tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post5342693563749134572..comments2024-03-14T01:33:48.461-04:00Comments on <b>Rock Piles</b>: "Field Cairns: A Study of 18th and 19th Century Field Clearing Techniques -- A Homogeneous Study and Analysis." by Dan Learypwaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16647940752050937588noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-21425126144212254972010-05-26T05:00:01.495-04:002010-05-26T05:00:01.495-04:00Yes I agree.Yes I agree.pwaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647940752050937588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-58695455328123574072010-05-25T22:38:47.449-04:002010-05-25T22:38:47.449-04:00Leary was studying field clearing techniques of Sc...Leary was studying field clearing techniques of Scotch-Irish settlers, and chose five fields to study. Obviously his study is limited, with so few sites studied, but given the restricted nature of the study, I think he did a pretty good job (and rather unique for the NEARA Journal). Had he undertaken the study in 2010rather than in the 1980s, and with what is now known about cairn sites, he mayNormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10560996385875773347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-80100097278185503882010-05-25T18:24:26.776-04:002010-05-25T18:24:26.776-04:00I do not find this article to be very convincing. ...I do not find this article to be very convincing. 5 sites selected within a restricted area in NH, known to have been settled by Scotts-Irish, does not really cover the actuality. The author talks about how "all major cairn fields" are associated to agriculture. Maybe in a sample of 5.<br /><br />I have looked at many more sites than this (~400) in Middlesex county. Yes there were some pwaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647940752050937588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-50827267637382287692010-05-25T17:48:21.760-04:002010-05-25T17:48:21.760-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.pwaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647940752050937588noreply@blogger.com