This is about rock piles and stone mound sites in New England. A balance is needed between keeping them secret and making them public. Also arrowheads, stone tools and other surface archaeology.
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
Mound joined to short stretch of stone wall
When I saw this mound, I could see a wall emanating from it, but the wall led off downhill where I couldn't see. I was thinking of Norman's fine photo from the Oley Hills [click here, 4th photo] and wondering if the wall stopped short (click to enlarge):So I had to go downhill through the downed trees to find out. Saw two more mounds down there and found that, indeed, the wall does stop after a while. So the site layout is something like this, with a run-off gully starting at the first mound, constrained a bit by the wall, and passing between two other mounds around where the wall ends, something like this: Some other photos from the lower end of the arrangement, here are the two mounds, as seen while looking towards the wall: Here is the run-off gully passing between the two mounds, with the end of the wall to the right:It is interesting that the wall is nicely squared off at this lower end. I have little doubt this is ceremonial and, as such, it dispels the idea the somehow Indians did not terminate walls in a tidy fashion. So I am getting over the misconception that tidy wall end means the wall was built by anglos.
One last look:Gosh this place needs to be cleaned up. I made a comment to the Leominster Fire Department warden (Paul Kennedy) about how the whole place needs a good fire, realizing later he might worry I am an arson. I am not but these woods are a mess and the Leominster Fire Department should do some controlled burns.
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