tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post2537548598264014315..comments2024-03-14T01:33:48.461-04:00Comments on <b>Rock Piles</b>: Indian Idol (Woodbury CT)pwaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16647940752050937588noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-57883393968251504442020-10-05T09:27:05.368-04:002020-10-05T09:27:05.368-04:00You are most likely correct! While there are a gre...You are most likely correct! While there are a great number of polished slate birdstones, I could only find a single claim of a Petrified Wood birdstone – along with some dubious claims about other pieces of petrified wood from a collector in PA: https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/188291-rare-native-american-petrified-wood-artiTim MacSweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517237193572593390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-36638664562914916472020-10-04T22:23:41.564-04:002020-10-04T22:23:41.564-04:00Perhaps I am too quick with my ID.Perhaps I am too quick with my ID.pwaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647940752050937588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-67115964814104611762020-10-02T12:46:51.579-04:002020-10-02T12:46:51.579-04:00Where the Pomperaug River meets the Housatonic, pe...Where the Pomperaug River meets the Housatonic, petrified wood can be found - maybe why Cothren wishfully identified it as such. <br />I'm trying to find out if it is known what became of it at a couple Woodbury CT social media pages. No answer yet...Tim MacSweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517237193572593390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-68904117818263130742020-10-02T07:36:26.756-04:002020-10-02T07:36:26.756-04:00Note that "petrified walnut" is wrong, i...Note that "petrified walnut" is wrong, it is banded slate.<br /><br />The uniform shape of bird stones indicate a specific function. If these were "idols" there would be shape variations.<br /><br />In my opinion, the function was related to atlatls. pwaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647940752050937588noreply@blogger.com