynote Address
- 9:30 Michael Collins
- Meeting Overview
- 9:40 Gene Titmus
- An Analysis of the Folsom Preform
- 10:00 Bob Patten
- Fluting by Rocker Punch
- 10:20 Coffee Break
- 10:45 Phil Geib and Stanley Ahler
- Considerations in Folsom Fluting and Evaluation of Hand Held Indirect Percussion
- 11:10 Phil Wilke
- Experiments with Small, Simple, Highly Portable Holding Devices for Fluting Folsom Points:
- 11:35 Leland Bement
- Folsom Post-Production Point Technology
- 12:00 Lunch
- Afternoon: Knapping Demonstrations (Emphasis on Preforming)
- 1:00-5:00 Field across from TARL
| Bruce Bradley | Bob Patten |
| Phil Geib | Kenneth Rozen |
| Glen Goode | Jeb Taylor |
| Eugene Gryba | Gene Titmus |
| Toby Morrow | Others |
- 5:00 Supper
- Evening: Presentations of Collections
- 6:30-8:30 Room: 100 TARL
WEDNESDAY 3
- Morning: Replication Experiments Michael Collins, moderator
- Room: Main Conference Room, Bureau Economic Geology
- 8:00 Eugene Gryba
- The Case for use of Heat Treated Lithics in the Production of Fluted Points by Folsom Knappers
- 8:25 Matthew Root
- Heat-Treatment of Knife River Flint Folsom Point Production
- 8:50 Andrew Pelcin
- Controlled Experiments in the Production of Flake Attributes (Read by Tony Baker)
- 9:15 Tony Baker
- Application of Finite Element Analysis to the Understanding of Flake Formation
- 9:40 Coffee Break
- 10:00 Kenneth Rozen
- Pressure Fluting Folsom: A Critical Assessment of Experimental Results in Comparison to Certain Archaeological Data
- 10:25 Don Wyckoff
- Modeling Folsom Point Manufacture: What about the individual Approach?
- 10:50 Tony Baker
- Application of FEA Knowledge to Understanding of Folsom Fluting Patterns
- 11:15 Stanley Ahler and Phil Geib
- The role of Fluting in Folsom Point Design and Culture
- 11:40 Bob Patten and Jeb Taylor
- Criteria for Evaluating Folsom Points
- 12:00 Lunch
- Afternoon: Knapping Demonstrations (Emphasis on Fluting)
- 1:00-5:00 Field across from TARL
- 5:00 Supper
- Evening: Presentations of Collections
- 6:30-8:30 Room: 100 TARL
THURSDAY 4
- Morning: Regional Studies John Clark, moderator
- Room: Main Conference Room, Bureau Economic Geology
- 8:00 Phil LeTourneau and Tony Baker
- Folsom Use of Obsidian in the Southwest
- 8:25 Glenn Goode
- Chipped Stone Resources of Central Texas
- 8:50 George Frison
- Folsom Evidence in the Green River Basin, Wyoming: The Krmpotich Site
- 9:15 Marcel Kornfeld
- Folsom Technology in Middle Park of Colorado and its Implications of Subsistence
- 9:40 Coffee Break
- 10:00 Joel Janetski
- Alibates Movement within Paleoindian Times
- 10:25 Juliet Morrow
- Exploring the Clovis-Folsom-Gainey Continuum
- 10:50 Michael Collins
- Origins of Folsom Lithic Technology
- 12:00 Lunch
- Afternoon: Knapping Demonstrations (Emphasis on Final Flaking)
- 1:00-5:00 Field across from TARL
- 5:00 Supper
- Evening: Presentations of Collections
- 6:30-8:30 Room: 100 TARL
FRIDAY 5
- Morning: General Discussion
- Room: Main Conference Room, Bureau Economic Geology
- 8:00 Design of Replication Experiments. John Clark, Moderator
- 9:00 Technique of Folsom Point Manufacture. Michael Collins, Moderator
- 10:00 Coffee Break
- 10:30 Folsom Subsistence Patterns. John Clark, Moderator
- 11:30 Open Discussion. Michael Collins, Moderator
- 12:00 Lunch
- Afternoon: Final Knapping Session (Emphasis on Special Problems)
- 1:00-5:00 Michael Collin's driveway
- Evening:
- 5:00 Glenn Goode's BBQ at Michael Collin's house.
SATURDAY 6
- Morning and early Afternoon
- Field Trip to a local Paleoindian Site
Collections Presented in Evening Sessions
| Big Black Site | Missouri River Valley, ND |
| Bobtail Wolf | New Hampshire |
| Cooper Site Assemblage | New Mexico Folsom |
| El Paso Collection | North Dakota Collection |
| Fenn Cache | Oklahoma Folsom |
| Green River Basin | Rio Rancho |
| Middle Park Colorado | Others |
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