Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Stone Pile in Winslow, Maine


"...a small, curious array of large (12 inch dia.) stones that were obviously placed there...tightly clustered in a roughly square pavement with no central pit."

Overhead view of stone pavement showing what appears to be its original rectangular structure trending from the bottom right to upper left. This is the only surface congregation of large stones in the entire 4-5 acre bench at this habitation site (Evidence of a Prehistoric Pottery Kiln, Sebasticoo... ).
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7 comments :

  1. Douglas Watts12:42 PM

    Hi Tim,

    Thanks for posting these photos of the "pavement" on the Sebasticook River. I agree with your maxim of the balance between publicizing and protecting. Will add you to my link list.

    Doug Watts

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  2. pwax2:06 PM

    Everyone should check out the author's blogs. Eg:
    http://tispaquin.blogspot.com/

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  3. Douglas Watts2:17 PM

    Have been going through "old" (ie. non-digital) photos in my library (ie. cardboard boxes in the closet) and scanned in my pics of a very well preserved prehistoric stone fish weir on the West Branch Sebasticook River in Pittsfield, Maine:

    http://tispaquin.blogspot.com/2009/10/prehistoric-stone-fish-weir-west-branch.html

    Also of interest is a series of two closely spaced stone fish weirs on China Lake Stream, Winslow, Maine which I located this year:

    http://tispaquin.blogspot.com/2009/09/evidence-of-prehistoric-two-weir-fish.html

    Both of these chance discoveries (one of which was only made possible by a recent dam removal) should be impetus for taking a close look at local streams and rivers for evidence of similar structures. The key to finding them is to be looking for them.

    Thanks for the great site.

    Doug Watts

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  4. Norman4:16 PM

    Doug Watts' blog is fascinating and informative, particularly his discussion of pottery fragments he found in Maine. Excellent closeup photos, by the way.

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  5. pwax6:54 PM

    Making a permanent link to the right.

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  6. Tim MacSweeney6:36 AM

    This may be Tim Watts: http://glooskapandthefrog.org/
    - lots of info, lots of great photography - especially the eels.

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  7. Douglas Watts5:16 PM

    Yes, the Tim Watts of glooskapandthefrog.org is my brother. His website has been on hiatus for a year or so but is still a great resource for historical stuff and pix. He's done a lot of good library research on the natural and Contact Period history of the Taunton River watershed in southeastern, Mass.

    Doug Watts

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